Eric Holder: America "Essentially A Nation of Cowards" on Race Discussion

well i grew up in a racist family (only on my father's side). i didn't think anything of it until i called a girl at daycare the n-word. seeing the effect of it was what really threw a stick in the spokes of rasim for me, and frankly im grateful for the experience: theres no telling who i might have become without it.
honestly, i have no clue how much we allow race to influence our actions and choices, where it begins and ends. that said i dont know how i can know how serious or hilarious the issue is for us as a whole. but for me, as an indivual whose father and grandfather dont even consider certain minorities to even be human, it's a pretty serious issue, at least in my home life.

So basically, no one is going to answer my questions, huh? As long as the poor Whites don't lose their job to Affirmative Action, all is well, huh?

Let me try again...

What has shaped your racial IQ? Family? Friends? School? Experiences (good and bad)? Music? TV? How have you learned what you have learned about other races besides your own? Do you talk to people about these understandings? If so, is it serious? Is it a joke? Is it received well?

i dont know how much is really "voluntary socially segregated". is it really that much different from other aspects of life (rich, poor, fad fashion, alternative, religion, etc). with all the things we base various subcultures on, what makes race so special? some people choose to let it get in the way of branching out and socializing with those of other subcultures. others don't. big deal.
as to ingorance of facts, i don't know whether or not race based scholorships are or aren't part of affirmative action. if so, JohnA's question was pretty mine. if not, then why have them? why should a less motived or gifted member of a minority have a better chance than a white guy with little cash, anymore than a less motivated or gifted white guy from the late-1800s to mid-1900s have a better chance at life than a more intellegent, more highly skilled and motived black man?

When ever I hear a white person in a discussion of race, when trying to prove how not racist they are things are said like; "You know I'm not racist, right?"," I'm not racist, but...".

If a woman were to say, "I'm not a slut but..." "You know not a whore or anything, but..." how would that sound?

I'm just saying, it seems to speak to of lack of "racial inner-security" or a lack of confidence in self when it come to knowing how truly tolerant you really are. No one is or should believe they are as enlightened as they like to think they are. Black , white, asian, ect.

We really need to look into not only the subject, but how we approach it. We must also remember why, to bridge gaps, not to divide us further. In 2040, the nation will be a minority majority nation. It will be sad if our diversity catches up to us before we are intellectual enough understand the significance.

How can we have a conversation about race when blacks get so defensive about it? They're not going to give up their victim card no matter who the President is. And besides, is this really a subject we want our Attorney General to concern himself with?