Reply #8: most folks here have decided that all issues of race are a distraction

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. . . even defenses against the racism from the McCain campaign. They don't want to stir things up. I think the silence has the effect of sweeping the issue under the rug for the sake of politics. I happen to believe that the only way to deal with racism is to confront it head on.

But, then again, I've always tended to put EVERYTHING on the line whenever I've confronted it . . . That might not suit for presidential politics. Still, I do think that it's like everything else we do when we feel we're right. The outcome of our advocacy should reflect the measure of our righteousness. I guess I'm just projecting my own bias here.