Warren quotes Dana J. Nelson, claiming that Whites benefit from the institutionalization of racism, and they must take responsibility to eliminate it (Nicholls 255). This is a very true but problematic claim. Individuals can stand up and oppose something, but it takes greater action to topple an institution.
Such an example would be the Civil War and Slavery. Personally, does today's institution disgust me; yes. Is a Civil War prominent; not in this day in age, the government would wipe out the resistance in seconds. It is a very unjust world we live in and technology has secured such institutions on a military level. Furthermore, the "Whites" that really benefit, have the large sums of cash, and can lobby forever and a day if these practices were attacked.
I sound like a conspirator, but what can Joe Shmoe do to ensure the demise of unjust institutions? A civil war is not realistic, and I really wonder if the country could survive another 60's. I point to the protest of today as evidence, for while people disagree about the war in Iraq, it has strangely managed not to rise to the level of societal chaos seen 40 years ago.
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good point, jason. the machine's power and influence is vast.
A Civil War is never going to happen in this day and age because Americans have feed into the idea that if I am not affected then it is not my problem. Sure we can all empathize, but until it happens in our homes, nothing is going to be done about it. All the government has to do is keep us entertained with our fast food, internet, video games, and movies and we will never say a peep. “Peep.”
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