[ladygreek]

Originally posted by darling1
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i really wish i lived in your world. the idealist in me believes that this travesty isnt a race or class issue. the reality is, race and class play a role in this...a big one!

secondly, this country's foundation was based on race and class. europeans believed that they could come to the united states and 'overthrough' the native americans that lived here. black people were brought to this country as cattle to be cheap labor and physical and psychological guinea pigs. you can't help but consider race when dealing with the social and political issues of this country.

at some point, no matter how much you attempt to look at people for just that, people, race becomes and issue, directly or indirectly.

until our society becomes more altruistic and less focused on 'me and mine' race and class will always be at issue. until 'we' realize the usa and the government for what it is, this dialogue will simply be a meaningless discussion of shoulda, coulda, wouldas.

hear, hear!