MSNBC* has some footage up of a panel discussion about race. Without judging the relative merits of those who share their views, I was struck by two things: one, we’re still fucking up the children who so many of us say must be cherished, and two, the negative issues of race and ethnicity will not vanish without a whole lot of work. Perhaps they never will, but that is no excuse to not address these issues and attempt to build a better world “for the children.”
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*A brief commercial precedes the discussion footage. Render unto Caesar his wee taste…
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Watched this along with the documentary
which can be seen in segments starting here.
It is a little melodramatic, with emphasis too often placed on areas that don’t actually matter, but in the end there is a quet dignity that emerges for all concerned and a sense of hope that although we haven’t yet gotten to the Promised Land we can, on the horizon, see that it is something we can reach.
I recommend watching both the documentary and the panel discussion; they are each made better when seen as a whole.