True Equality for Every Human Being

[Jim Kent +]

But I do think there are two different paths that might be explored (and I will make this extreme so as to be clear in communicating the difference): one is unearthing the problem, blaming, finding a guilty parties, and making the guilty parties acknowledge and apologize to bring about retribution and "balance"; and the other is to bypass all that and go straight to how to make this a better world. The latter is one of unconditional acceptance, and relieves the guilt of mistakes and lack of awareness. It bypasses the need for a defense, justification, and victim/perpetrators. It encourages teamwork, inclusion, and a common goal, whereas the victim/perpetrator scenario separates (like all labels do).

This path of bypassing the problem and going right to the solution (as I see it) is not for everyone. But I have found in my life the minute I let go of focusing on the problem and begin to focus on moving forward with a positive solution, one that does not include retribution, I can feel the tethers of my feelings of injustice—which had been holding me in place—loosen and fall away.

Thank you Diana for pointing out that I was jumping straight to "a" solution and bypassing all of the "reasons". ( I wasn't consciously aware that I was doing that! )

I also agree that this suggested solution might not work for many, I just personally feel that if you concentrate on the former of the positions you posited, you ultimately end up going round in circles.  

We cannot legislate away bigotry etc. so I also agree that this change that we all are looking for, must come from "within".

I personally look forward to the time when being Human is the only label we need.