So then, John, perhaps you could enlighten me as to exactly why, in your opinion, we continue to see ongoing problems of inequality in education levels, higher crime rates, higher levels of single parenthood, etc, etc?

As to the distinct appearance piece, you mistate my position. It in no way alibi's the ongoing institutional racism against people of color. The skin tone issue is simply one of the factors that made it harder for African descended folks to integrate into society.

The institutional racism you lay at the feet of the left surely has some basis in fact (see my first post),but acting as though the right has no culpability is the modern day equivalent of "washing ones hands". Racism is a scourge, perpetuated in this country on folks of color primarily, that should not simply be something that we "wash our hands clean of". It must be systematically, and proactively, rooted out. Focus on the word proactively, as it is the most important word in the sentence.

So, friend John, I would like to hear your explanation as to the reasons you feel that we still have the problems we have in this country.

Thanks,

Mick