I still feel like the goal posts keep shifting in this discussion. You said minorities were being denied access to things like education, housing, employment, and healthcare TODAY. Then you shifted the conversation to the concept of racial discrimination in general.
I've already said racial discrimination is alive and well here. To deny that is ridiculous. But the fact that racial discrimination exists, doesn't necessarily prove the original point you brought up. (No access to education, housing, employment, etc)
"We don't want blacks in our neighborhood in 1987" doesn't mean, "Black people are denied housing in America today". A neighborhood isn't the same as a nation. 1987 isn't 2024.
Striking down affirmative action doesn't mean black people are denied employment in America. Eliminating preference doesn't eliminate possibility.
Confederate memorials don't prevent any minority from accessing housing, education, or employment.
Racial discrimination exists. But it doesn't keep minorities from getting an education. I'm pretty sure if a minority wants a job, they can find one...especially in today's market. If a minority wants to buy a home, and has the funds, I'm sure they can buy one.
Now if you say, "I didn't get the school/job/home/car I wanted, because of racial discrimination"....that's another matter. Your original suggestion was that access was denied, period.
I absolutely believe race makes things harder, but not necessarily impossible.
No one has moved anything.
I've stated my thoughts. I've gave you recent examples of some of those said issues and all you do is harp on what you think is happening or not happening. I can't change that. I can't make you have empathy and look at issues from my eyes.
You still believe that is not the case. I'm not going to change your opinion on the matter.
I stated that systematic racism is not a made up situation.
I stated that people have been restricted, the barrier to entry harder, and at times denied. You said aww ha "no one is denying you" and completely ignored the other points.
"Racial discrimination exists. But it doesn't keep minorities from getting an education. I'm pretty sure if a minority wants a job, they can find one...especially in today's market. If a minority wants to buy a home, and has the funds, I'm sure they can buy one."
The above is YOUR words.
If you believe that racial decrimination exists, what is the disconnect when I say minorities are still having issues today?
How can racial discrimination exists, but the outcome of those racial discrimitory actions doesn't? Then what does the racial decrimination looks like? It sounds like your saying we should be happy with the job or the housing that we get... kinda like separate, but equal stuff.
As far as my example with the Confederacy stuff. You stated that "Confederate memorials don't prevent any minority from accessing housing, education, or employment."
No- by itself, that don't "prevent you" from getting a job, per say.... However..... Imagine this and put yourself in my race shoes......
How comfortable would you feel if you had to walk into Malcom X Federal Building, hoping to get a job from someone who have been taught that the white men are "devils"? And when you tell me that seeing Malcom X name on the Federal Building doesn't give you a warm and fuzzy feeling, I tell you to "deal with it because it's my heritage"
How comfortable would you feel?
I don't have a great analogy because you (Your Race) has never been in that position. You don't understand because it's not you.