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>>>Our newspapers and TV's introduced Obama's elect as end of racism at USA. Is it just a wish?
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>>>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/111208dntexklan.36c6b7b.html
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>>I don't think it's the end of racism, but I do think it's a huge step in the right direction for two reasons.
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>>1) For blacks and other minorities, it's a signal that more doors are open than ever before. I heard someone (can't remember who, but a black celebrity) talking about how this removes excuses for black kids not to achieve.
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>>2) Much of racism is about fear of the unknown. For the next 4 (or 8) years, the American public is going to have an ongoing look at a black family. I'm hopeful that for some people, this will help to eliminate their fear.
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>One interesting aspect of this is that it has caused some rethinking in Europe. Even some of our closest allies -- England, France, Germany -- have often looked down on us for our racial history. Yet now we have a black President and none of them are thought to be close to that happening.

Why don't we send our black president to them? Sharing is caring :)
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