We have long-lived as racists.

Indeed, it’s shameful that America is a racist nation. Always has been. It was true when America was founded. And racism is still rampant today. And I suspect many whites don’t want to acknowledge it because it’s so shameful. They want to think of America as better than that. But we aren’t. A giant step in the right direction, however, would be to admit we’re racist. Then we can begin the task of eradicating it in big ways. Oh, we’ll always have a racist element. But it would be nice to make it a miniscule minority. I see nothing wrong with confessing to our wrongs. That would be a good start. We’ve been very mean and cruel to black people and native Americans. We’ve treated them in inhumane ways. It’s a wonder that they have so often turned the other cheek. And still, many of ‘em are in a forgiving mood. We owe them apologies, if not reparations. Let’s start by recognizing that we’ve done grievous harm to a whole race of people…because we have long-lived as a society with many practicing racists. –Jim Broede