When I was young I was more inclined to listening, especially to older people who had directly experienced burning crosses, gunfire, a policeman saying, "This ya boss man's car boy?" For whatever reason, black people found it easy to talk to me about it. It was valuable for me to hear it. It influenced me profoundly in both my views and actions.

Time rolls on. I've been a lot of places and seen and done a lot of things. I have a lot to say. At this point in my life, hearing about the problem is old news. Is it just old news to me? I'd rather have honest discussion about what can be done about it. "Tear down systemic racism in racist America!" What the hell does that mean? How?

The system is a faceless thing. Government? Which of the politicians or unseen unelected policy makers are we talking about. Does talking about them help? Change anything? It's like a Miss Universe contestant telling us she wants to solve world hunger or climate change. Really.

I'm just some guy. I can challenge it when I encounter it and call bullshit when it isn't. It's not a faceless thing, it's people. I might be able to do some good, might. Like the child throwing beached starfish back into the ocean. Her influence is small but it matters to the starfish she tosses back into the sea.

I'm retired so my days of challenging it in the work place is a ship that has sailed. Perhaps all I can do at this time is talk. On the internet, heavy sigh. I'm not as good at that as some. About what? That is a question.