The New Racists...

OK, so I am a middle aged white male living in the south. I remember growing up in East Texas when there where "colored" water fountains, and places people of "color" where not allowed. At the time it seemed that every black person I encountered called me sir or mister, at the ripe old age of 7. I remember all of the assassinations that seemingly define my generation. I remember the integration issues of busing, the marches and the riots. I have seen much injustice.
What I would like to know is why has the pendulum swung so far in the opposite direction. Why was O.J. Simpson found innocent in his murder trial? Why was President Obama elected? Why was Judge Sotomayor appointed? It has to be partly because of the past, but where are we headed. Do we just throw qualifications out the window. Do we just drop standards, so that we can have racial parity? I'm sure you've heard of the NAACP, or LULAC, yes, you know where I am headed.
I live in Houston, one of the most culturally and racially diverse city's in the world. I am happy here and have no intention of leaving. I could care less what your skin color is or where your from or what your religeous convictions or political affiliations are. What I do want is ONE set of rules. Easy enough huh? No, not quite. How do we fix this sorry mess that we're in? I'm not talking about "pointing fingers", because we can look at our government and see that doesn't work.
We all need to face the ugly truth, and that is, that being "politically correct" is bad for America, no matter what color American you might be. The new racists are anyone and everyone whom is "politically correct". I am not going to rehash the arguments, that in my opinion have shown each of the above named to have at the very, very least, made racist statements. They have. So have I and so have you. The bigger question is, what then qualifies one as a racist? Can you make racist statements with out being a racist? What is the limit, where is the line? I don't know people.
I hope that in each of us, in our heart, we do know the difference between what is right and what is wrong. That not all of us will be Olympic medalists, brilliant scientists, or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. It takes so much to achieve any of these positions, that we all cannot or will not be able to qualify. That is life. If you can't qualify because you cannot meet the standards, you do not drop the standards, the individual adjusts, not society. There are and I am quite sure, always will be, those that for some "hardship" possibly could have achieved much more. There are hard truths in life and for some reason alot of seem to have forgotten them. Hard absolute truth is that the truth some times hurts.
I hope that each of us can some how make a little bit of a difference in our lives and those of others around us. Of all the B.S. day in and day out, I challenge you to live it, with truth. We can make a difference. Kind of like, pay it forward, plant the seed and care for it. Truth and Honor, we can't live with out it!