Comments on: How Does Senator Obama Deal with Overt and Covert Racist Attacks?

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:10:42 +0000

Racism is ignorance and cowardice, this is America and that means freedom, and freedom is the responsibility of all citizens to respect and suffer their neighbors, commanding a particularly lofty level of behavior from ALL involved. This style of ideology is found nowhere in Obama’s empty promises or rhetorical and acrid vocal flatulence. Any reference in Obama’s speeches concerning societal inequities are always about the racially motivated abuses by public officials forty or fifty years ago, while he say’s nothing about today’s veritable police state, that is installing cameras everywhere and employing jack-booted thugs ensconced in black storm-trooper uniforms, to beat up women and spray babies with tear gas, attacking the entire nation’s populous on a daily basis.

By: Seattle in Texas

Seattle in Texas — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:15:10 +0000

I wanted to come back here because yesterday I was talking with a local very active Democrat, and she was pointing out the many similarities of what is going on today as compared to 40 years ago (both nationally and internationally)…then mentioned a date that is coming up in the very near future that was traumatizing for many Democrats and Civil Rights advocates of all groups. So, I’m being vague, yes, and deliberately so–but will just say there is a fear for many that history is repeating itself. With that said, I just want to ask all Obama supporters to keep him in your thoughts if not religious, and prayers if you are.

By: Seattle in Texas

Seattle in Texas — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:53:57 +0000

That would be most excellent, for sure!

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:38:54 +0000

Yes, a major research project — and a terrific one — would be to do several focus groups with whites in four regions in September and/or October on how or whether their racial views, and views of Obama and McCain, are changing. Would be pathbreaking and timely.

By: Seattle in Texas

Seattle in Texas — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:20:30 +0000

Okay, I had to come back and address this one. BECauuuse, I got wind that the “dangerous black man” image is just not working with some of the “colorblind” Democrats back in the Northwest who live in their very safe and secure suburban communities, drive the minivan or SUV, eat lots of granola, etc. and have virtually no contact with black communities at all, outside of their very occasional volunteer work that allows them to pat themselves on the back and remind themselves they are not racist etc., Obama is coming off as the “exception” for at least some folks, I would argue. And how? First, by magnifying his Christian ideals, pushing the colorblind rhetoric for the most part (then as has been well noted elsewhere in this website, unfairly criticizing black fathers, etc. and not other groups, which distances himself from various negative stereotypes, etc.), and appealing to all who make $250K or less in a variety of ways. Obviously there are many who will not vote for him soley because of race alone, this is undoubtedly true…but I think many are going to choose their economic well being over race because it comes down to self (and wealth) preservation for these folks (and the feeling they are not racist since they are supporting a black candidate…). At least back West where it is blue already, it appears he is coming as as more of the “exception”…this makes me wonder if the same holds true for other regions? (He’s gonna be our next prez, for sure…and tell me he does not totally rock on his position with relation to abortion…at last, somebody who’s got their screws in place on this issue!!!)

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