separate laws for each race?

[critterlover]

To wax philosophical: the world is composed of differences in race, tribes, creed, religion, etc. It is my ignorance of the nuances of each who is different than myself that gives me pause or areas of discomfort I may feel directly related to my ignorance. I cannot be convinced that I shan't refer to my heritage with pride when topically germane because, though never in a shameful manner. Inherent in my particular family are the character and personality traits of that heritage. My prejudice for or against is based on my life's experience or my ignorance. Perhaps it is naive of me, but I cannot allow society to come along and erase my lineage/heritage with a wand of politically correct terminology nor would I want to; further, I would not want it for any other. I do not refer to someone derogatorily by their natural heritage but I understand, or conversely, recognize I do not understand them, based on my experience with their culture or etnic background. Somewhere between being bigoted and dis-allowance of personal opinion, there was a time when we 'embraced diversity'. It seems to have ebbed and crested quickly and in its wake a bland neutrality where we paint everything and everyone with the same brush. As for me and my household, I shall continue to embrace opportunity to learn about the differences and try to understand what I do not because of my ignorance.

Thank you for posting the link to the article. We shall see how it plays out in reality here in Hawaii. From my experience, some of the time a 'wait and see' attitude winds up being the best path to take in gaining insight to that which I have none. As this bill, if it passes, begins to be interpreted the motives of the folks most desirous of its implementation will soon enough be exposed. My hope: integrity will be the dominant attribute. I am not sure where those of us who currently reside here and have no Hawaiian blood will wind up as one processes this first step down to its logical conclusion, but I have come to know the speed with which anything is done on a governmental level makes the inch worm look like a road runner; so, whatever happens will likely be way after my time here. In my make believe world, there are no national borders and we are free to wander about getting to know cultures, peoples and places one on one, enriching our appreciation of diversity.

“A penny saved is a government oversight.”