Why is the United States so segregated?

[DonFerrari]

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

DonFerrari said:

The Edit certainly help people that failed to interpret his points on the whole OP as it was much more as dividing in races than prejudice and harm towards black people. So the posting before edit mitigate but doesn't really cover all of it.

And the division in races on medical or scientific studies is something (and since there is positive evidence of difference in the DNA and physiology then it is valid to keep verifying these differences) but he is talking much more about the need of affirmation and segregation that not only white people do, but most ethinicities in USA.

As we currently understand it racial and ethnographic differences are no more scientifically significant than socioeconomic differences. So like the idea of Rich and Poor, race and ethnicity are social constructs albeit with apparent differences. These constructs are useful for categorization but with regard to what the OP is claiming, this need for racial affirmation, I'm arguing that this is a result of the differences grouped together to form racial classes misused as justification for amoral behavior.

Once again my favorite parallel to this are Caste System's. The idea of a Caste is even more tenuous than that of typical class-ism and yet a large part of Indian society and culture was built around it till recently. Many more rural parts of India have that exact same affirmation and segregation but based on Caste rather than Race.

I don't disagree with you. But do you see that even without the Edit it was quite clear he was talking more about reinforcing racial differences and division than racism right?

But all in all, yes comparing with most countries (many of which doesn't even have much or any different races together, and others that hunt ethinicities that seem very similar to them own even in physical traits) USA doesn't really have a racial issue, it is much more people like 3rd wave feminism that already solved the institutionalized issues and law differences but now build flames on small things.