Talking points #10 थे last one!

Privilege,Power, and Difference-Allan Johnson.
Johnson argues that we have to get past the words that keep us on the sidelines. We have to not be silent and speak out. The article shows us that racism still is around us and still exist. Johnson offers many routes to take to stop privilege and racism.

Quote #1
No individual leaf on he tree matters; whether it lives or dies has no effect on much of anything. But collectively, the leaves are essential to the whole tree because they photosynthesize the sugar that feeds it.Without leaves, the tree dies.

By working by ourselves to stop the injustices that happen we might never see the change, but if we combine our actions together change can happen and we will be able to stop the inequalities that exist. By putting our differences aside and working together to stop the inequalities anything is achievable. Also even if you are by yourself trying to make jumps of progress you shouldn't stop you should gather others so that the dreams can be possible.

Quote#2
By not looking at the institutions through which humans organize economic and social life,we also engage in the fantasy that solving the problem of privilege and oppression is only a matter of changing how individual people think.
To solve the problem we can't try to avoid it we have to look at it and analyze it to solve the problem. Today many people try to avoid the problem. When people try to stop racism people say that hasn't existed in years, but it still does. Although slavery hasn't existed in many years it still has an effect on today's society. So to fix the present we have to acknowledge the past so that we can solve the present and future.
Quote #3
We don't have to convince anyone of anything. AS Gandhi put it,the work begins with us as we ty to be the change we want to see happen in the world. If you think this has no effect, watch how people react to the slightest departures from established paths and how much effort they expend trying to ignore or explain away or challenge those who choose alternative paths.
By promoting the agenda for equality and working together even if we don't change peoples mind if they get annoyed we are scratching the surface because they know that it is right and they dont want to admit taht it is right. If we keep raising awareness on issues like racism sexism someone is bound to change their views, and for those who haven't eventually they will change their views.