I think people are tolerant of wrongdoing as long as it's not affecting them, or if they THINK it won't affect them. When the rights of anyone get abused, it's only a matter of time before power keeps going down the line to amass more or retain that power. Power amassing is color blind.

I hate when people claim to be liberals, libertarians, or democratic and then wish to quell or be intolerent of the speech of those they don't agree with. These seem to always be the same type of people who easily fall for propaganda and never question it. I see it on both sides of the political aisle. We see it happening right now when Democrats are the new McCarthyists. They are in favor of those tactics when it benefits "their side", but it really doesn't favor them at all.

Great post. I loved the speech by James Baldwin, after listening I felt much the same after reading Leon Uris' "Trinity". How I can I be descended from the British, with the speech it's I'm sorta embarrassed to be white but mostly I do not understand how white people think about minorities. For anyone not white the dream is not real.
I have felt the disdain by white republican men when I as a woman voice my opinion or ask the common sense hard questions. No one is safe if you support racism - NO ONE is safe!

We've got to find a way to rise above the skin color meme. If I wanted to prep an area to be conquered, I would cause an irrational division amongst the inhabitants first.