Why is there so much Racial Tension in the U.S

[Dannyblueyes]

I think a "Barack Obama" could Happen in Canada.
Ya'all must have forgot who the Governor General is...

This is a quote from Wikipedia

The Governor General of Canada (French (feminine): Gouverneure générale du Canada, or (masculine): Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative in Canada of the Canadian monarch, who is the head of state. Canada is one of sixteen Commonwealth realms, all of which share the same person as their respective sovereign. The monarch appoints the Governor General on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister.

In other words, if it wasn't up to the queen of England Canada's rep would probably be white.

 

[Southpaw]

I think a "Barack Obama" could Happen in Canada.
Ya'all must have forgot who the Governor General is...

She has an appointed ceremonial role.

This is what the Toronto Sun has to say about racism in the US

Racial reconciliation will not be achieved simply by sitting around a campfire, singing Kumbaya together.

That was the impossible burden media pundits placed on the candidacy of Barack Obama the moment it began to look as if he might defeat Hillary Clinton to become the Democrats' presidential nominee.

In reality, no one -- not even someone running for the job of the world's most powerful leader -- can single-handedly bridge the racial divide between blacks and whites in America.

But what Obama did do this week -- albeit because he had to distance himself from what many saw as the race-based, anti-American preaching of a pastor he has described as a spiritual father -- was to invite Americans to begin a mature discussion about race.

Such a dialogue, Obama said in an eloquent speech delivered in Philadelphia, begins with honesty.

It must start with a genuine admission of the terrible legacy of slavery and white racism against blacks in the U.S.

It must acknowledge that the economic, if not legal, segregation of blacks continues in crime-ridden urban ghettoes today, and that this appalling injustice must be meaningfully addressed.

But Obama also said this honest discussion means more black men must take personal responsibility for becoming better fathers, more black parents, better role models for their children.

Finally, he said, this dialogue cannot simply dismiss whites as racists whenever they express resentment over affirmative action programs to address "an injustice they themselves never committed."

Nor can it discount genuine fears about black crime in inner cities as nothing more than prejudice.

What is striking about Obama's remarks is how well they define the lack of any honest discussion about these issues in Canada, where political correctness and the fear of being unfairly labelled racist prevent any honest two-way exchange of views.

Finally, give Obama credit for this much. He is the first major politician in years to assume that when he is talking about race in America, he is talking to adults, not children. We could use some of that in Canada.