as a white obama supporter i do think it is important that the institutionalized racism that americans have grown up with be abolished and getting white privilege checked is a great way to start. plenty of work that still needs doing for decades to come but that is to be expected. white privilege is a very real concept and one that many whites would never recognize simply because they have been conditioned by generations of hate and fear.
as a person who does not support hate for ANYONE, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. i don't know why a fundamental shift towards a more inclusive society for everyone is seen as such a bad thing but time and time again that privilege and that conditioning rears its ugly head and shows us how far we need to go to create a more perfect union like the founder fathers supposedly supported during the founding of our country. the idea of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness should apply to everyone. not just the ruling classes.
there is so much that can be learned from other races, cultures, neighbors, and potential friends and allies and gaining more experience makes us all smarter, more loving, and more charitable towards our fellow humans.
i'm as glad for these election results as i was in 2008 but i know this time obama still has a difficult row to hoe because people fear change, even when it is for the better. the way that you can help this along is to be critical, think critically about your world and how you can make it a better place. i

all the folks on the-coli that promote education, inclusion, love, and the idea that we are all human beings. we are all people on this planet. we need to live, coexist, and grow together and we should be trying to raise our level of consciousness and bring our ideals to a place where the world WON'T end in a nuclear war or food riots or melted ice caps flooding the continents. the idea that you would take your ball and go home instead of trying to work with others to preserve our future is just

to me but there it is.
also LOL @ all the butthurt conservatives and racists out there.
#SORRYBOUTCHA