On Mon, 2005-01-03 at 21:18 +0000, Sue Spence wrote: > William Ballard wrote: > > > > You need to broaden your horizons. Besides, I didn't say it's hard to be > > racist if you live in a mostly-white area: I said it's easy not to be. > > > > I was born in and frequently spend time in a major American city which > has a "white" population of ~30%. About 60% are African-American. My > father grew up there, and my sister still lives there. I can't say that > we have ever found "the race thing" to be much of a problem. No, I don't > want you to tell me why you have such difficulty living near people of > other races & cultures. It's really obvious. >
Then you must know some true racists if you still have a wide acquaintanceship in that town. Maybe only a handful for sure, but they do cast a wide pall. I would think that if the US switched to a parliamentary system, we'd have our very own Front National. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
