Reply #123: the drama is impressive but really beside the point.

[AtomicKitten]

Racism seeks to exclude. This work is being done to include, engage, and lift up all Americans by bringing them into the election process. By definition, that is the precise opposite of racism.

And so I reject the epithets of "racist" hurled at me. I also reject and, in fact, resent your insinuation that whitey just doesn't get it; in fact, my family is exploring moving to New Orleans to do what we can to help in the rebuilding process. We are engaged in the process whether you like it or not, and I certainly am not going to apologize to you or anybody else for doing what I can to help.

Just because you are having difficulty grasping the gist of this conversation does not make you the arbiter of free speech.

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." * Noam Chomsky