Some folks use racism as a tool to gain power or wealth.
I think the last 4 years turned people who aren't normally into showing bigotry for those who are different than them into rethinking their feelings.
Minorities already see racism in everything, but now folks that never really thought about it are reverting back to the way things were over 60 years ago.
Black leaders wanted to foment civil unrest and now it's coming down the chute and may soon be here forreal instead of just in their imaginations.
Quite a different result from what we thought was our first post-racial president.
Food for thought !
If a white man would have had his history brought forth against him as Barack Obama did prior to becoming a presidential canidate and ultimately the President, would he had been allowed to run, much less been elected, or would he have been sent packing quickly by all involved ?
Now was it because of this black "skin color" thing, and it becoming far more important than the character of the man himself in that 08 election that got him elected, where as shouldn't he had been judged or based upon his character mainly, and then his record of qualifications all due to his education, along with his past actions prior to it all, yet for the most part was it about his skin color, and the histoical significance it had in that election regardless of his character and his past ?
His history was investigated to find some really bad stuff within his past associations, but somehow we still ended up with Barack Obama being elected, and this by a majority of blacks and/or minorities whom based their decision's or votes upon his "skin color" by what was being touted, shouted and/or was therefore found in their eyes, and not that of his character or record surrounding his past as it should have been, in which he was ultimately given a huge pass on, and why was this you reckon ? Was it because of this "skin color" thing was over riding character ? These are questions that will haunt many for a good while to come in America, because skin color is nothing but skin color, as it does not make the man inside, nor does it indicate to us his character. I just wish America would somehow understand this in life sooner or later, but undoubtedly we have a long way to go still yet in this nation when it comes to this sort of thing in life, and that is so sad.
It never has been about color, and it should never be about color, but instead about being American and about cultures, and the various beliefs that reside within these cultures. The job of Americans and America is bringing these cultures together under one roof, and in peace and in harmony to live side by side in our communties, towns and states, and always together in freedom there of, but as God is being kicked out of this nation, these works are now getting harder and harder to accomplish in these latter days. We must pray for all involved, because we are all going to need it in the days to come.
Maybe Barack will shake the color thing, and show that he can be a leader for all Americans as based upon his character, and not something simply to be based upon his color instead.