Michael1942's Blog

The current wave of so-called Racist remarks by an assortment of organizations political and non political have all but shut off any reasonable dialogue that would enable this country to move forward in a positive manner. Each of us is opposed to something or someone due to natural selection or conscious acceptance. When anyone reads a letter to the editor , an opinion by a known pundit or news presenter, there is always an opposing opinion or notion about what was said or written. We as people have by nature the ability to learn and think on an individual basis yet many of us continue follow a group mentality because it is convenient and easy. No one person can remedy, alter or remove the innate or learned biases but each individual can remedy themselves by getting the real facts and information on other races, religions and cultures. This does not mean that you have to accept any of those other facets of humanity, it only means that you are willing to understand and accept the differences without bias or negativity. This common act is uncommon now on a large-scale and was uncommon earlier in our history. Politicians and nationally known people have for centuries used bias as a tool to wage wars, harm humanity while fulfilling their own needs. Occasionally an organization appears that purposely works to upend that type of thinking but is battered due to their public face speaking the words that show that they (the public face) have not risen above the ordinary and should not be in that position. This racial, religious and social divide will be the ultimate downfall of humanity if left unchecked and it can  only be checked by the common men and women of the world who are willing to rise above the fray created by biases based on race, religion and public status.