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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't say I support further attempts at integration of my mostly white/asian school but I don't consider myself a racist. I'm struggling with my feelings on this issue and would like to hear from others.
Try to address this as if you own child's classroom were directly affected, with at least 13 to 14 percent minority enrollment, reflecting national proportions.[/quote]

You may not consider yourself a racist, but that is a racist attitude for sure. You don't want students who are not white or Asian in your child's school. Why is that? Unpack your concerns and examine why you hold the beliefs that you do. Are you concerned that Latino kids aren't as smart as your kid? Are you concerned that Black kids are badly behaved? Those are stereotypes that are both harmful and untrue.[/quote]

Most of the rich liberals in this area feel this way.

They surround themselves with people just like themselves, with little diversity of thought, politics, (lack of) religion, race and socioeconomic difference, and fight like dogs to prevent any rezoning that brings the undesirables into their neighborhood schools.[/quote]

In my experience rich conservatives also feel this way.[/quote]

The difference is that they aren't hypocrites about it. Conservatives outright state their thoughts up front.[/quote]

Not sure that being openly racist is better than being quietly racist.  [/quote]

What do you call it when people assume someone is racist based on wealth?[/quote]

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