[...]However, the meme circulating out there, particularly among conservative ideologues, that racism is dead and we now live in a "post-racial" society, is total fallacy. There are many shades of denial in conservatism (this can be said of all ideology) but this is one bit of denial that rankles me badly.
Racism is a tool invented by rich white men to divert the anger of poor white men away from themselves - and it is still the case today. Many people confuse the enemy and hate blacks, hispanics, jews... when they really should turn their look at Wall Street.
As for Obama, make no mistake: he's only superficially black...