A video from a decade-old talk where Clarence Thomas answered a question about racism at Pepperdine University Law School is gaining attention again. Clarence is asked, “How should we best combat racism in our society, and does the court play a tangible role in that ongoing struggle?” His answer will not be popular with far-left, race-baiting ideologues.
Morgan Freeman famously remarked that the best way to end racism today would be to “stop talking about it” – and Thomas’ response echoed much of the same.
“I have never understood the notion that we could continue to focus on race to get over race. I’ve never understood that we have to continue to identify as race conscious in order to not be race conscious,” Thomas said. He then began to talk about his experiences as the only black kid in a seminary in Savannah, Georgia, in 1965-67: