I work in an area that liaises with people of different ethnic backgrounds, to respond to racist attacks against them, to work constructively in tense situations, and to brief politicians on issues effecting people of different backgrounds.

In every situation where there are differences, we choose how to respond. There are always people in every community that seek to divide, and those that seek to understand and unite. And those that divide are big on "explaining" why "other" people are different and can and should never be accepted. we even have a couple of regulars (the BNP guy and now Robert Price) who come to threads such as this and seek to divide rather than heal. I see them as the other side of the coin to the people they are criticising. The only different is the haircuts.