We have been getting a lot of mail regarding this issue of inequality. I don't think that leaders are racist at all. I just think that there is an advantage for some groups and that they intend to keep it. In discussing the issue, it is necessary to separate high dan leaders from political leaders. High dan leaders preside, have students, are a type of guru, and indeed exert control.
Political leaders respond to the high dans and try to keep a quiet day in their jurisdiction.
The search for truth, justice, fraternity, and equality is picked up or ignored by the requirements of the day. Few Americans posses the power to do anything except speak up in meetings, administrate, and vote. Most decisions are rendered in private conference and by the high dans. At the start, I should make it clear that I have no dog in this fight and do not care how it comes out or what will prove to be the deciding factors. That being said, I have had discomforting experiences in martial arts politics and clearly, I think, understand the forces which separate business, arts, and sports.