Wow. Surprising is that they were so up front in the racism. Most would simply suffer with the "mistake," then be sure to check before allowing another group "like that" coming in and do their best to avoid being seen as having acted like bigots.
But every time I think maybe we've gotten over some of this stuff as a nation, I hang with the rellies for a while and realize there are a lot of people who are easily led to believe that all their troubles can be attributed to the blacks/homosexuals/Mexicans/name-your-not-"us"-flavor-of-the-day.
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Date: 2009-07-11 01:58 am (UTC)But every time I think maybe we've gotten over some of this stuff as a nation, I hang with the rellies for a while and realize there are a lot of people who are easily led to believe that all their troubles can be attributed to the blacks/homosexuals/Mexicans/name-your-not-"us"-flavor-of-the-day.
Sigh