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RE: We Are All Racists
No brainer huh? Like that rare gift common sense. You have constructed your world in a very black and white way and you clearly define your, "needs due to things beyond your control" in a very narrow way to include merely some of the physical aspects of life.
Actually, No I haven't. I was speaking about Racism and Bigotry. The examples you provided had nothing to do with racism or bigotry. They were examples of where equality cannot function yet they had nothing to do with racism or bigotry which was the topic and the areas I mentioned. With regards to those topics you either want equality or you want special treatment. If you wish to expand it beyond the context of the discussion then you have a valid point.
Well, it is of course, up to you whether or not you want to extrapolate by applying my examples to your discussion. It shouldn't be that difficult to see skin colour as creating a need, "due to things beyond your control", the need being fair treatment across the board but in lieu of that, special treatment occasionally to create some balance overall. It might be helpful to your understanding if you didn't make the assumption that people want special treatment when, if fact, all they want is to be treated like a regular joe. The powers-that-be provide the special treatment and maybe they go about that in the wrong way but the underlying concept is fine.