This week Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. President Biden immediately renewed his pledge to appoint a Black woman to the nations highest court. And we say that our great nation isn't racist. Of course it is. President Biden points this out with this announcement. Also this week a black off-duty police officer was stopped by store security in a Walmart in Georgia. This was probably racial profiling (OMG) ...but so what. As I said we are a racist nation.

Whenever anything is done with the intention of righting former racial injustices we are a racist nation. Intention being the key word here. The intention to do accomplish something is more imporant than actually accomplishing something. Does anyone really believe that appointing a black, female Supreme Court justice will actually correct former racial injustices? Like most things done by people who think of themselves as being liberal, this is just political theater. President Biden is pandering to a small portion of the voters, hoping to increase his popularity among them, just as the soon-to-be-indicted former President did with his nominations.

On the other hand people who think of themselves as being liberal are astounded that racial profiling still exists and that it hasn't been outlawed. Store security employees in all retailers are fully aware that Black males commit far more crimes per capita than do males (or females) of any other easily discrenible ethnic group. It makes common sences that the actions of black males are more closely observed in all situtations as a crime preventitive method. It makes common sense that there are more black males in our criminal justice system. for whatever reason. These actions on the part of Walmart store secruity people are indeed racist. But their methods make perfect sense, afterall we are a racist nation.

The more important questions regarding racisim though are regarding access to education and housing. It is obvious to me, and I'm sure more than obvious to black people that there is racially based dicrimination in their access to decent, affordable housing and their children's access to high-quality education.

Regarding education, most states have moved to a model where each district receives their major operational funding from the state, rather than local taxing authorities. This ensures that each district receives approximately the same funding per pupil. Those states that haven't moved toward those models, should be encouraged through federal legislation to do so. However, it is still up to the (usually elected) local school boards to create and operate schools of excellence. Some do, many do not. It perhaps correlates to the education levels of the adult populations in those districts. This is a problem that will be hard to fix. If the people of this country or individual states want better educational outcomes for black children .. in many cases they will need to improve the management and leadership of the individual districts. Pouring in more money won't help..

Access to housing is another area where Black people seem to be discriminated against. It comes down to a question for our society to consider. Is access to decent, affordable housing a human right? I don't know. It's not in the Constitution as a right of Americans. This is a question not just involving Black people but also for those who are considered homeless. It is more than a question to be asked on bumperstickers. It it a question for people with conservative leanings, middle-of-the-roaders, and liberals as well. Is this a basic human right?