"What Does 'Change' Mean?"

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It made the cover of magazines all over the U.S. for the last year or so. Articles have been written in newspapers.  It's been discussed by national pundits and it's all over the internet; the discussion of race.

A recent Associated Press/Yahoo poll, using a methodology with the aid of Stanford University, revealed some disturbing data that will be pondered by many for insight into the rationale behind racial perceptions.

The hundreds of years history, occurring on the land that later came to be known as the United States of America, gave rise to racist attitudes and behaviors that, only in the most recent times, maybe fifty or so years, have been condemned by the majority of American society.

Even today, crusading under the guise of the need to throw out the 'politically correct' handbook, some feel seeking a respectful, middle ground, abandoning racially charged language and discounted beliefs and theories of inferiority of one group or the other undesirable, instead claiming a right to espouse their ideas and opinions, seeking to rally those of like minds.

We're told all are entitled to freedom of speech no matter how vile others may view their speech. Yet, in many communities not of the majority, First Amendment claims are skirted for the purpose of silencing them yet, freedom of speech is not 'trampled upon' when others employ the same behavior.

Nothing should protect an individual or group that threatens death or harm to an individual or group when it is known the threatening individual or group has a history of violence.

But, the legacy of racism in America, which many continue to believe doesn't exist unless someone of another race outside of the majority in America mentions it, remains akin to a sore on an extremity, suffered by a diagnosed diabetic.

The healing process for a diabetic sore is often long. The tissue seems to defy mending itself. In some cases, the sore will not heal, often requiring the sacrifice of the limb to save the rest of the body.

"What does change mean?", asked a seventh grade teacher in Marianna, Florida.

He wrote on the white board in front of his racially mixed class:

Come Help A N----r Get Elected

Click here for video coverage of the incident.

Also at NowPublic:

The 'Race' Card

"Living in America ...."

The 'Reality' Card