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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1261687" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p><em><u>Read some of the discussions and comments on this broad spectrum forum and it isn't hard to see time hasn't changed much of the hate and selfishness of the past</u>. If anything, it has gotten worse if we just look at what is now published and said in public and in the media since we ---<span style="color: #004080">became a society where everyone stays connected no matter where we are and there are a million internet bloggers, TV pundits, and radio talk show "hosts" masquerading as "journalists" not to mention the anonymity of the internet where anyone can and does say anything they want without fear of a personal bloody nose or slander lawsuit.</span></em></p><p></p><p>(I fully agree with the underlined part)</p><p>I don't think racism is ever far from the surface of America, it just gets covered up for periods of time, by things like the Kuwait War, 9-1-01, Afghanistan, The Iraq War, the recession, but now that all the foreign policy and economic stuff is mostly on a lower pedestal, domestic issues are getting a lot of attention once again. I read a LOT of news everyday, and always read the comment sections below the articles. Same old crap I've heard and read since I was very young. I see the discussions on 1/2 dozen boards I frequently participate on, and most of the bigotry is predominantly from the same places it has always been--from the old south. If the rhetoric I see actually posted in public forum is bad, I suspect what is said in private PM and phone conversation is much much worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1261687, member: 18945"] [i][u]Read some of the discussions and comments on this broad spectrum forum and it isn't hard to see time hasn't changed much of the hate and selfishness of the past[/u]. If anything, it has gotten worse if we just look at what is now published and said in public and in the media since we ---[color=#004080]became a society where everyone stays connected no matter where we are and there are a million internet bloggers, TV pundits, and radio talk show "hosts" masquerading as "journalists" not to mention the anonymity of the internet where anyone can and does say anything they want without fear of a personal bloody nose or slander lawsuit.[/color][/i] (I fully agree with the underlined part) I don't think racism is ever far from the surface of America, it just gets covered up for periods of time, by things like the Kuwait War, 9-1-01, Afghanistan, The Iraq War, the recession, but now that all the foreign policy and economic stuff is mostly on a lower pedestal, domestic issues are getting a lot of attention once again. I read a LOT of news everyday, and always read the comment sections below the articles. Same old crap I've heard and read since I was very young. I see the discussions on 1/2 dozen boards I frequently participate on, and most of the bigotry is predominantly from the same places it has always been--from the old south. If the rhetoric I see actually posted in public forum is bad, I suspect what is said in private PM and phone conversation is much much worse. [/QUOTE]
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