I love the discussion that is going on now. I am inclined to agree with both
adamr and
GaaTY.
I don't believe that we can change policies at top level right now, maybe some day though? With enough determination anything is possible. Ghandi was one man, Mandela was one man, Martin Luther King Jr was one man, Jacques Cousteau was one man. They were all ordinary people with extraordinary beliefs, dreams and viewpoints who eventually changed the world. Why can't we aspire to be like that? Ordinary people with extraordinary beliefs, dreams and viewpoints. Eventually one will persist.
Change begins at home, what we change in ourselves we radiate towards others, and I'm not preaching some mojo jumbo. Some kid could see you being the better man on the corner of the street and you could become a model for him/her. The cashier at the check out till could a have had a bad day and your kindness could have changed her thinking.
Do you know how many white people I've heard complain that black cashiers are rude? Have you ever considered what prejudice that person has experienced in their life? Have you considered that they have to sit and watch people, white people, buy needless things while they struggle at home? The only viewpoint that person sees is that a white person is more privileged than they are. Why don't you, as a white person, change that person's thinking?
It is commonly discussed that white people are privileged yet do you know what that white person had to go through to achieve what they did? Elon Musk was a white South African who ditched his military service and he changed a lot of people's thinking. He worked hard to achieve what he achieved and he did not agree with the white government at the time.
You cannot change policies right now but you can change people's minds. You can change the world one mind at a time.