Autonomy versus liberty

1.  I am slowly coming to realize a minor but crucial distinction in the struggle for human rights, 
1. especially for civil rights in the United States. 
2. There are those who believe that all races are equal and 
1. must be free to live their lives where they will 
2. contribute to our nation how they will choose 
1. without obstacles or constraints. 
3. Then there those who believe it is immoral to subjugate other races for social, economic, or legal gain,
1. and so the white race must do a better job of governing our nation.
4. This (for me) explains so many of the weird discrepancies we find in the struggle for human rights,
1. where thousands and thousands of people take to the streets in support of Black Lives Matter,
1. and yet conservative politicians continue to be re-elected time after time
1. (and outside interference can't fully explain the disparity).
5. The sad conclusion to this chain of premises is
1. well-intentioned people will march side-by-side with fellow activists in public civil rights protests,
2. but will privately vote for conservatives so the white race remains in power.
6. Our decades-long fight for liberty and equality for all
1. was crippled from the beginning
1. not from greed nor lust,
1. but from fear;
1. fear of non-whites in control.
7. One lesson I learned from the struggle for women's rights,
1. is women must have autonomy, 
1. over and above rights and liberties of their own.
2. So now I will always ask, "Should non-whites have autonomy?"
1. For me, the answer is, "Damn straight they should."