America is simply unable to have a decent, calm, intelligent, rational discussion about race. It almost immediately descends into emotional rancor, and emotions do not think; they only react and harden. And while this situation exists, racial problems in America will persist, and a huge segment of the country’s population will remain in a sad and unnecessary condition.

The Democrats don’t want to have a serious discussion about race; why should they? They gain much of their power via the status quo, with most large inner cities being havens of poverty, crime, and hopelessness. They buy votes, so they have no incentive to make lives better. And since they control the media, any time anyone says one negative word about a George Floyd or Karmelo Anthony, the cry of “racism!” reverberates everywhere, and the Republicans become cowed and intimidated into silence. Thus, the tragic, heart-breaking situation in America’s inner cities never gets solved.

The tendency among “conservatives,” non-Democrats, is to place most of the blame on Democrats, especially big-city mayors and their policies, nearly all of which, for half a century, have been Democrats. Here is some interesting data.

Republican mayors in the last 50 years:

New York: 2 (including Michael Bloomberg)

Dallas: 2 (for about 12 years)

Washington, D.C.: Don't make me laugh

So, yes, I certainly think a substantial portion of the blame can be placed upon Democratic Party big-city mayors. And maybe Republicans have just given up. Democrats—white and black, male and female—have much to answer for.

But,........

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