Either racial discrimination is always wrong, or it's sometimes useful and justified. The former is a more difficult path demanding honorable effort from everyone, but leads to a happy ending. The latter offers short-term benefits to some, but it's an endless loop of bitterness.

When I was young, we were often told that "prejudice" was the great sin to be avoided. I think that term went out of vogue because it was too obviously universal and neutral, so it wasn't politically useful. "Discrimination" can be good or bad; we applaud discriminating tastes.

To say that NO ONE should be judged on the color of their skin is a noble and universal principle. It is honest and fair. It requires no thick volumes of law to explain what it means. It calls EVERYONE to a higher purpose. It places an equal burden of responsibility on all.

But when you say that some people DO deserve to be judged by the color of their skin, held accountable for the deeds of others, pre-judged because of their alleged history, treated unfairly in the pursuit of higher justice, you have corrupted a noble principle.

The wisdom of the ages teaches us that corruption festers and spreads. It taints everything it touches. The poisoned tree drops poisoned fruit. More corruption, more compromises, more injustice is constantly needed to sustain the system. More lies must be told every day.

When you say that everyone should be allowed to stand for themselves, everyone should be treated the same by the government we consent to, no one should be judged and punished for the deeds of others, you speak the plain and simple truth. There is no fine print.