The evils of racism are amplified exponentially when they have the support of the State. In No Sugar, racism does not merely exist as a series of insults or local interactions. It begins at the highest levels. It is codified in policy. Worst of all, it is seen by those who wield it as the right thing to do. If the laws of the land are predicated on racist actions and ideas, not being racist can itself become a punishable offense. When a leader believes that subjugating another is for the other person’s good, there will be a trickle-down effect to the entire system. 

One of the greatest challenges to the eradication of racism is that it is passed down generationally. Over time, the amount of overt racists in a population will decrease. But the fact that forty years from now there may be fewer racists is of little comfort to the people who are the victims of racism today. There is nothing in the world of No Sugar except time that will eventually ease the pains of the Aborigines.