Colin Powell Still Sees ‘Dark Vein of Racism’ in GOP, Country at Large

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“I still see it in the Republican Party,”

Powell said. “And I still see it in other parts of our country. You don’t have to be Republican to be touched by this dark vein.”

“America is still going through this transformation from where we were 50, 60 years ago,” Powell said. “You have to remember it was just 60 or 70 years ago that we still had poll taxes, that we still had literacy tests in order to vote, that voting places were only open two days a week for African Americans. So we’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.”

Powell noted that his grandchildren’s generation was largely untouched by the days of institutionalized racism and instead valued diversity, but that the country must continue to hold its institutions to account.

“We have to deal with making sure that everybody can vote and express their opinions, police forces are acting in an appropriate manner, citizens are acting in a proper manner with respect to the police forces, and that governments and cities and states throughout the country are making sure they are not discriminating against any particular part of their citizenry.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/colin-powell-still-sees-dark-vein-of-racism-in-gop-country-at-large/

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1. yeah too bad he didn't value diversity when he could have made a real difference

He is the person most responsible for Clinton not being able to let gay people serve openly in the military.

[KG]

2. hasn't kept from a career as a right wing water carrier...

[Gothmog]

3. The GOP is 90% white and that leads to racism

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. Ns,S

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