well, i'm glad i got some input/discussion out of this. i know it's kinda long, but i found it really interesting. prior to me posting, i took some time out to google the writer, and he's published a few pieces all in reference to "race relations." i say that to say i don't believe his intentions were below any standards or attention whore-ish-ness...it's his hobby/job.

seems like a few people took "offense" (for lack of a better term) to him referring to white conservatives. personally, i think he only used conservatives as a REFERENCE, and it wasn't to take shots...it was to prove a point.

it's pretty difficult to explain to a lot of people (who aren't black) why the black community has a difficult time coping with our past in this country. think about the top 2 phrases that you hear most when discussing race:
WHITE - get over it, slavery is over.
BLACK - you don't know what it's like to be black.
it's not some big secret that the conservative base is comprised of MOSTLY white people. the article was meant to get into the minds of white people, and have them view race from a different perspective....i.e. "you don't know what it's like to be black, but you know what it's like to be white & here's some of the absurd bullshit that we do which MIGHT explain why black people can't get over slavery/racism/etc."

just like there are black people out there who were their jeans to their knees, t-shirts to their ankles, horrible speech, and will steal from their own mother....there are white conservatives (in this particular case) who don't believe a black man deserves to run this country, believe the black 'race' is inferior, wishes to kill the countries leader because he is black, and will teach their children the same. NEITHER REPRESENTS EACH PARTICULAR GROUP AS A WHOLE it's the same absurd bullshit that continues to fuel 'racism' on both sides of the fence (black/white).