"The Nation of Cowards"

One of my favorite news sources is newsmax.com which is a conservative website that discusses politics. On this website there was an article about what Attorney General Eric Holder said when he referenced America as a "Nation of Cowards". They seemed to 'bash' him for his remarks of how even though white people and black people are segregated at work in the society, they are integrated as far as where they live. In my opinion, I think that they let neglected several writing guidelines such as avoiding emotional reasoning, considering other interpretations, and truly defining the problem that there is with Holder's comments. I believe that there are two interpretations that can be derived from Holder's comments. One being that some of what Holder says is true, it is statistically accurate that whites and blacks don't necessarily choose to live together. On the other hand what was the point of Holder saying this? It's not really the government's duty to segregate who we live by and who we choose to socialize with outside of work. The other point could be who's fault is this? Is it that whites don't want to live in black neighborhoods? Is it that blacks don't want to live in white neighborhoods? In this scenario I don't believe that its either of those, I believe that we choose to live and interact with people taht have ideas and hobbies of our own. I wouldn't choose to be best friends with someone who enjoys bird watching, because I don't enjoy bird watching. Typically, regardless of the color of one's skin or their race, I believe that people tend to choose to socialize with people that they can relate to and that have the same interests as them.