[Taxacom] Race and taxonomy

[Richard Petit]

Karl Magnacca wrote:
From: "Karl Magnacca" <kmagnacca at wesleyan.edu>
>
> "Less common than it used to be" doesn't necessarily mean "uncommon".
> There are plenty of people in the US who support the policies of Barack
> Obama but won't vote for him because they feel he will "put too many
> colored people in positions of power over the white race" (a direct
> quote), and a whole lot more who think "there's just something about
> him" that makes them uncomfortable.

The identity of the person being quoted is not given, but is almost 
certainly an Obama supporter.  All mentions of racism in the current 
political battle in the U.S. have come from Obama supporters.  Since you 
have unfortunately inserted nationality into this thread, you might wish to 
investigate why Ireland did not join the U.K. and the U.S. in its battle 
against the Nazis (avowed racists) in W.W. II.

dick p.