Azizi, I try to stand up for what's right and not what's expedient. If I did the latter I wouldn't be living and working in Idaho (as you know). To me, everyone is red because that's what we all are inside (along with some other colors as well).

A drop of my blood placed next to yours will show no difference. Not even if it's examined microscopically (unless you have sickle cell, and even then it's only statistically more likely, not positive proof). Not in blood type, not until you get to the genetic level and maybe not even then.

Why would I care? Why should I care? You and your ancestors experienced things me and my ancestors did not, and vice-versa. Not all of them on either side were nice.

You're Azizi. I'm not. That makes it interesting for me to talk with you, to learn your ideas, to learn your experiences. I grew up with too many people of color to hate or even dislike someone because of their skin. Nope, there are some people whom I dislike because I find their words and/or actions to be wrong -- morally, ethically, or in some other way wrong.

Right now I'm experiencing much less patience with these people, probably because I've messed up my left knee and I'm in pain. But then again, maybe I'm just starting to act my age.