During an appearance on a podcast, comedian Trevor Noah suggested that the “integration” of black and white people in America was a mistake.
Noah said he had found himself “wondering” whether or not “integration was the right move,” particularly in the context of schooling, referring to the 1960’s civil rights era and the end of segregation.
The comedian made it clear that he thought the “racism” brought about by segregation was a bad thing and that people shouldn’t have been punished for their skin color in terms of being discriminated against in society.
However, he then pointed out that Finland was a stable, prosperous and high trust society largely because it is overwhelmingly homogenous.
“I think part of the reason Finland is able to do it is because, have you been to Finland? I’ve been to Finland. You know who’s in Finland? Finnish people. That’s it,” said Noah.
“And because they’re all Finnish, there’s an idea of like, no we’re all headed in the same direction, we all know what our actions mean.”
As already documented previously, prior to integration, the best of the non-white groups were selected for colleges, sports, jobs, promotion, and etc. After integration, they all had to compete with their white counterparts, who frequently bettered them – resulting in fewer opportunities for members of the non-white groups.
This resulted in the best candidates overall being chosen – not just the best of the individual groups. An unintended consequence that favored the white groups – but the non-whites (and their proponents) got what they asked for!
Talking out of both sides of your mouth 9:53. However integration has caused racism.
Move to the Congo.