Paul, I know what you mean. A friend of mine and I were talking about this today at lunch. I thought it amazing at how it seems like so many people have come together during this time of crises. Hospitals are swamped and making appointments for the hundreds of thousands of blood donors Someone mentioned earlier that there seemed to be less road rage. Stuff like this I have noticed. I've seen the good in humankind. But I've also seen the bad. People are taking advantage of other people's vulnerability, and calling in fake bomb threats. Others are looting. Still others are taking advantage of kindness over the phone with scams. Here in California, a bag of pigs blood was thrown at a Muslim center. It makes me sick that there are people out there that do such unkind acts...especially during a time like this. It's never mattered to me where a person was from, or what their religious or cultural background is. We are all human beings. I'm sure our Muslim american friends and arabic american friends are as upset about this as we are, and we shouldn't associate them with the terrorists, just because of where they are from or from their religious background.
Eudora, Paul is right. I don't think as a nation we are racist, but there are always bad people in the world wherever you go. I think America is a very good and open and free place. After all, people come from all around the world to settle here. It's a big accomplishment for them!