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Originally posted by ladysycamore
My dad thinks blacks should have their own political party. I'm not holding my breath on that one. Just like with anything that "we" try to do on our own...somehow, something gets sabatoged and goes right to hell. 
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But don't you think this country is already polarized enough along racial lines? Wouldn't a black political party just make things worse? It seems to me that too many white "Archie Bunker" types would automatically vote against someone who was affiliated with a black (or hispanic, or Asian) party without even bothering to consider that candidate's stand on the issues. Besides, don't the issues of merit cut across color lines? I'm not niave. I know that racial and ethnic prejudices are still real problems in this country, but doesn't the fact of their existance hurt every last one of us, whether white or black? Just curious.