Originally Posted by nemesis

I don't recall the OP suggesting that the US has a monopoly on racism and I don't think anyone is ignorant of the plight in foreign countries regarding racism, religious intolerance and other forms of bigotry. I also don't see why every time someone brings up the issue of race in a forum someone else feels the need to mention how bad it is in foreign countries to try and dismiss the issue since that doesn't change the fact that it still has a significant impact on society here. I could only imagine how much of a failure this country would be if we just stopped and said "well its worse elsewhere" in a vein attempt to ignore the issue.