One Quibble
"-People learn to hate each other, they are not innately best separate from one another."
The field of biological evolution informs us that tribal/group affiliation is hard-wired into our natures. This was a necessary condition of survival for early human beings. We might have big brains, but we have no claws, armor, camouflage, speed, strength, &c. Twinned with the desire to belong to a group is a distrust of those not in the group. Skin color is just an obvious means of identifying "others", but is not the only one. After all, Irish catholics and Irish protestants look pretty much the same, but that hasn't stopped them from killing each other.
I think it is the triumph of civilization to lessen, sometimes to a great deal, this desire to break apart into tribal lines. Yes, there has been much discrimination in this country. Yes, some (hopefully a tiny minority) still harbor anti-{name the group of your choice} feelings. I worry, though, that an emphasis on differences, even if for the right reasons, perpetuates the problem instead of solves it. We need something different.
BR
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