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To: one_less who wrote (476877)5/2/2009 4:52:39 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573435
 
This country is a country of laws. The laws of the land are not racist, quite to the contrary they are anti-racist to the point of a legal sensitivity to related issues. So, you are wrong, this country is not racist.

You're FOS. Laws may be anti racist but that doesn't change the fact that this country has its fair share of racists.

Open racism is unpopular and politically incorrect.

Really? Then why did we see posters like this at the teabag parties:



or like this one:




To: one_less who wrote (476877)5/2/2009 11:25:13 PM
From: J_F_Shepard1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573435
 
"The laws of the land are not racist, "

That has absolutely nothing to do with whether the country or parts of the country is or is not racist.... You can't deny that large sections of the country remain racist... In fact, the only race discussions we hear are usually generated by Conservatives....


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