darth_ender said:

Know what I hate? I hate racism. But you know what else I hate? I hate the fact that folks look for every opportunity to accuse conservatives of racism that they can. Nevermind that Lincoln was a Republican. Nevermind that the KKK was started by Democrats. Nevermind that conservatives teach that all people are created equal. Nevermind that Michael Steele and was elected to be chair of the RNC. Nevermind that two other prominent black men have recently run for Republican presidential tickets (Alan Keyes and Herman Cain). Nevermind that so many conservatives actually go out of their way to avoid any hint of being perceived as racist, while liberals are not shy at all about their racism (not only blaming everything on whites, but even speaking negatively about black conservatives, such as Herman Cain and Alveda King.

I understand that racism is an ongoing problem. But its use as ammunition to discredit anything said by a conservative is actually perpetuating what divides the races rather than unifying. People who spend time together learn to get along, even if they originally had misgivings. But when one side is victimized, they feel animosity towards the other. Then the other side feels it is victimized by being stereotyped as such, and they feel angst towards the first group. It's a perpetuating cycle, and it's brought on by the overused race card. When we stop caring so much about what literally is little more than a minor genetic difference, then racism will finally begin to diminish.

I agree. Good post. And I'm a liberal (I think).