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Wed Aug 20, 2014, 07:46 PM

Aug 2014

Poll finds fresh increase in US racism
Associated Press poll says anti-black sentiment has grown since Barack Obama's historic election victory in 2008.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/10/2012102813952902929.html

Racist Backlash Greets President Barack Obama
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2009/spring/white-heat

Tufts Associate Professor of Psychology Samuel Sommers, PhD is the co-author of the article “Whites See Racism as a Zero-sum Game that They Are Now Losing,” from the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science. He comments that ”It’s a pretty surprising finding when you think of the wide range of disparities that still exist in society, most of which show black Americans with worse outcomes than whites in areas such as income, home ownership, health and employment.”
http://politicalblindspot.com/study-finds-white-americans-believe-they-experience-more-racism-than-african-americans/

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Who do you blame for the rise in overt racism in America? [View all] malaise Aug 2014 OP

repulicans and the tea party pissers notadmblnd Aug 2014 #1

Yes, all of the above. elleng Aug 2014 #2

That pretty well sums it up TheCowsCameHome Aug 2014 #3

What are we basing a belief that there has been a rise on? pipoman Aug 2014 #4

High-profile racially motivated shootings, for one? nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #63

Not to mention strangulation as in Garner. n/t Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #68

There's no rise in either pipoman Aug 2014 #71

You may be right. n/t nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #72

There's a fair amount of data out there n/t malaise Aug 2014 #74

Where? what data that there has been a rise? pipoman Aug 2014 #86

Not a rise in racism, a rise in the overt nature of the racism. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #101

Also a change in vocabulary to a wink wink, nudge nudge with a smile of, mrdmk Aug 2014 #110

I know it's bad form to speak ill of the dead, but I blame Ronald Reagan VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #5

Yep, with Nixon and Reagan most of the outrageous crap intensified, and the RW RKP5637 Aug 2014 #18

There's no 'rise in overt racism' in the Ferguson PD leftstreet Aug 2014 #6

Like you said radio and Faux Politicalboi Aug 2014 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #104

Teaparty was formed to oppose the skin color of the President and nothing else BaggersRDumb Aug 2014 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #105

sigh BaggersRDumb Aug 2014 #109

Yes. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #9

Republicans. Rex Aug 2014 #10

the elites who seek to divide us along whatever lines they can get away with Adam051188 Aug 2014 #11

The economy Kalidurga Aug 2014 #12

+1 XRubicon Aug 2014 #28

+2 nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #64

+3 Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #77

Obama! eom. 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #13

Obama becoming PResident is what made it overt, but it was always there JI7 Aug 2014 #35

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #39

But could they have had such a racist bully pulpit without the malaise Aug 2014 #40

it was always there , we just have more cameras these days JI7 Aug 2014 #41

Good point malaise Aug 2014 #43

^^ THIS ^^ n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2014 #62

The Tea Party. bravenak Aug 2014 #14

agree G_j Aug 2014 #15

It's been engineered in an attempt for the GOP to hang on to political relevance WestCoastLib Aug 2014 #16

Excellent point. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #80

Rush and hannity brainwashed an entire generation. Takket Aug 2014 #17

This SOB returned racism to America. Octafish Aug 2014 #19

Excellent post malaise Aug 2014 #42

JFK was the exact opposite. Ask ABRAHAM BOLDEN... Octafish Aug 2014 #91

Oh come on-he was such a nice, decent guy! Boomerproud Aug 2014 #53

True. He was, at heart, a fascist bastard. Octafish Aug 2014 #92

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #20

Paul Krugman has a theory: pampango Aug 2014 #21

As in keep the poor of all races at each others throats while malaise Aug 2014 #25

It's deeper than that. yardwork Aug 2014 #100

Mine only or destroy malaise Aug 2014 #113

Yes. And that sickness permeates the US. yardwork Aug 2014 #121

Obama - I heard he wants to start a race war lunasun Aug 2014 #22

Definitely, the rightwing propaganda media -nt procon Aug 2014 #23

The Democratic Party justiceischeap Aug 2014 #24

The decline of the middle class XRubicon Aug 2014 #26

so when were things better when it came to race ? JI7 Aug 2014 #37

Not during recessions, let's say the '90s and mid 00s. alp227 Aug 2014 #75

i don't think it was better, they would just say things like "soft bigotry of low expectations" JI7 Aug 2014 #76

