A note from election night in the USA:
Watching the returns on television with some Americans and a mix of other nationalities, the CNN analyst came on screen with a breakdown of the popular vote, showing us brightly coloured pie charts labeled 'WHITE', 'BLACK' and 'HISPANIC'. None of the Americans present thought this in any way remarkable, of course, but a Canadian leaned towards me and cogently observed, "Only in America would voters be categorized by race."
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