Agreed, but we have to recognise what we've got before we can try to improve it.

I was set upon as a racist for raising this very point in another thread.

The problem is that racism, abortion, homosexual rights ect have become political issues. If one is "on the left" or a "rightwinger", one is expected to have certain views on these issues corresponding to ones political view. This attitude inhibits reasoned discussion, which is a necessity if solutions are to be found.

All too often we fall back into our trenches whenever any of these subjects come up and of course the politician have a vested interest in our continued ignorance..Ake