America's racism is kind of lazy and cowardly. It's mostly just leftovers from the 20th century that we keep because no one wants to reverse it all. We have ant

America's racism is kind of lazy and cowardly. It's mostly just leftovers from the 20th century that we keep because no one wants to reverse it all. We have anti-homelessness laws, housing laws, education laws, drug laws and prosecutorial discretion that all target or allow non-overt racial discrimination. On the surface they aren't specific to a racial group like the Jim Crow laws. It's just like: "Oh hey black people are doing this. Let's make that illegal!" (Crack, Loitering, etc...) "Let's give cops and prosecutors the ability to choose who they enforce this law against." (White boys will be boys) "White people already have an advantage in this area. Let's cement that advantage with a carefully planned regulation." (Housing, tax incentives, education system) Then 50 years later we just keep those laws. Now it seems "Normal" to us to say: "School districts should be funded based on standardized test scores." "Credit scores for those who buy a home will be higher than those who pay rent on time." "Student loans should be non-dischargeable so people don't run out on loans after graduating."