Attorney General: U.S. is a "nation of cowards" on race

[MacVittie]

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I couldn't find the raw clip of a his statements, just a quick soundbite mixed in with this CNN commentary. I think that a lot of people are more honest about race than the ever have been given the ability to vent semi-anonymously on the internet, yet we are still very wary to express our true feeling about race in our day-to-day interactions. What say you?

[ChrisTheCop]

We have become a nation of cowards, in general.

But ok...On the race front: We are afraid of a cartoon.

[A.J.]

We have become a nation of cowards, in general.

Are you referring to the pussification of America? The pussification of America?

[NewYorkDragons80]

Kudos to CNN for actually addressing race in America in the story. Sadly, I predict that'll be the only story that actually discusses race, while all other segments will be devoted to pro-wrestling in suits

[instrument]

If by discuss race you mean make monkey jokes regarding earl, then yes, the internet has empowered people to say things to people they never would in their actual lives.

[epo]

When it comes to the issue of race, we are a nation of children.

[boosterp]

Here is just another excuse to discriminate against whitey.

[Melk]

We have become a nation of cowards, in general.

But ok...On the race front: We are afraid of a cartoon.
But a cartoon of a dead chimp symbolizing the president isn't a real racial discussion. It is name-calling.

I am not saying the cartoon shouldn't have been published, but it isn't the most cutting of political satire.

[foodcourtdruide]

When it comes to the issue of race, we are a nation of children.

Amen.

[TheMojoPin]

He's right.

[JimBeam]

I only skimmed through the first few lines of the article but what I got from it is that he's upset that we don't hang out outside of work with our coworkers because of their race ?

I can tell you there are plenty of people I work with, as white as me, that I don't ever wanna see outside of the walls of our workplace.

[Furtherman]

He sounds right to me too.

[SinA]

Here in the South, but probably elsewhere too, it's not really polite to talk about race. My wife's co-workers always whisper he word black when they talk about black people, like that helps.

[ChrisTheCop]

Why do I feel like Ive just been Chuck Bartowski'ed?

[ecobag2]

I'll do up to about a mile against anyone.

[high fly]

When it comes to the issue of race, we are a nation of children.


Every so often, the pot gets stirred and the issue becomes widely discussed.
At those times I think we take bigger steps forward as a society, and I think that was Holder's intent - to get people talking.
Racial bigotry has held this country back from being the nation we should be.
It divides us and creates hostility needlessly and therefore weakens us as a nation.