| Enforced at Gunpoint: Visible Minorities |
| Written by Ron Copis |
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"Yes, we do have to give visible minorities an extra nudge, extra help to get where they were prevented from getting for centuries." (referring to Skin Color Matters) Once, that was definitely true. There were laws preventing people who looked different from improving themselves and their lives. But a question: when does it stop? Segregation laws are now only in the memories of grandparents. Two full generations-- of all races-- have not lived on either side of legalised oppression. It is not their reality any more. So who's this "we" who "has to" atone for injustice done long ago. Always remember that laws are enforced at gunpoint. It's very good to be very careful about using deadly force regarding what anybody—or everybody—"has to" do. What about individuals who've never done anything wrong towards anyone? I keep hearing the term "visible minorities"... What are INvisible minorities? Who are they, what's their life like, what's being done for them. Does anything need to be done? There are a lot of people who are heavily disadvantaged in everyday life but nobody even knows about it. Sometimes they can cover themselves and "look" normal... and sometimes they can't. Who's more disadvantaged... someone with "visible" darker skin in an age when the President of the United States has dark skin, or someone with INvisible voices screaming in his head half the time but struggles through the day anyway? Seen closely, how many people have NO disadvantages? Is there anyone whom "society" could not find a reason to "take care of"? Those who run "society" have a vested interest in extending their own power. Think about who tells you what. And then, why they tell you that. As always, Who decides? Who decides who needs help and what kind and how much? Friends and family, people in the community, a private association of volunteers, or some remote faceless Government bureaucrat who can call on a squad of armed men if things don't go exactly his way? Let people do as they will, and a lot of the right things get done. Force people to do the right things, and they forget what right even is.
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