Nor, I hope, would he want to do such a thing.
These are sins for which the Pope cannot absolve us. We are simply the wealthy beneficiaries of systemic genocide, who cannot plausibly plead innocent – any more than the heirs of slaveholders. It’s true, the really dirty work of overt racism was done by previous generations who grabbed vast swaths of Indigenous land forced people onto reserves little better than concentration camps exterminated the buffalo to make way for white grain farmers and forced Indigenous children into “residential schools” to eradicate their culture and destroy their families. His challenge to white complacency is a service to us all. Bravo to Ron Ghitter for his lucid and desperately needed article in the Herald. We all recognize the “other.” It’s how we respond to that recognition that matters. Our job now is to ensure reconciliation Re: We’re all racist in part now it’s time for action It’s everyone’s responsibility to level the playing field, Opinion, July 22 Yes, we are all racist to some degree.
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