I heard this guy on the radio today, and I thought some of his points were fascinating. In his new book, White Guilt, he outlines how the original meaning of the civil rights movement has been destroyed, and how black are using racism as an excuse for their troubles. As an African American man, he provides and interesting viewpoint on this subject.
The idea of "white guilt" is self-explanatory. White people, such as myself, are so afraid of offending blacks, for fear of being coined racists. We seem to be expected to take responsibilty for the past actions of our race.
As a white female under the age of 18, I have never been racist, nor do I believe that racism is AS prevalent as it was in the 1800s-1960s. It is ridiculous for me to assume responsibility for the past actions of the white race. I never participated in lynchings, or slavery, or anything else associated with racism in the past. Neither did my relatives. Most recently, during the Katrina tragedy, I was called a racist for noting that "all the refugees were poor blacks." A lot of what may be considered racist when said by a white person is laughed off or accepted when said by a black person. On the other hand, black people commonly insult whites, and none of this is taken seriously or as "racism."

If civil rights are to achieve their goal, all racial tensions and barriers must be eliminated. But this can't happen if all races don't move on from the past and work on improving the future.

Note: Many of Dr. Steele's views can be found here.

So, what do you think?

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It's a fascinating subject. Debating is fun.

I think I want to read his book