Since I cannot see that you have advanced the argument, rather than restated various portions of it, I am not sure there is much to say in response.
I will mention that your challenge about discrimination in business is ludicrous. It is a matter of historical record that there was profound segregation in business within the South, even among Northern corporations, and widespread, though less rigorous, segregation in the North. It took the civil rights movement to turn the situation around.
Laws against segregation have, in fact, gone a long way towards ending the practice. Yes, there are still informal situations where segregation persists, but any African-American can walk into a restaurant or hotel and be served, or can buy a home wherever he can afford. My brother is married to an African- American woman, and they have traveled through many states, and rarely have they even encountered any "attitude", much less overt discrimination.
I am not impressed with the idea that the formation of white supremacy groups demonstrates the failure of integration. If it had failed, no one would feel the need to be militant over white supremacy.
As it happens, I have lived most of my life in integrated environments. My high school had to give up blacks when busing came, we had such a high percentage. I raised my son in an integrated neighborhood. Familiarity with those of diverse backgrounds is helpful in easing excessive racial consciousness, in my experience.
Let me ask you a question: if it so happened that freedom did not lead spontaneously to racial integration, and a regime of racial marginalization and domination persisted in this country, would it be okay to take affirmative governmental steps to ease the situation? If not, you are choosing private good over public good. |
