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I heard a quote this morning, something along the lines of the fact that Mr Dozono was thinking of dropping out because he didn't want to run a "big money campaign".

I guess I'm unclear as to how seeking private funding would --force-- Mr Dozono to run a big money campaign. Couldn't he simply accept & spend private funds equal to the maximum amount he would recieve through public finance, thereby keeping the playing field level?

It just feels to me a bit like this is a temper-tantrum from someone who didn't get his way. There is usually an answer to any situation that doesn't involve picking up your marbles and storming home when the game doesn't go your way.

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Racism is a socially trained response, and it will continue to exist as long as this system of thinking is taught to a child by a parent.

However, this system of thinking can be revised. I feel that I am an example of this, as I came out of a racist family and was able to recognize this and step through it to be accepting of all people.

I think that we are, slowly but surely, weeding this harmful & hateful system of thinking out of our culture. I think we can see this in part in the way that racism has moved from being socially acceptable (in the American society at large) in the early part of the 20th century to becoming less acceptable as the 20th century progressed.

Sadly, this is a very slow process of un-teaching fear & distrust. But I am hopeful that we will continue to push this further to the fringes of acceptability to a point that it will not be a dominating issue.

... I think we have quite a ways to go on this, however. I am optimistic that we will get there ... some day.

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