And then there are people who are only partially motivated by race. They are pretty sure they’re not racists but just don’t want that man to talk to their children he just doesn’t seem very American. Most of them would probably still be out protesting if Joe Biden were President—though they might see him as a little bit more “American” and a little bit less threatening. They might be concerned—but they wouldn’t be terrified. They might be upset, but they wouldn’t be irate. And they never liked the government that much—but suddenly their country doesn’t look like it used to. And they’re pretty sure that Obama is somehow their enemy—even if it’s unclear whether that makes him a communist, a terrorist, or a Nazi.

—The Elephant in the Room is a Racist at Squashed [via]

A topic I’ve been thinking about lately as well and trying to figure out how to get beyond it.