What I was trying to say (clumsily, I suppose) is that we all need to get over this racism thing. We will both hear things from others that “grate” like nails on chalkboards but if we are ever going to get past it we have to quit listening. When folks who have low IQ make stupid remarks we don’t get all hot and bothered we “consider the source”. That said, we also need to deal with the reality that there does exist a problem. We dealt with white racists and sidelined them. We have yet to sideline black racists IMHO.
I certainly agree with you when you point out that black racists have not been sidelined. In fact more black racists are being created every day. That process takes place in public schools and in universities. The media plays a role also.
Black and liberal white politicians work diligently to keep my people angry over past racial injustices, while totally ignoring the incredible progress made in this area in America. Unfortunately the election of Barack Obama will probably exacerbate racial hostility.
I am happy to see that a black person can become president and dismayed that it is this Marxist who got the job. I do not agree that racist remarks should be ignored, no matter the color of the person making them. I routinely confront any black person I interact with when they make stupid, racist remarks.
The guy who started our conversation needed to know that what he said was unacceptable. There was another comment that rejected the security guard comment. I think the guy who posted it is white and it is very possible that a lesson was learned by the one who made that dumb statement.
I think something positive came out of it though. We have never met and will probably never see each other. I point out to you that we are communicating and not in an angry or hateful way. I appreciate that and I appreciate your point of view. Thank you.