This is NOT an existential matter; the whole world gains! It’s a WIN-WIN

Couple of years back, the then head of IMF, Christine Lagarde, provided some statistics demonstrating how daft it is, for an economy to lose a huge workforce (women) due to discrimination. There are at least as many women on earth as there are men. We don’t have to like that fact, but the reality is that getting women working across all sectors and holding positions of responsibility simply mean we are using all the resources available, which is great for any economy

We must look past our differences; be it sex, race/colour or anything else, to ensure we get the best out of all available resources. It should not be a threat that given just half a chance (and with many racially motivated obstacles in their way, every step of the way – feel free to google each), out came: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Pele, Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Barack Obama, Lewis Hamilton, Tyler Perry, Michael Jordan and the list goes on and on.. Now, imagine if we provide equal opportunities and end racism, end systemic racism, end bias, end inequality. Adding just half of black people currently incarcerated in America or those we say do nothing other than deal drugs etc., if we solve that conundrum and add to the workforce in America, it will not only eliminate dependency but it will drive their GDP through the roof!

The same for the UK, Canada & Australia with the indigenous people there. Discrimination makes absolutely no sense in the 21st century. There is no need to continue to try to prove the supremacy of any race! We’ve already been through all that, fought wars and moved on! Now is the time for every decent human being to speak up! Silence isn’t helping. Now is the time for us all to support the present and coming generation in creating a lasting, endless, level playing field, where everyone has access to the same facilities, education, opportunities etc. Not out of love, but out of economic common sense! Let’s get everyone into the workforce (out of jails or deprivation) and drive productivity to an unprecedented high, so that we can eliminate poverty across the globe and enter a brand new age for humanity

May sound like a homily, but set the preaching aside and face the hard facts