https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-scott-is-the-top-black-republican-in-the-gop-presidential-primary-here-s-how-he-discusses-race/ar-AA1gaG3Q?OCID=ansmsnnews11
I can see why the author of this article has such a scoffing tone (I'm probably not wording what I'm saying as articulately as I'd like...). I don't know Tim Scott's position well enough to say much about it and even if I did it wouldn't really matter. I can't expect to full heartedly agree with every fine point of any political figure. And the topic of racism is not just one big header. The fine points are what make it such a difficult thing to combat. Yes, racism is still a problem in the U.S. It's a problem in a lot of countries (If any country was ever guilty of systematic racism it was Germany while Adolf Hitler was its leader, and that's just one very obvious example outside of the U.S. government allowing -- and actually encouraging -- its citizens to participation in chattel slavery).
I don't see how racism in the U.S. can be referred to as "systematic". There is no law that says people to any extent need to or should be racist or do things to demonstrate racism. There were laws on the books that were to that end, but they are no longer in effect. They've been done away with. Not by black people demanding it, but by black people calling to the attention of politicians (99% white) the need to do so. And yes, it was a difficult fight. Not because racists are obligated to make up a certain % of congress, but because the population has, and had even more at that time, a certain % of racists and congress is basically a sampling of the population. If you want to know the social mores of the day, look at what congress is doing. How much corruption is there in congress today? There's probably just as much corruption going on in homes and businesses across the country in a much smaller scale. How much racism is in congress today? It's probably not much different across the overall U.S. How many times does a congressman or woman use "the f word"? It's probably not much different with the average joe (although most congress people don't use the f word publicly, at least not when they're on official business or on the campaign trail...That's probably more to do with their circumstances. If you're trying to win people over, you don't generally say things that make people think you might be angry. Even if the anger is completely warranted, there's always going to be people who think you're overreacting, no matter what it is you're angry about...).
Anyway.... That's another thing that gets me, this talk of a "white savior". What is wrong with a "white savior"? Abraham Lincoln committed a crime by being white? Or did he commit a crime by emancipating the slaves? Should he just let the slaves do it themselves? LBJ signed the voting rights act and the civil rights act. Should he have stayed out the way instead? That's like if a woman gets raped and Arnold Schwarzenegger comes in and pummels the guys ass and the woman says "Well, THANK YOU, but I don't need A MAN to help me!" People who are in trouble need someone to save them. Viola Davis was lambasting her role in the film THE HELP because it has a "white savior" in it. I guess the journalist in the story could have been black and it would have such a better movie.......??
