Tom
2008-05-28 06:00:59
Politics of race are interesting and while many people are willing to openly accuse folks of racism over the black vs white divide no one seems to want to discuss the black vs latin issue.
Latin people in general will not vote for a black candidate. This is not a US only issue either. In all of the countries of central and south america blacks are considered to be at the bottom of the social ladder.
The tensions between black and latin people in these countries is palpable and I think alot of that carries over into the US.
I do find it interesting that a certain philosophy on the left seems incapable of understanding these realities. But then again the looney left largely seems delusional to me anyway.
