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In reply to the discussion: I've finally figured out normal white people. [View all]liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)I'm middle aged and from a generation that should know better. It is very difficult to find someone my age who isn't racist. Uninformed. Xenophobic. There are few people aside from my family and some liberal friends who I can have an interesting discussion with, from fun to serious, while being confident they won't say something racist.
I also work in customer service and the stupidity and bigotry out there is mind boggling. A lot of people operate on the lowest common denominator default setting. Manners are a good thing. The tribal mind is no longer useful for our survival in today's world - quite the opposite. Thinking about what you say or how you want to come across, rather than behaving like a mindless meat puppet ("normal" is crucial if we want to live in a healthy society.