Nation of Cowards

Nation of Cowards
Attorney General Eric Holder’s analysis of Americans, based on his perception that they are averse to holding candid conversations about race.

In a speech marking African American History Month, Holder asserted:

Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards. Though race related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about race.
Holder’s contentious remarks provoked a flurry of commentaries, running the gamut from measured to maddened. Eric Etheridge provided some highlights from the right in The Opinionator.


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