Systemic bias against anyone is always wrong. If you find yourself on the wrong side of it today - no matter who you are - then know that God sees you and will not remain indifferent.
Read part 3 of my 'Find Hope' blog series to find out why 👇
https://downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadisfound/post/find-hope-when-you-are-downtrodden
@wherebreadisfound Systematic bias is not wrong at all. Being aware of greater risks is wise.
Now, treating someone poorly because of unconfirmed bias is completely different.
As a rule, you know you 100% have different concerns when you see a white man in a modern USA military outfit & a cross around his neck than a white man in a 1940's German military outfit with "the sign."
Every wise person and group SHOULD have biases.
If you look like a common danger, we SHOULD have protocol in place.
@RoninGrey I think that's very easy to say if you have never been on the wrong end of it.
Ultimately any system designed to protect us from others are founded on fear. These fears are often unfounded. We should never judge people on where they come from or what they look like because we would not like it if people did it to us.
@wherebreadisfound And I'm not talking about judging, and neither were you. You said bias is wrong in all cases. Bias is not the same as treating someone poorly or differently. Bias means you are more alert and aware of potential harm because you can learn from the mistakes of others.
@RoninGrey As I mentioned earlier, if you have never felt this for yourself, it's very easy to justify your own bias. But if you have felt it in your own skin, you really know what it does and how wrong it is.
@RoninGrey I spent years facing bias against me because of where I lived. Others thought I was a threat because of how other people in my housing estate behaved. But I was not like them.
That is why I can say that bias is wrong. Often the people we are biased against are no threat to us at all.
Look at the riots in Belfast to see how innocent people are being treated appallingly even though they have nothing to do with someone else's awful crime.
It's time to move beyond bias, to shake off our fears, and actually get to know people for who they are rather than hide behind our superficial labelling.