Racists have more power than us to shape society for one simple reason: Destroying takes less time than building, is much more immediate, and takes place before our eyes in the present...and we all live in the present. Building a nation of equity and peace takes time but more importantly it takes an open minded philosophy that looks at people not as who they are currently--divided, scared--but who they can and should be. This could start with a revolution in our classrooms, but it won't anytime soon because of the strangehold of state standards and the short term blindness of too many state leaders. America is a shit show, and we all know where shit goes.