The Secret Haters

OK people. Do you honestly think that it is Obama's solutions to issues that is driving blacks to vote? That's BS and we all know it. I would contend that many blacks are voting for Obama b/c he is black. That is what reverse racism is! Additionally, how can anyone contend that Caucasions are racist in this election? As I recall, 50% of WHITE men are voting for Obama. Additionally, Obama has won states like Iowa and Nebraska. WHAT? The majority of residents in these states are white. So, whoever it is that is whining that poor Obama is yet another victim of racism needs a reality check. Maybe the question is..."is this country more sexist than racist?" Look at the numbers and you tell me.

I MEANT TO SAY THE DEFINITION OF RACIST IS NOT "DISLIKING" A PERSON

Generally, I think people are inclined to want to associate and imbue with power a member of what they perceive to be their own group. There are many preconceived notions which we learn about other groups who are not like we are. This, in fact, may be subconscious or even be woven into our genetic tapestry instructing us to do so. Having said that, however, it is not beyond the capacity of man, when he sees proof to the contrary, to invalidate or overrule a previously held belief because he knows those beliefs to be untrue. It helps to know that we are, each and every one, related to each other, a journey which began out of Africa. Our mitochondrial DNA proves that over and over again. The superficialities of skin color, sexual orientation, disability, sex or age in reality are small variables. Nonetheless, in the history of our species, they have loomed large.

In previous centuries everyone took for granted that the sun revolved around the earth. It still SEEMS that it does except science has categorically proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the earth and its celestial cousins revolve around the sun. We must override the error of our ways because in this era science more and more is proving our previous beliefs were just that ... beliefs. Facts tell us a different story. We should act accordingly even if it is ever-so-difficult to do.

Natalie Rosen

This article is irrelevant. I would never vote for Obama because I disagree with his point of view. I will vote for Colin Powell or Condi Rice if I had a chance. You are trying to guilt trip people to question their decision to not vote for a marginally qualified hard left candidate. Thus, some people would vote for a minority candidate just because they feel guilty even if they think the candidate is barely qualified. By the way, John Kennedy was a 3 term congressman and two term senator- very different from a 2 years senator from Illinois. At this point in history it is the responsibility of minorities, women and gays to convince people that they are capable of objective judgment in office and not out to take revenge and try to get back at past prejudice.

I was all for this fighting for equality, but I can't take black people pretending that they're still in the slave days and that everything that happened in the past happened to them directly. I especially can't stand the way that a lot of younger boys think its cool to dress as though they were black. I'm not racist at all..I'm just so sick of people thinking that all white people are racist and all black people are the victims.

Could someone explain to me the value of of paying for studies that stir up animosity between people? These so-called "researchers" probably have their own conclusions drawn before the study even gets underway....talk about prejudice! We all have our biases. But better for them to stay "below the surface" than to be expressed like they used to be.

There is no races...word invented to divide us....there is the human race with cutlural and ideologic differences and phisionmies given the environment twhere hey development ensued.

Let me tell you guys, this is all about Obama propaganda. media stopped attacking Hillary and now has turned to passive talk still keeping him in focus. He is talking about so naively as if he never knew racism existed at this state. The implication is still that Hillary team will try to drown Obamy with racism. Well, the Clintons past actions and affinities speak for itself. If Obama can not gain majority among even democrats because there is a "race problem" how is he going to win in November?

unless you are one of them.

We are at times in a profession that requires sacrifice and people who work with addicts and see the ravage of the addiction grow depressed and unhappy, a normal reaction, and think about leaving the profession...normal again.

Life is a continuos cycle of change as we each grow to conquer our fears and embrace that wich we fear.

Psychological study of a certain group will always be biased because we refuse generally to be placed in boxex.
American expecially the whites are arrogant if they believe they can dissect and test a human heart and find the truth.

When I came to this country not having experience with racism I began to be infected with the bug and fears to a degree, I fought back making friends with african americans.

I think our collective guilt and fears have been overcome and as far as harboring dark impulse against other groups that is life and we deal with it on a daily basis.

Let's not put everyone in the same bunch. To change people and help the country we need to unite against a common enemy, the one that could destroy our constitution, our future and our children's future...the spectre of division, complacency toward injustice, untruthfulness, cowardice, and lack of reverence for life, all life.
I believe the new generation and those in between are the new wave of true americans who realize fully the motto
Ou of many ..one.... E pluribus....UNUM.....
namaste

Everyone is not racist. I'm not racist. I do judge people by their appearance (the clothes they wear and they way they act) but that is not racism, that is an educated guess. I'm not voting for Obama because it will make me feel better about myself, I'm voting for him because he is the only remotely inspiring option out there. I'm under 30 and grew up on the coast, so maybe that puts me in a different category than "everybody". There is a silent racist majority in this country though and all I can do is pray the old bigots pass away without rubbing off too much on the generations to come.

The media did not invent racism. The fact that people want to have an intelligent dialog about race and race relations doesn't fuel suspicion. It helps us to understand things about the races that we don't. Not because we don't care, but perhaps we don't know or are not exposed to these issues in our own communities. Yes, everyone has prejudices and the fact of the matter is that some people are in a position to act on them. anaffecaaaaaaaaffect the lives of others. Thjis

I think that this article tells us a lot of things. People in general aren't necessarily bad, and can a person really be blamed for having a prejudice that was more than likely instilled in them early in life? Is it our fault (white americans) that we were favored at one time in history. I also believe that anyone who thinks that it is only minorities that suffer racism, is completely wrong. There are many many white people who are treated poorly by african americans and other ethnic groups. So, for someone to say that racism is one sided, is completely wrong. I want someone to tell me, the last time they were around black people, being white themselves, and not called snowflake or white chocolate. I believe that it doesn't happen where a person can't say that, for the simple fact that EVERYONE is racist against someone. It's in our psyche's not to like certain people.

What I'm trying to say is... no one is better than anyone else, and I honestly believe that, but it's also not the racist person's fault that they are the way they are.

Why is it that everyone automatically thinks of racism as white people hating black people? I have dealt with a lot of racism in my life, and I am a white woman. Unless you have dealt with rasicm yourself, you have no idea what it feels like to be hated because of something you cannot control.
Not all white people hate black people even when they've dealt with more rasicm being the "superior" race than the average black American. Grow up people, if you want to hate someone, find something a little more creative to dislike about them then the color of their skin!

I think that this article tells us a lot of things. People in general aren't necessarily bad, and can a person really be blamed for having a prejudice that was more than likely instilled in them early in life? Is it our fault (white americans) that we were favored at one time in history. I also believe that anyone who thinks that it is only minorities that suffer racism, is completely wrong. There are many many white people who are treated poorly by african americans and other ethnic groups. So, for someone to say that racism is one sided, is completely wrong. I want someone to tell me, the last time they were around black people, being white themselves, and not called snowflake or white chocolate. I believe that it doesn't happen where a person can't say that, for the simple fact that EVERYONE is racist against someone. It's in our psyche's not to like certain people.

What I'm trying to say is... no one is better than anyone else, and I honestly believe that, but it's also not the racist person's fault that they are the way they are.