Dear Racist,
Let’s start with an uncomfortable question.
Why does it matter?
What color someone’s skin is.
Where they were born.
What language they speak.
Which story they inherited.
Why does any of that get to decide who deserves dignity, safety, opportunity, or grace?
Racism is one of the strangest ideas humanity ever agreed to entertain. It takes a superficial difference and turns it into a moral ranking. But its damage doesn’t stop with the target. Racism corrodes everything it touches. It poisons trust. It fractures solidarity. It blinds people to their real interests.
And that’s why it’s so dangerous.
Because racism isn’t just personal prejudice. It’s a political tool. A perfect example of divide and conquer. While people are busy fighting each other over identity, the real concentration of power goes unchallenged. Resources get hoarded. Systems stay rigged. And the anger that should be aimed upward gets redirected sideways.
That’s not accidental. It’s efficient.
When people are taught to fear each other, they stop asking harder questions. They stop noticing who benefits from the chaos. They stop organizing. They stop imagining alternatives. And the irony is brutal: those struggling the most are often pitted against each other, while the ones with real leverage watch from a safe distance.
So when we ask, “What color was Jesus?” we’re not asking for a history lesson. We’re asking why we’ve been so eager to remake symbols, stories, and even morality itself in our own image – especially when doing so helps justify exclusion and dominance.
Racism doesn’t just harm the oppressed. It shrinks the humanity of the oppressor. It trades connection for control. It replaces cooperation with competition. And it leaves everyone more vulnerable to manipulation.
Dear reader, pause here.
Who benefits when we’re divided?
Who gains when fear replaces solidarity?
And what might be possible if we stopped fighting each other for scraps – and started questioning who’s holding the table?
Still choosing unity over illusion,
~ The Radical Left