The left would have you believe there are no conservative fans of the civil rights movement. Of course, that's not true at all. There are lots, and I'm one.
Racism has always struck me as one of the most obviously stupid forms of enmity between people. To dislike someone because of skin pigmentation requires you to be so stupid and so malevolent, it's hard to believe you can hold such attitudes and still function in civilized society with any degree of success. Ironically, this is one of the reasons I disagree with the left's assertion that racist attitudes remain widespread and influential. In order to believe that, you have to believe the population in general is so stupid it's amazing people can remember how to breathe.
