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In reply to the discussion: The real reason a very loud few are posting hostility toward Barack Obama at DU: [View all]billhicks76
(5,082 posts)I don't want Obama to fail. But as Obama tried to tell you it's not about him...it's about having our causes succeed. Obviously they have not and in your frustration you are blaming the progressives here? Isn't this exactly what you are accusing others of doing by blaming Obama? If I hear another person start labeling people Rand Paul Libertarians because they oppose injustice or support human rights I'm gonna throw up in my own mouth. I never thought I would see the day when some so-called liberals castigate and mislabel people because they won't shut up about military intervention, the doomed drug war, NSA and CIA crimes against OUR people or a Wall St subversion. Now you are asking us not to even have political discourse and are playing upon people's emotions who know Obama has been treated unfairly by racist conservatives? This is needlessly dividing democrats, neutering our causes and simply acting shamefully. I encourage everyone to think for themselves and question authority...even when it's not perfect it's way better than the alternative. I showed this post to some Black very liberal friends of mine and they couldn't believe it. We all want Obama to succeed by supporting our causes but we aren't foolish enough to think he will based on skin color. We believe Condi Rice is a war criminal because of her actions only.