Racism...

It's unfortunate that there isn't more and better racial dialogue in the U.S. The social, political and economic system is geared for white supremacy, and until that changes dramatically, we are going to have lots of open and underlying hostility from blacks. It's there. And if we choose to more or less ignore it, we'll pay dearly some day. We need to start listening to the likes of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright (see thread titled 'Rev. Wright is right on') and so many, many other blacks. To start recognizing that they are sending us a message . A warning, of sorts, that shouldn't be ignored. Rev. Wright is a good man. An honest man. And he's identifying what's wrong with this country when it comes to racial matters. We are racist. Yes, conditions have improved in the last 40 years. But not nearly enough. We have a long way to go. Racism is still deeply entrenched in our national psyche. And too many of us choose not to deal with it. Or to even recognize it. --Jim Broede