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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 603175" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>IC, we have a long history of treating our minorities like second class citizens or non-citizens and many, many people agreed that skin color or even religion...not being Christian...made one a bad or inferior person. We are trying to get over this. I was hoping that Obama's election would be a landmark over our history, but it has only brought out more bigots who are loud and proud and I am ashamed of every one of them. We are also behind Canada in acceptance of gay Americans and there are many people who live here who still insist that it's a Christian nation and feel that nobody else belongs (shrug). Be glad that is NOT Canada.</p><p></p><p>I have an online friend who has dual citizenship...Canada/US. She lives here but sort of wants to go back "home" (Canada). She says the hatred, racism and prejudice against particular religions is wearing her out. Now she is just one person, but it's different here in degree and intensity. Canadians would not even listen to our vocal talk show hosts who say they aren't bigoted, but who clearly are. </p><p></p><p>At any rate, be glad you never had to watch white parents throwing rocks at buses with black children on them just because they were going to be included in a "white" school. It shocked me and stuck with me for life, although I was only ten when I watched it. These were NOT the good old days. I'm glad they are done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 603175, member: 1550"] IC, we have a long history of treating our minorities like second class citizens or non-citizens and many, many people agreed that skin color or even religion...not being Christian...made one a bad or inferior person. We are trying to get over this. I was hoping that Obama's election would be a landmark over our history, but it has only brought out more bigots who are loud and proud and I am ashamed of every one of them. We are also behind Canada in acceptance of gay Americans and there are many people who live here who still insist that it's a Christian nation and feel that nobody else belongs (shrug). Be glad that is NOT Canada. I have an online friend who has dual citizenship...Canada/US. She lives here but sort of wants to go back "home" (Canada). She says the hatred, racism and prejudice against particular religions is wearing her out. Now she is just one person, but it's different here in degree and intensity. Canadians would not even listen to our vocal talk show hosts who say they aren't bigoted, but who clearly are. At any rate, be glad you never had to watch white parents throwing rocks at buses with black children on them just because they were going to be included in a "white" school. It shocked me and stuck with me for life, although I was only ten when I watched it. These were NOT the good old days. I'm glad they are done. [/QUOTE]
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