The value of differences
I just returned from a walk outside the White House in Washington DC on a hot summer day in August. As I passed by the White House, I reflected on the current national discourse in the United States and elsewhere regarding the aftermath of the clash in Charlottesville, Virginia. For those just joining us from their mobile devices and Whatsapp groups, a few weeks ago, White supremacists and other neo-nazi groups marched in Charlottesville against plans by the city to bring down one of the statue of Robert E. Lee. Robert E. Lee was a confederate Army General from America's south who fought for segregation and slavery. During the march, a white supremacist drove his vehicle into the line of counter protesters resulting the death of one American woman. Three other Virginia police officers where killed in a related Helicopter crash. My reflection took me back to my own personal experiences with race in America. Firstly, As a young officer candidate in the...