> > I assume the intent is to help disadvantaged people have opportunities that more priviledged people have .... > America is not in the least social-democra

> > I assume the intent is to help disadvantaged people have opportunities that more priviledged people have .... > America is not in the least social-democratic, but racism and anti-racism have been there since the beginning and will probably dominate US politics until the last person who remembers the KKK is dead. .... Joy and pain will always be there. In group and outgroup will always be there. Society doesn't need to forget anything. Wisdom is drawn from both good and bad experiences. Those who forget are doomed to repeat the sins of the past.