> The only way to combat racism is to make people live together.
This is how I see it too. It has to start earlier, in kindergarten. By the time kids hit highshcool they already carry prejudices that might be hard to undo.
The best antidote is to personally know someone from the other "group".
The cliche defense for "I am not racist" is "I have a <race> friend, I swear". But there is truth in there. Having a friend, a coworker or acquaintance, is a good way to reduce racism probably.
I'm reading your post in the voice of a New World Order comic book villain.
"My fellow world-saviours... let us prepare the masses for their new way of life. First, we'll force the subjects from kindergarten age to undergo mental conditioning to, shall we say, "soften" those prejudices so those little brats don't ever DARE to trust their natural instincts. They'll believe what we'll tell them to believe! crowd cheers And then when they reach the mandated Employment Age, we'll transport them all to designated Urban Zones in order that they may live together in perfect raceless harmony under our watchful and benevolent eye! All hail the Progress Commission!"
This is how I see it too. It has to start earlier, in kindergarten. By the time kids hit highshcool they already carry prejudices that might be hard to undo.
The best antidote is to personally know someone from the other "group".
The cliche defense for "I am not racist" is "I have a <race> friend, I swear". But there is truth in there. Having a friend, a coworker or acquaintance, is a good way to reduce racism probably.