um, no.
slavery and genocide? Not a liberal ideal.
Nor a conservative one, as those two ideologies didn't quite exist several thousand years ago. You know, when slavery started.
The high and mighty, "I'm better than you so I feel sorry for you" racism does more damage down the road,
at this point. Slavery is no longer a factor (in the US at least), and theoretically all races should be equal under our laws. This form of racism enables those affected to feel as though they are being helped, when in reality they are just made dependent on government handouts and aid. That is NOT a good thing.
Actually, race does factor in, because (in the US, at least) those problems are largely the result of centuries of institutionalized racism that existed until only a few decades ago, and because of racist attitudes that still exist.
Even with identical incomes, a black family on average will have significantly less wealth than an average white family. They tend to have smaller and less potent networks to benefit from. And because of the increasing stratification of wealth and the decline in social mobility (for all races), their situation is even less likely to improve.
Pretending that race doesn't matter is a disingenuous tactic usually used by those who advocate "equality of opportunity" over "equality of outcome", despite the fact that opportunity is not equal, and that outcome is the only objective metric by which to compare. The closest thing is "equality before the law", and even that is arguably only on paper, given the lopsided treatment of minorities in the legal system.
(why am I posting about this at 5 on a Sunday morning?)
Allow me to rephrase it. Race
should not factor in there. I may not have been perfectly clear, but if you read the last statement I made in that quote you see that I realize race still plays a role.
But it shouldn't. Race
should not be a factor, whether you are speaking about getting a job, the amount of money someone has, or whether they need aid from the rest of society.
That said, I'm of the belief that too much government aid is a terribly bad thing (just look at Native Americans; They receive more aid than any other group, and yet remain the poorest, with 4/5 unemployed), so rather than simply shoveling free money at those who need help, I would advocate better school programs (which do indeed work), adult schools, help getting a job. These programs exist, in minor forms, and are often ignored in favor of free money.
Anyone who does not want to work, does not want to improve their lot, and simply wants to live off welfare.... Why are we giving them aid? It may sound cold, but that is just the trap that we are in atm. The more
money we give people, the less motivation they have to acquire it themselves.
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Sweat shops and similar exploitations are very much a problem, and often can be traced back to Western companies, but slavery in that form does not exist in the US.
