Jog, what I get is that nothing will change until we quit the blame and look at ourself.
For me to guess your thoughts, etc, will always be just that, a guess.
To act on a guess really isn't the best policy, results not assured.
I do however, know my own thoughts and belief, yes, some folks are deluded, but that doesn't shift the burden away from us.
Let me give you this example to how screwed up we are in communicating these days....
A high profile white guy says honestly, " I don't understand how the Black race can overlook Chicago's black on black crime and get all worked up when it's appears a bad black teen with a history of violence gets killed because of his actions"
We most likely will get no dialogue, and based solely on HIS race, be saddled with negativity, demeaned, etc, and we get no closer to any sort of understanding......
Those who think ignorance means stupid, are a fine example of it