@blatham,
The bill reads in part, “An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex.
An individual should not be made to feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race.”
Really? I wonder what anyone of colour feels about this. Have they not been made to feel discomfort, anguish, and/or psychological distress when they are pulled over because they're black, denigrated because they're Mexican or Filipino, or told to go back to their own country (even when born here), etc etc etc?
And no, current residents of the globe are not responsible for what our ancestors did, but the problem is that is continuing and if they participate or ignore racist actions, then, duh... they're racist. And that's on them, not their great-granddaddy.
Racism is global. To think it is just the whites is ridiculous. You read stories all the time about how people are treated in various countries. Here's something you should read.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-racist-countries
Worst Countries for Racial Equality:
Qatar
Serbia
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates
Slovakia
Myanmar
Israel
Ukraine
United States
Most Racist Countries in the World (WaPo and BT results combined)*:
India
Lebanon
Bahrain
Libya
Egypt
Philippines
Kuwait
Palestine
South Africa
South Korea
*Full survey results below
"India ranks as the most racist of the countries included in the study. Located in southern Asia, India is the second-most-populous country on Earth, with roughly 1.3 billion people.
According to the surveys, the country's residents display considerable intolerance for people with darker skin, whether they are of foreign descent (particularly African) or simply darker-skinned Indians. India has little immigration and few international residents. As a result, most of its people are of Indian descent themselves. This detail is considered to be a major contributing factor to racism in India. When one is unaccustomed to seeing or interacting with people of different races, it is often more difficult to integrate with someone of a different nationality or ethnicity. This notion is borne out in the survey results.
Approximately 43.6% of all Indians who took the survey said that they would not be comfortable with neighbors who were of a different culture, ethnicity, or race. 64.3% of Indian participants also reported that they were either discriminated against or had witnessed discrimination unfold in their home country.
Although its population is split nearly fifty-fifty between Christians and Muslims, Lebanon is another country comprised primarily of people who share a similar ethnic background. This low level of diversity means Lebanon's citizens are typically opposed to mingling with people of other races for the sole reason that they are not used to doing so in a day-by-day setting. Third on the list of most racist countries is Bahrain, a country in the Persian Gulf and just off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Nearly 50% of people in Bahrain are of Bahraini descent, and Indians make up the highest percentile of immigrants. Bahrain scored 31.1% and 85.7% as part of the studies in discussion.
Libya follows Bahrain in fourth place. The majority of people in Libya are Arabic. Other ethnic groups included in Libya's population are Tunisians, Egyptians, Dawada, Italians, Maltese, Greeks, Pakistanis, Turks, and Indians.
The study found that 54% of people in Libya's group would not be okay with living next door to people of another race, whereas 39.7% of the population said that they've either been the victim or witness discriminatory behavior in Libya. Egypt comes in at five. People born and raised in Egypt account for 91% of its population, with the remaining 9% made up of Bedouins, Abazas, Turks, and Greeks. The studies' findings for Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, and Lebanon are in alignment with the ones regarding India."
Or a hazmat suit with a face shield.