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That sidestep was positively Palinesque. But typical of conservatives in general. If you don't like the question you're asked, simply ask yourself a different one and answer that one.



Bullshit, you asked about discriminatory laws I answered. Nice fail as usual.

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Not to belabor the point, but that's why I used the past tense: "our country has...". Yes, all those laws have been repealed. For the past 45 years, there has been de jure, if not de facto equality of opportunity in this country. And no, it doesn't have a damn thing to do with changing "hearts and minds". I honestly do not give a shit what people think or feel toward one race, gender, orientation or another. It is not the place of the government to dictate people's beliefs, and I'm ardently opposed to hate crime laws for just that reason. Obama's election demonstrates just how much our attitudes toward race have changed... but otherwise, people are free to hate niggers, chinks, spicks, ragheads, kikes, fags, wops, gimps, dykes, or whomever they choose. It's part of what makes America great!
But nothing you said comes close to answering my question. Which is, given the economic disparity and the culture of poverty that plagues certain minorities [ African Americans and Native Americans esp, having received the worst ethnicidal assrapings in US history ], what then does this country do to undo what's been done? Or do we simply sweep it all under the rug, tell everyone to let bygones be bygones, and pretend that everyone starts life with an equal chance to grab the brass ring?




As I said and you failed to understand, the laws have been repealed, and the opportunities are here, ask any immigrant about what hard work and determination can achieve. Education may not be free but it is available to those who try. You can’t make people take advantage of it, there has to be some freedom of choice. Again I know how liberals hate the idea of freedom of choice. If people choose to fail, hey guess what? They automatically fail.

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btw, did anyone happen to catch Rush Limbaugh's "first address to the nation"? His performance was spectacular. But the audience's response shows how completely the Right has surrendered the Middle to Obama. Now they're just retreating to safe ground... The wingnuts in their base.



No, no one saw this but you. It’s funny how a liberal feels the need to watch that fat drug addict, just to see what he says. I bet there was a lot of hand wringing and teeth gnashing in your place, during that speech.