Re:Lobbying power? (Score 1)

Racism is more of a problem in America than people want to admit.

Xenophobia is a significant problem in America.

I have to disagree with these two. I'm not going to say it doesn't exist, but I doubt they are as bad as you are asserting they are. Given what America is, and has been over the past 200+ years of its life, I think it has done very well considering. We have assemilated more of the worlds people together in one place than any other country in the world.

An example of bad would be Yugoslavia, wouldn't you think? That country, after communism fell apart in the early 90s, it tore itself to shreds over Xenophobia, and racism... With ethnic groups going around performing genocide on others all over the place. That place is more of an ethnic hell hole than America is by a long shot.

So America has racist views? I'm assuming we're talking about stereotypical white/black/hispanic relations... Okay... I'm not saying they don't exist... but... Tell me about Europe and their Turkish immigrants. They are not getting together in perfect harmony last I checked either. Tell me about Russia, and their current feelings towards the Georgians, and vice versa.

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I have disagreements with other statements you have made, but those are the most glaring problems.