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Originally Posted by Bond
No. I believe my generation has moved beyond racism.
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kind of agree
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Originally Posted by Bond
In fact, as a country I believe we have moved beyond racism.
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There's no way you can defend that comment.
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Originally Posted by Bond
It will always exist in some pockets of the country, but that is simply the side effect of having such a diverse nation.
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until humanity morphs into a monotone yellow-brownish race thousands of years from now
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Originally Posted by Bond
I believe we are now divided more by class than by race, which, of course, isn't a wonderful thing either.
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agreed
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Originally Posted by BreakABone
This got me a little upset saw this on a friend's facebook status.
[Name] wants to know who the heck the black dude is on the news at the McCain rally?! I really hope McCain paid him because if he's for real that's sad
I don't know if what talking about, but the fact that it is assumed because you are black you naturally support Barack Obama is something I have seen way too often. Vote for the guy because you agree with his stance and policy, not because of the color of the skin.
Same thing with voting against him.
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i blame the media partially for canonizing obama's campaign and saying things like "he will win the majority of the black american's vote"
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Originally Posted by GameMaster
Let's talk Bond's response a step further.
Which would be greater for the country right now:
• More racism and less classism
• Less racism and more classism
Ideally, there would a choice that said less of both but let's be real here.
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the most impoverished people in this nation are black and Hispanic, so if you remove social class....you start to remove racism, imo