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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (328609)	12/12/2002 10:08:08 PM
From: George Coyne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You speak for yourself.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (328609)	12/12/2002 10:28:36 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

How do you explain the increase in mixed race marriages? I still feel that given a very honest vote on the issue, a vote for segregation would probably still carry the nation, regardless of party.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (328609)	12/12/2002 11:27:12 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

you are so full of crap you are embarrassing. How can you stand to come here and make so much of an ass of yourself?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (328609)	12/12/2002 11:40:50 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 769670

regardless of party How about regardless of race?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (328609)	12/13/2002 12:10:40 AM
From: DavesM	Respond to of 769670

re:"We all talk equality but that's a facade; the blacks know it and so do we if we're honest. It is an undeniable fact, that folks who are most strident on the issue are most likely, not always, but most likely republican because of the GOP is the party that still resists change in the status quo vis-a-vis segregation and equal opportunity." Maybe you should look where segregation is the greatest. censusscope.org

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (328609)	12/13/2002 11:04:46 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769670

I agree that the Republicans have to tread carefully, especially with the perception that the Segs bolted for the Republican Party. I disagree that there is any substantial sentiment in favor of segregation in either party. My sister- in- law is black, and she and my brother have travelled to a number of places, both North and South, and only once did they encounter a lot of attitude, from a waitress in Boston. I have myself saw a number of inter- racial couples in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the one time I went there, and there was no sense of them sticking out. In general, the rate of white- black intermarriage has been increasing, although it is still lower than the rate of white- asian intermarriage. I grew up in an integrated neighborhood. True, there was some racial tension, but not so much, ultimately. At this point, it is mostly black, part of Prince George's County, the Washington suburb that is 50% black, and where most of the blacks are middle class. I raised my son in an integrated neighborhood, and he had several black friends in school as he was growing up. There was little overt racial tension when he was growing up, and inter- racial couples in high school did not seem to raise a lot of eyebrows. Of course, this is merely anecdotal, but let me finish with an item from the Washington Post several years ago. There was friction in an affluent black neighborhood in PG County over the use of athletic facilities (such as basketball courts) by lower class blacks, because of rowdiness, and the fear of criminal activity. What would have been interpreted as a racial issue in most cases was clearly a class issue in this case. How often are we mistaking class tension for racial tension? In how many neighborhoods would people not mind blacks moving in if they were viewed as middle class? How many people would worry about their daughters dating Sidney Poitier? .........