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Originally Posted by robfantasy
its not race that divides people, its education and values that divides people.
no one is born a racist..
i remember when i was younger i always was for equality and always trying to support the idea of treat everyone the same..
i was naive
as you grow older and gain life experience in the REAL world you become wiser and you form opinions based on recurring observations and statistical patterns which are irrefutable
that is why the most racist people are old people.
there is no way obama will win, there is no way the silent majority will allow that
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You are correct, no one is born a racist. However, based on many studies, racists tend to have lower IQs, been raised by lower educated parents, and majored in less challenging studies.
As for your comment on age, that is more likely due to the fact that older people lived through more racist times. In fact, back in the 50's it was shown that the average age for racism was 12 years old, with it diminishing greatly upon adulthood. Most likely the reason you see older people more racist is because they grew up under racial tension and heavy prejudice from family. Younger generations grow up in more diverse situations where race is not as much a factor in their lives.