I think it goes from bad to worse tracking the economy XRubicon Aug 2014 #78

The racists. GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2014 #27

Exactly. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #82

Thanks for the insight XRubicon Aug 2014 #87

Thanks for the commercial. GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2014 #93

I like your style. XRubicon Aug 2014 #123

I blame AM Hate Radio too. Anansi1171 Aug 2014 #29

Mainstream media; SamKnause Aug 2014 #30

It's always been there in pockets, but Reagan amped it up with his bullshit 'Welfare Queen' meme, MerryBlooms Aug 2014 #31

I blame those that teach that racism is acceptable seveneyes Aug 2014 #32

right on Quayblue Aug 2014 #33

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #108

It's always been there long before we had Rush Limbaugh et al. Cleita Aug 2014 #34

Ronald Wilson Reagan and his "welfare queen" comments. livetohike Aug 2014 #36

It has always been there, but now and then a catalyst causes it to bubble up NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #38

I blame Ignorance and- ruffburr Aug 2014 #44

What is the PTB? malaise Aug 2014 #45

ptb ruffburr Aug 2014 #56

Cool malaise Aug 2014 #59

I blame us for not standing up to it where ever we are and every time we hear someone spew the shit. L0oniX Aug 2014 #46

Its Obama "fault".. for exposing the hidden racism in America. DCBob Aug 2014 #47

Interesting thoughts malaise Aug 2014 #73

Rise since when? You agree there is less racism today than in the 50s and 60s? Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #48

I would blame it on the failure of so called Christian ministers mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #49

Racism never declined davidn3600 Aug 2014 #50

You think it's more hidden malaise Aug 2014 #81

I do, too. It's a lot more open than it used to be. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #84

The ruling class who own the media and Congress. nt valerief Aug 2014 #51

Sometimes people who won't wait for facts Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #52

I blame Obama. panader0 Aug 2014 #54

I think that would make the insane people, rather than the source of their insanity, to blame. MoonRiver Aug 2014 #57

I guess I thought the sarcasm was evident. panader0 Aug 2014 #60

I am a bit perplexed. Jenoch Aug 2014 #55

Here etherealtruth Aug 2014 #58

Obama's election was like a light being turned on and the cockroaches (racists) scattered Skittles Aug 2014 #61

Sometimes I wonder how malaise Aug 2014 #114

he actually deals with it very well Skittles Aug 2014 #116

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I blame the rich who fund them. RW Media is just a parasite chasing after the 1% whereisjustice Aug 2014 #66

Racists? GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #67

Hypocritical religious institutions... Tikki Aug 2014 #69

The rise of corporate supremacy and the subsequent shrinking of the middle class have Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #70

Fux Noise mostly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #79

I've actually been giving this a lot of thought OldHippieChick Aug 2014 #83

RW media and politicians who blame everything on our President. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #85

I blame our culture's obsession with LWolf Aug 2014 #88

I blame everyone AnalystInParadise Aug 2014 #89

Because of the right wing bubble where there is no shame in overt racism. betsuni Aug 2014 #90

This accounts for a lot of that, yeah. No doubt. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #94

I blame rw radio and politicians. And I also blame rw churches that are not standing up against this jwirr Aug 2014 #95

Smartphones and YouTube catching them for all to see and hard to deny? TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #96

There are so many culprits Jamaal510 Aug 2014 #97

Republicans and their Masters. GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #98

All that plus too many low information morans. yardwork Aug 2014 #99

The Wingnut Media otohara Aug 2014 #102

Wow! malaise Aug 2014 #112

Yes, those people Are to blame, plus lazy minds that believe their shit. JaydenD Aug 2014 #103

The 1%ers, Republicans, RW media and the NRA LonePirate Aug 2014 #106

It started with Nixon and his southern strategy. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #107

Colin Powell�s former chief of staff: �My party is full of racists� napkinz Aug 2014 #111

"rise"? Recursion Aug 2014 #115

It hasn't been this overt for decades n/t malaise Aug 2014 #118

YouTube and Facebook didn't exist (nt) Recursion Aug 2014 #119

That's why I asked about the role of the internet n/t malaise Aug 2014 #120

Reagan... WillyT Aug 2014 #117

I'm gonna say the economy. Texasgal Aug 2014 #122