The folk craze of the 50's and 60's had a fan base that was overwhelmingly composed of middle-class whites, Azizi, and that is the only reason why the forum membership reflects that now. It was inevitable that it would.

There are a few Native Americans here. You are the only Black person I'm aware of as a member at the moment, but Jerry Rassmussen's wife is Black.

We had a Japanese member for awhile, maybe still, and we have some European members from various nations, and some Latin Americans too.

Of course, it makes it more interesting when there's a greater variety of people. No doubt.

Most people are "conservative" about whatever they are most familiar with and take for granted...in other words, they cling to it loyally, although they may well see themselves as "liberal" about a number of social issues that are identified as such the media, for example. Their liberalism may, in fact, be part of what they conserve or protect jealously...thus they are conservative about being liberal! To be "liberal" for them IS a conservative act. That's what Martin Gibson and a few other Mudcat inconoclasts are forever raising absolute hell about here. ;-) They object to other people's natural conservatism when to them it appears "liberal".

Everyone is bothered by someone else's way of being conservative or liberal or both.