I don't have audio at my office
but it is blatantly obvious that there is a strong under current of racism in many of the Obama detractors
In general, it’s a very sheltered stupidity. You couldn’t develop either that worldview, or such a susceptibility to the utterly outlandish stuff from people like Beck, without being in possession of a great level of ignorance that could only come from living a very, very sheltered existence.
But there seems to be a hell of a lot of these people, so what do you do? And yeah, the racism factor is massive, but I think it’s less the all-out “I hate/look down own X people” type and more just wrapped up in that sheltered stupidity and sheltered fear of the “other”.
I know that's true, because I had a lifelong, her's, friend tell me after the election, that her church was saying Obama was the antichrist. Problem is her life hasn't been sheltered. But she has been indoctrinated against African Americans from birth. Nothing I said made her think otherwise.
I don't know what to do anymore, except what I do. Which is call them on their owm bigotry. It is still massive.
My main concern is these people(s) who can be so easily be led. I want to just shake them.
It's funny how conservative white men are the first to reference Dr. King to show how racist they aren't.
anytime race is brought up is racism.
think about THAT.
It's funny how conservative white men are the first to reference Dr. King to show how racist they aren't.
Especially to backhandedly defend those who are obviously and proudly racist.
I did. And I disagree.
and now Carter accuses Republicans in general of having "undertones of racism?"
That is not what he said at all, listen again.
Do you honestly think there is not a sizable portion of the teabag crowd that are racists?
I don't think he needs Pres Carter to sound off about it and add to his problems.
I don't think anyone is doing that, if so please show me.I thought about something this morning related to the whole attempt to paint a significant portion of conservatives as racists...
There's a lot of racism that you and iron horse have not been able to recognise in the past. Maybe because you are used to it being so ingrained into social conservatism, so I posted some of the more obvious signs but there are a lot that I don't think you would even recognize as racist. Racist, like all other walks of life come in subtle packages as well.Are there some crazy, racial, unnecessary signs at some of these events? Absolutely. Do they make up anywhere close to a significant percentage of the total participants? I highly doubt it.
I think anyone trying to make these "conservative racists" claims needs to ask themselves a question. Let's say that Michael Steele or JC Watts ran for president, or was elected president. Do you think those people holding racially-based signs about Obama would be protesting Steele and Watts the same way? If your answer is "no, they wouldn't," then you cannot argue that their opposition to Obama is based solely on race, despite whatever dumb sign they're waving. If your answer is "yes, they would," then is it really fair to clump those people in with rational conservatives, when it is obvious they are not conservatives but across-the-board racists? To me it seems that a racist would be a racist, and would dislike a black Democrat just as much as a black Republican.
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
well if you look at the word racism, it kind of is.
race - a classification of humans baised on certain physical traits
ism - a distinctive doctrine, system, or theory
anytime you bring up race in an issue, it is racism.
By being so paranoid about the race issue, we are only prolonging it.
I think there's something still very sheltered in those who cannot walk away from their own very strong viewpoints to consider another side for just a minute, like this church goer you mentioned. People who can't expand their horizons to examine other arguments and points of view are ignorant, and as a result, sheltered. I share your concerns on those who are so easily manipulated and led to one belief. It's as frustrating as those who think there are only two viewpoints and if you don't share theirs, then you must automatically think/believe the contrary. Maybe in black and white land (excuse the pun), but not over here in reality.
Exactly. Now that we have a black president, it's all over.