[Verginius Rufus]

Right. Her use of busing as an issue did not make sense, unless you buy into the liberals' reasoning that busing is good and supporting it makes you virtuous. Why is it supposed to be good? Is the idea that black kids can't learn as well unless they are sitting next to white kids? Or to ensure that white kids don't grow up with prejudices against black people?

As far as prejudice goes, I doubt that works. If white kids know about black people only from TV programs and commercials, they may have a better opinion of them than from knowing real-life individuals.

[ClearCase_guy]

As far as prejudice goes, I doubt that works. If white kids know about black people only from TV programs and commercials, they may have a better opinion of them than from knowing real-life individuals.

When I was a kid, they bussed kids from Boston out to my well-to-do town. I was a naïve little kid and I watched a lot of TV. So, as you indicate, I had no worries about any of the inner city kids. They were just like me, right?

It didn't take long for everyone to realize that the black kids stole things and started fights. Everyone avoided them as much as possible.

[Ohioan]

Here is the game, the Left has actually been playing at the expense of racial minorities:

How The Left Keeps Minorities Dependent