The Wealth Gap
The world is a grand meritocracy (fair to say?). People are respected or disregarded based on their achievement and power (fair to say!). The wealth gap that Mr. Conley describes in his works is an example of this. Unfortunately, many if not all minorities are discriminated against in some way. As you may have guessed that is not a direct meritocracy. Instead, it is only the contemporary remains of the old and one-sided contest that was western expansion. The question deserves to be asked, “Why are minorities discriminated against? Why do they have a command of less recources than whites?” A possibility is this: Europe has arguably been the world’s most infuencial region, and all corners of the earth have seen some degree of westernization. Europe spread to the whole world, and it started centuries ago. With the spreading of one culture comes the enslavement of another. History teaches us so. That’s the first part of a simple equation, and I’m sure you can figure out the rest. Enslavement was typically based on race, and its scars remain today. Hence the wealth gap. History is responsible in this sense. However, the contemporary enemies are these: political correctness, multiculturalism, diversity, and schools. Michael S. Berliner says it better than I, as he usually does:
“Advocates of “diversity” are true racists in the basic meaning of that term: they see the world through colored lenses, colored by race and gender. To the multiculturalist, race is what counts—for values, for thinking, for human identity in general. No wonder racism is increasing: colorblindness is now considered evil, if not impossible. No wonder people don’t treat each other as individuals: to the multiculturalist, they aren’t.” -Michael S. Berliner
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