re: Every single day we have numerous threads about racism, but...

One of the most beautiful women I've ever seen was from Ethiopia.

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Are we waiting on someone else to stick their neck out there and do the hard work?

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I'm not clear what this "hard work" is supposed to entail in your opinion. Protesting? Marching? What?

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banning a person from entering this country based on the religion they practice

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Religion isn't a race. People constantly "forget" this. It's a choice.

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Unfortunately, the biggest problems plaguing the black community can't be fixed by anyone other than black folks.

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It's become taboo to even imply this in most circles. That's why I don't have much hope of meaningful change in my lifetime.

Yes as one poster stated, yes we continue to go to work to save money for our kids for a better future. We pay taxes galore for our govt official to figure out what to do with the police dept and such. It will take the military to come in and actually clean things up. Mark my word.

I pay my bills and don't break the law

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It's become taboo to even imply this in most circles. That's why I don't have much hope of meaningful change in my lifetime.

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It's a typical left wing catch 22.

White people are the problem and its up to them to fix it. White people analyze the problem, attempt to fix it, and are summarily deemed racists.

I mind my own business and only commit minor nonviolent crimes

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If so, what have you done?

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I judge people by the content of their character rather than by the color of their skin in my own life. I treat everyone with respect until it is lost rather than until it is earned. I go out of my way to be as kind as reasonably possible to everyone I meet every day. I live in a mixed race neighborhood. I patronize a diverse mix of businesses not to pick tokens or meet a quota, but because they offer the best services at the best prices and the most convenience for my family. I frequently engage in conversations with people of all backgrounds about current events, social problems, and cultural differences, and I always do some from a position of respect. I listen not to respond, but to understand. By coming to every discussion and every social interaction with the idea that I have something I can learn from every other human being on the planet, that everyone is logical within their own mind, and that understanding their logic is the way to understanding how they can comprehend mine, I gain the respect of my peers and foster closer relationships and greater understanding every single time.

It's not easy, it's not quick, it's not convenient, but it is the right thing to do. You would be surprised how much seething partisans open up, how deeply logically rooted their beliefs are, when you come to them like a book of pages needing to be filled rather than like a bucket of truth looking for an excuse to be dumped all over them.

In the end, we all want largely the exact same things: a strong economy that affords ample opportunities for upward economic mobility, good schools for our children, a feeling of safety when we are in our homes or in our community, that those who need medical care get the care they need, those who are hungry are fed, those who need clothing are clothed, those who need shelter are housed, etc. All the squabbling is merely over how to get there and who's job it is. In the end, we are far more alike than we are unalike, and most of those differences are contrived and/or superficial.

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the complete incompetence and racism of the Baton Rouge government or the pandering and pretending everything is OK that is currently taking place in NOLA?

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It's not ok. That's why there is a recall effort underfoot against the Mayor of Baton Rouge. There would be one in NOLA against Mitch, but his seat is up for re-election this fall, so everyone's just being patient and waiting him out.

As for combating corruption, people are turning whistle-blower and showing what evidence they have to people like Chris Nakamoto, who will broadcast it to a television audience. The Broome situation is still in its infancy. We will see how the public continues to respond. This may end up reinvigorating the St. George Movement in a big way.

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We bitch and complain about the SJWs and how the mainstream media and population seem to bow down to the problematic sources of these issues, but is that it?

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The problem isn't individual people who bow down to the SJW agenda but large public and corporate institutions who do so, institutions over which the average person has very little influence over. It is difficult to hold universities and large corporations accountable for taking overly PC stances on certain issues, but we can see the results of boycotts of stores like Target and universities like Mizzou, where enrollment has plummeted in recent years. Anti-SJW's aren't loud, but their money speaks volumes.

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Is that all we do is type messages to each other and get all worked up and angry but not actually do anything about it ourselves?

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For most people, that's the only way they can feel like they have any voice at all. In real life, even discussion of such topics can get one in trouble with friends and colleagues. Sticking to anonymous message boards is a means of protection from being quoted out of context. It takes just one Nazi SJW and just one Nazi HR person to ruin someone's life. It's not worth the risk to discuss a lot of these taboo topics irl or on social media where one's real name is attached. Doxxing and petty vandalism have become the norm.

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Are we waiting on someone else to stick their neck out there and do the hard work?

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To some extent, yes. We're waiting for corporations and schools to stop cow-towing to these insane demands and stop taking the vocal SJW minority seriously. Just ignore them and they will go away. SJW's thrive because their shtick works. They claim offense, come up with an insane list of demands to make them go away, organize enough "protesters" to show up carrying signs and spam social media to look like a larger movement, and then if they win, push the envelope further and ratchet up the pressure. I'm hoping institutions are finally starting to see through the charade, but I fear many of those institutions are secretly on the side of the SJW's (much like ANTIFA being heavily tied to the Mayor of New Orleans) and using the SJW's to push a narrative that they want an excuse to push.

All we can do is show up at the voting booth and vote against the tom foolery when we're given a choice to do so, and support business that refuse to give into SJW demands. Writing and calling our elected representatives can help too.