Glenn Schwitter
Simsbury, CT
I live in CT, am socially more liberal and financially more conservative, and I do not know any white people who are overtly racist. That would be zero, nada, none. I have also rarely/never seen a problem solved by others. All progress is made by you. The world may not be perfect, but there are mostly good people out there. We all also have prejudices, make assumptions, and create stereotypes (both positive and negative) to help explain life. I lived in NYC for many years. All street crimes and attempted robberies directed towards me were committed by young black males. This is sad, but true. Every black person I know also profiles young black males. Again, this is sad, but true. Also, at night, especially in the city, I profile anyone near me who I do not know, whether they are male, female, large, small, black, white, Asian, etc. I think this is all just common sense. So, how do we change things? How do we reduce the number of crimes committed by black males? How do we get less black males killed in the cities? How do we get people to stop blaming each other? The President is black, many who we admire and worship are black, what am I not getting? There may be fewer opportunities for black males, but there are opportunities. Clearly, I simply do not understand something? But, I know things are better than when my grandmother grew up…so I am hopeful for all people.
