It is disturbing to me when the race card pops up into arguments and debates, particularly when it is used to stereotype the South. There are rational minds amongst us southerners, and I am encouraged when those voices are raised about the clutter of political hubbub. One case in point from the OpEd page of the Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Digital economy no place for racism:
At the end of the day technology and the Internet are the great equalizers of our century. We as a community have the opportunity to tell the world that we view bandwidth as a resource to help drive our success and that we are willing to enable all citizens with affordable solutions to participate in an environment which doesn't possess racial or geographic boundaries. LUS' plan has nothing to do with government subsidization for the poor and everything to do with the residents of Lafayette creating opportunities by maximizing our existing infrastructure that other communities can only dream about.
I am not so naive to believe that everyone's motives are as pure, but I find this entrepreneurial spirit to be far more transparent than black vs. white.