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America has come a long way, but has a long way to go. Being a white male, I am aware of racist attitudes both overt and covert among many of my contemporaries. Many others find such attitudes reprehensible.
It's a very subtle, understated thing. I voted for Obama in the Virginia Democratic primary, and this is in a state that had separate water fountains in my lifetime.
Like I've said in my posts @ Salon and other places: Obama is taking a chance in assuming that a majority of Americans are intelligent, independently thinking human beings.
If he's right, he'll be our next president. If not, well, God help us all...
