Wow. I had no idea of the breadth of my readership, obviously, until "Grace" weighed in. (See comments on previous post.) And what I'm about to do is wrong, so wrong, because taking on people like "Grace" is like beating up on a cripple--but anyways, "Grace," I will address your "points," as the judges say, seriatim:
1. "I'm just wondering how happy you will be in say 10 years when your little daughter or grand daughter are dating or even marrying one of your neighbor's sons?" I don't know how I'll feel, "Grace." It depends on what this hypothetical prospective son-in-law is like. I imagine I'll ask the usual questions: Is he kind to my daughter? Does he love her? Is he employed? Does he have baggage (vengeful ex, 3 kids from a previous marriage etc.)? But since you and I obviously won't live in the same neighborhood, "Grace," given your take on things, I'm pretty sure he won't be your son. Which, frankly, is a point in his favor, sight unseen.
2. "You can say whatever you want but there is a REASON why this country is racially divided. It's called HISTORY!" .....Class, this is a perfect example of the logical fallacy known as "begging the question," frequently referred to as "circular reasoning." In it, the person derives a "conclusion" from a premise that looks remarkably like the conclusion--and which, in fact, is just a restatement of the conclusion. Thus: "There's a reason...." and "It's called HISTORY" say the same thing, but to the careless reader it might seem as if there is some brain action going on here. Not so. No brain action to see here, folks. Move along.
3. "A person, or a group's past is a fantastic indicator of what their future looks like." Okay, turn off "Dr. Phil" right now, and back away from the TV slowly. Yes, I know Dr. Phil says "the best indicator of future behavior is past behavior," and Dr. Phil has a teensy little point there. But, interestingly, it's not the point I was writing about. I was writing about this thing called "evolution," also known as "change." But I sense I've lost you here, "Grace," so I'll boil it down for ya: You may be the same dumb shit you were in 1964, but not all of us are.
4. "Drive down Martin Luther King Blvd. in any city, in any state and tell me what you see! I'll tell you... you will see drug addicts, gang members, losers who mooch off the govt. and refuse to get up and WORK for a living, violence, and worse than all of the above... you will see a group of hateful, angry, human beings!" Really. Is this true? DRUGS and VIOLENCE in the inner city? People on WELFARE? Why wasn't I told?? But seriously, "Grace," what you say is true, but it's not all of the truth. Because I've been on streets like that (more than you have, I dare say) and I've met plenty of other kinds of people, too. Pity you can see only people who look like you. What? You don't see the resemblance? You were distracted by the skin tone, probably.
5. "Facts are Facts and I don't want that in my neighborhood, feeling up my daughter, like a disease, infecting my grandchildren.... You may want to re-think your thougths." This is unintentionally funny, "Grace"--I suspect facts will never get anywhere near your neighborhood, much less in your brain--but what I think you meant to say is that people of a different race (because, really, your way of thinking is hardly confined to African Americans, I'm sure) are "like a disease." A lecherous disease, too, because they'd be feeling up your daughter, etc. And that's where this stops being funny, and I'm not making any more jokes. In fact I'm blocking you from my site, "Grace," because I think I know all I ever want to know about your take on things. See ya.