Bus Time Truths

Often I use a bus along route 48 while in Seattle. This bus runs from Loyal Heights all the way to Rainier Beach.

Something about this bus ride will give anyone who is even remotely observant a peak into the current state of society.

Getting on this bus up near University of Washington one will notice that the vast majority of the passengers are young people of Caucasian or Asian decent all dressed similarly. About the time the bus hits the medical center or the highway bus stop nearby, most of these individuals are no longer on the bus. Going through Montlake and then up into the Central District the face of the passengers changes.

Skin color darkens and clothing styles begin vary greatly.

It's no secret that, economically speaking, this part of northern Seattle is better off financially. What created this schism between these two areas and why is there such a noticeable difference in the types of people who live in them?

People created it. People in our past created this "difference" we see between each other. Obama's election gives some credence to this reality. He's the first African American president. Everyone has feelings regarding this statement, whether elation or despair, proves one thing: there is still racism.

The apparent ethnicity of an individual should not matter. Their skin color should not have bearing upon their financial opportunities, their health care provisions, the goods made available, or the quality of education received.

Race is a social construct. It needs to end.

I can't fathom why the "creators of racism" thought the way they thought and often I people watch with an extreme amount of sadness for the current state of things.

What on Earth can I do?