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comments Greetings to all, Personally I believe there is way too much work to be completed in regards to race relations in Iredell county. I bet most of the persons interviewed in your video were not sincere about their answers. I have experinced such racism and prejudice in this County, in 7 years, than in my whole lifetime living in the United States of America. The media is busy planting the seed of hate in the hearts of people and the church nor social groups do anything to disagree with this dissemination of lies. I have yet not found a diverse congregation in this county. The first example of separation by races starts in the school systems, where the State requires a count of students by races. Our children are categorized (or branded like cattle): here are the african americans, here are the Hispanics and here are the Caucassians and then the others. There is no gray area here...everything is black or white. There is an opposition to allowing other cultures to celebrate their heritage with pride, not to overlook others, all people have a need to feel dignified as humans. By far, in my opinion, Iredell County is the most uncultured, resistant to change and to modernism, most conservative place I have ever visited. There is way too much work to be done in Iredell County!!! Posted by A Small Voice on 01.21.2008 at 08:02 pmI grew up in bigotry - and it wasn’t 40 years ago, it was 20. My parents’ close-minded views of the world left a mark on me. I had to question how I was brought up and reject their ways of thinking. It was hard. I’d like to see myself as a symbol of hope. I am proof that if people want change bad enough, they will make it happen. There is still a lot of work to be done in Iredell County. If we want change, then each one of us has to be responsible for seeing it happen. Hate is a dirty issue deriving from fear. We fear what we do not know. It isn’t just white people fearing black or Hispanic people - it’s fear of other cultures and traditions. And here is where many conservatives will tune out my comment because it starts sounding liberal. Do not hide behind your church, your family, or your political affiliations. If we want change, we’re going to have to shake things up a bit. Posted by Hoping for change on 01.22.2008 at 07:42 amIf our beautiful and beloved county is not to your satisfaction, leave. It sounds though you are contaminating rather than contributing to our fine southern lifestyle.
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