I am not disagreeing with your comment. I too know many rural people who are very opinionated in matters of race. Yet I am very frustrated that the concept of

I am not disagreeing with your comment. I too know many rural people who are very opinionated in matters of race. Yet I am very frustrated that the concept of racism is a one way street from white people to everyone else. I have spent plenty of time in urban environments across north America and many of their inhabitants exhibit the exact same behaviors. If we are to improve we need to accept that we all have prejudices and need to be candid about them. It is okay not to like everyone, yet it isn't okay to persecute, demean, ostracize, or otherwise oppress them. This needs to be a mindset across the political, social, and racial spectrum.