In the United states, I think we will all be the same color eventually.
This will be the proof that we have learned to live with our racial differences.
And conversely, if we have learned to live with our racial differences, it almost has to happen.
We already see it beginning. Getting there could take 100s of years.
But the world has spent 1000s of years not getting there.
At least in the United States, given our racial mixture, I think we have a good chance.
As for the rest of the world? Maybe just one step at a time.
This is why I posted the Bill of Rights, which I think is one of the greatest documents ever written. It originally was only applied to white males. But the words give us the freedom to apply it to all. While it has taken the United States over 200 years to get even part of the way (along a very bumpy road), at least we are getting better, not worse. We cannot heal the past pains. Nor can we eliminate the current pains. But at least, there could be a light at the end of the tunnel. Better a light that nobody in this generation will see, than no light at all. At least now, there is some light in the current tunnel.
The other key differences to be dealt with are the religious ones. I have tried not to go there with my blog. I am hoping that the concept of not killing people and treating every individual as a human being can become universal. History says that is not the case, given all our past (and current) religious wars. But again, I am hoping that, at least, in the United States, religion will not be a long-term dividing factor.
Similarly, I have avoided politics. Again, the concept of not killing people and treating every individual as a human being should be universal, regardless of whether you are a Democrat or Republican or Independent (or one of the other parties).
I may be naive. But nobody currently alive can prove it. Unless we invent a time machine pretty soon.
--Too Deep
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Some would think it would be a perfect society if we all shared the same color. I think color blindness will never happen.
Yes it is beginning of understanding our racial differences, and thank God for people in the U.S. trying to make this a better place to live.
As for the rest of the world - there are many shades of color, and not understanding the slight difference will all ways stand in the way of being the same color some day. People changing and making an effort to learn about differences of racial ethnicity, and taking those steps are heros, and give others the hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Since I am a minority, I can speak from experience, and I know when racial tension is presence. Sometimes it is unspoken, but I know when it is presence.
Color blindness is the hope that we must all strive for and believe the world will one day be a better place. As you mentioned, religion is another factor. This is a long-term divider of someday all being the same color, as we are seeing today with other countries. Many U.S. soldiers can confirm this.
And you are right. We can only speculate if someday we will all be the same color, since we will not be around to prove or disprove this theory. A time machine would tell much more that we are willing to accept...
This is an intriguing proposal, that of a one world population. One genetic identity, one universal language, one values system. But alas, history has proven that this can never be the case. Jingoism, ethnic or national pride, geographic distances, economic separation, ideological differences, and more create a chasm that seems insurmountable. But some scientists believe that all of the world's continents were connected at one time, so perhaps we all do share a existential connection that goes much deeper than our ideologies profess.
Jews and Palestinians, Koreans and Japanese, Janjaweed and Sudan Liberation Movement, Pakistanis and Indians, Muslims and Christians/Jews, Democrats and Republicans, Gays and Straights--we are products of dissension and disparate values, beliefs, and behaviors. Perceptions and (Mis)perceptions run deep. But love can conquer the heart and bridge the chasm if we let it.
--Thoughts 'R' Us
We will always be "different" in some way, so it would be better to learn to appreciate differences than to wish for sameness.
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