>There is a tendency in the West to view all minorities as somehow being the same. I think it's because the news and the politicians view them in categories of

>There is a tendency in the West to view all minorities as somehow being the same. I think it's because the news and the politicians view them in categories of demographic, then report on that demographic. I've lived in the South and always think it's funny when people say they should "punish the South," by withholding funds for whatever reason, apparently not realizing the South has the largest Black population in the US by far. Of course if funds are ever withheld, that large black population would also be punished, because they are also southerners. This is pertinent because southerners and blacks are pretty large minority demographics in the US that politicians try to garner favor with. Societies are complex. It seems like a lot of people want to blurt out the first simple answer that comes out of their noggin.