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July 29th, 2010, 04:45 AM
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Courage, caring and a sense of humor
When I was a child in a small, southern Oregon town in the early 1960's, I got my first experience with racism when a black family was blocked from moving onto our street due to heavy pressure on the local realtor. I remember being excited at first (there was a girl in the family my age and we'd played a bit already), then horrified at the talk from my neighbors. As a result of everything, the family ended up moving to another town. It changed me.
So, I've been saddened to see the racism boiling up in the media as of late. I ran across this video; it renewed my faith that one person with some courage, caring, and a sense of humor can make such a difference. This made me smile tonight.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldWf5Yj-RnI Sincerely, Karen 
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July 29th, 2010, 09:49 AM
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Hi Karen,
Sorry you had to lose a friend in that deal...never should have happened. My take on the race issue is that people just haven't "got it" yet. I truly believe that 95+% of this country is, indeed, "color blind"...but BOTH sides of the issue have to let go their prejudices before we can ever progress away from this mess. So long as people are so quick to point fingers  we'll never get away from the racial strife. Worlds gotta learn that..People are just that...People. Makes no difference what color they come in. ISO
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July 29th, 2010, 10:06 AM
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I agree w/ ISO.. the dinosaurs ARE dying off.. just gotta be patient
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July 29th, 2010, 10:14 AM
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tar pits just yet...  ISO 
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"Resolve to be tender with the young, Compassionate with the aged, Sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and wrong...... ...... because sometime in your life you have been guilty of all of these."
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July 29th, 2010, 10:23 AM
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hahha.. you know what I meant... seriously though.. who was that guy.?? an ex-klan member I assume.. dude was talking pretty freely about burning churches & whatnot.. from the way he's talking about it.. I don't imagine he's doing it anymore..
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