Veiled Racism

Canada, and Toronto in particular, is a place that prides itself on tolerance, acceptance and diversity. We are a cultural mosaic, as opposed to a melting pot. While this sounds wonderful, in truth it is not. You see, racism and xenophobia are deeply rooted problems. Just because you don't act like a racist doesn't mean you do not have racist tendencies. We are all a lot more racist than we like to admit. If you don't believe me, here is some scientific proof.

That being said, I believe it is better to be among people who do not hide their hate in the deep recesses of their minds. I would rather be among Americans slinging around Antisemitic slurs than Canadians who curse me silently behind my back. In America if you hate someone you say it. If you are prejudiced you admit it. You know who your enemies are. In Canada we hide behind a veil of tolerance. Yet, we have the exact same prejudices Americans do. This is why it is a lot more dangerous here. We don't know who our enemies are. The unfortunate thing is America is falling into the whole political correctness trap as well.

I think political correctness is one of the most damaging inventions of our time. It allows us to hide from reality. We need to get all our differences out in the open and deal with them rather than allow them to fester in the guilt ridden parts of our psyche. If someone thinks I am less of a person because I am a Jew, a Zionist, a woman, anything, I don't want to be in denial about it. I want to know about it, and I want to prove them wrong.

Israel is one of the most politically incorrect first world countries out there. While some may think that archaic, I am beginning to think of it as post-modern.
I am not advocating hate or prejudice. I would just like people to be honest for once. For without that honesty, we never will reach the point where true equality reigns supreme.


**Just to clarify, I am not trying to advocate racism, hate speech or violence. I am just trying to make a point that political correctness isn't the salvation it promises to be.