good point lethe, about the civil rights thing. But i think by and large it is because of how certain minority groups have handled it. The NAACP is by and large nothing but the democrats lap dog, same with anything the the "Good reverands" Jackson and Sharpton are involved with. When discussing race and politics with people the first question i ask is "what has the democratic party done for minorities in the last 20 years?" there are only two answers i get to this question. 1 is "um...er... i dont know, but those republicans are all racists, and at least the economy is was good". My respounse to this is usually pointing out the present unemployment rate 5.4%, that minority unemployment is about the same as it was under clinton, that minority home ownership is at an all time high, and that Presedent Bush has 6 minorities as advisors. Cabinet Rice. The other answer i get is usually "Nothing, buyt niether has the Republican party". Two which i say "your right". Bill Cosby is right, and it is sad, minorities, especially the younger generations, are so busy blaming everyone, throwing a pitty party, and/or just wasting there lives in general that they dont utilize all the freedoms that great women and men of the past paid heavily for. Could you imagine if people bonded together like they once did in boycotts and in political movements the change that could happen? Imgine if Groups got together and all voted for an independant canidate in a show of power, people would listen, i know they would...