Wow, Woody, you seem to be pretty frustrated.
That's OK. I understand. Because I'm really pissed off myself. Let me just take a moment to refine the nature of our concerns so that people don't misunderstand your actual message.
Because the problems in the US, and in the world, have nothing to do with race, creed, color or national origin. Of all the nations of the world, the United States has been the most tolerant and not the evil beast that they would wish us to believe.
I have had thousands of customers, and hundred of vendors, and plenty of employees. The customers paid on time, the vendors provided great services and products. Some of them were black, some were white, some were in-between; some were gay, some were lesbian; I didn't fucking care. We worked to build our businesses so we could feed ourselves and our families. They were honest in their business dealings, we worked as free-enterprise people to build our businesses together, and we did pretty well down here in the lower-middle class level until November 2006.
Granted, Obama is mixed race. Fine. I'm white as hell and have to watch for skin cancer. Fine. Both he and I have something in common: our ancestors were from Africa.
My frustration with the current political situation is not one of racism, religion, or even daily plolitics: it's strictly regarding the war between Authoritarianism and Individual Liberty. The race baiting is just a ruse to divert attention from this simple fact. Hitler and Stalin both used this race and religion crap to divide their populace in order to get total control.
I have serious doubts that the ascendency of China's navy and Russia's cunning will lead to a better world than that which was won by the British Empire or the Federal Democratic Republic of the United States of America.
It's never been a matter of race, creed, culture, or national origin here in the US. It's a matter of individual liberty. Period.