Reply #169: I wasn't meaning to connect republicans with racism per se

[Terran]

My last paragraph pertained to your entire post, not just the part I italicized. I know some very race-tolerant republicans too...but overall, I don't (can't) believe that the great progress you all have made in ALL areas, not just in race relations, has much to do with the efforts of conservatives (i.e., the ones calling themselves republicans these days). And given that Republicans control most of the states in the South, I think it's clear that the majority don't see things the way you do. That's not a stereotype, that's just 2 + 2 = 4. They may not be a big majority, but still a majority. And republicans, no matter where they be, don't have any big interest in seeing African-Americans succeed economically.