"Makeup of California GOP lags state's ethnic diversity"

Behold the awkward title of an AP story out of Sacramento, which may not have made it out of California. It may be the most racist state-controlled news item I have ever read.

Let's begin with the word "diversity." Every time I hear it, I cringe. Diversity celebrates the differences between people, while anti-racism is about emphasizing the ways we are the same. Doesn't that make ethnic diversity a bad thing?

The article itself states that 79% of Republicans are white, as though that were a bad thing. It further recommends that the party pander to various ethnic "communities." There is only one community -- the American community. Again, racism will continue to be with us until everyone shares the same goals and rewards. Pointing out the differences is counterproductive.