The Klan isn't dead. The problem is, they got two out of the three terms wrong. I am white, but I'm not a liberal. These systems of oppression,which are enmeshed and interlocking, require radical solutions. And I don't feel guilty.
Guilt is appropriate when one has wronged another, when one has something to feel guilty about.
In my life I have felt guilty for racist or sexist things I have said or done, even when they were done unconsciously. But that is guilt I felt because of specific acts, not for thecolor of my skin. Also, focusing on individual guilt feelings is counterproductive when it leads us to ponder the issue from a psychological point of view instead of a moral and political one. I have no control over. Several people pointed out that, for example,tall people have unearned privilege in basketball, and we don't ask tall people to stop playing basketball nor do we eliminate their advantage.