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Is America Only for White People?

/ Wrote: Aug 30, 2010 9:45 PM
Carlos, they had better not. If they do, the GOP will fail once again.
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Carlos7 Wrote: Aug 30, 2010 10:03 PM
Yes. Complacency (aka Moderates) brought us Obama. And the wishy-washy Party Leaders still don't see themselves as the problem.

Is America only for white people? The question stuck in my mind following yet another e-mail exchange with a friend of mine, regarding my conservatism. For this particular gentleman, being black in America is at odds with conservatism. As he put it:

“…Particularly as African-Americans, I feel we are in no real position to idealize the American experience and get too choked up about institutions and symbols that were not created with us in mind. Certainly, we cannot cast our lot with those who are actively seeking to destroy those gains we have made.”

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