Does racism thrive in America?

Pat Buchana might be the last spokesmen for that forgotten group of America know as the silent majority. I hope you do not get labelled by some as a racist. Obama is always telling other what they need to do, like he is the expert on every affair. Some like me do not like being told that I am the person that is at fault for the problems of this country. Always being told that I need to invest more money in black schools and communities, enforce civil rights laws, ensure fairness in the criminal justice system and provide this generation of blacks just makes me mad. I have participated in slavery, or segregation. My ancestors did not make it to this country until after the civil war anyways. There is nothing about Obama that say that he is the man to bring change. Attitudes like this will only send this country back to a time when whites and black were pitted against each other. Whatever happen to the two-way conversation, these sound a whole lot like white grab your ankles. Ancestors of the slaves are better off than those that live in Africa, or am I messing something. Just look at what modern day African American can accomplish, compared to their African counterparts. Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America’s fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent? These questions are truly a fair question and does need to be looked at. Instead of blaming white America maybe they need to start asking themselve these questions.

Buchanan does make some good points and I do agree that the conversations Obama wants to have about race should focus on the final healing and on moving beyond inherited anger over situations that no longer exist. I'm 53 years old, I remember segregation...I remember the separation of blacks and whites in my home town which started with where they were expected to live, to where they sat on the bus, to what establishments they were allowed to work in or go into. This country has moved so far beyond that yet our achievements are ignored by those who profit by racial discourse. There is no United White College Fund...or no United Irish College Fund for the ancestors of the first group to be descriminated aganist, my ancestors. I don't want stones to continue to be thrown and Obama's attitudes towards racial healing are one of the things I'm look at when it comes to who I end up voting for. Reverend Wright has made a fortune telling poor black people that white people are evil and he is the ultimate hypocrite as he's now living in a million dollar mansion in a white community...paid for by the contributions of black supporters who fell for his hateful rap. If Obama wants change, he's capable of making that happen. The real question is does he really want change or just more of the same old same old.

I have no interest in what Pat Buchannan says. He is basically an isolationist and thinks that the US should keep their nose out of all foreign affairs. I think that he may make some good points; but I think basically he is an old guy set in his ways who is probably out of touch with the majority of Americans think. You can like him or listen to him as you see fit, but he is not my cup of teas.

I love some of what Pat Buchanan has to say. But I must say racism does thrive in America, as well as every country. Even in the most democratic nations there is still racism. Racism is most common when there is a large flow of immigration. As long as there are multiple cultures, customs, religions, skins, and memories, there will always be that prejudice.