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In reply to the discussion: A Canadian's view of our disrespect of our own President. Interesting. [View all]Cosmocat
(15,413 posts)50. Cause it isn't THE issue
If they accused Barrack Obama of being a drug dealer, that would be absolute confirmation of racism to you.
Except they haven't they accused the black democratic president of being a drug dealer, they accused the last white DEMOCRATIC president of being a drug dealer.
Yes, the republican party is a cozy home to racists (not that there aren't democrats with a twinge of it) and they have absolutely, unabashedly engaged in race baiting the last six years.
Both of these points are staying the obvious.
But, as much as you might want it to be, racism is not the ROOT.
Barrack Hussein Obama could be white as snow and the ridiculousness of the last six years still would have existed in whatever form proved to be most convenient to the republicans.
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A Canadian's view of our disrespect of our own President. Interesting. [View all]
kelliekat44
Aug 2014
OP
well, I lived through most of what I am talking about (1960s on) race was huge part of it
whereisjustice
Aug 2014
#58
I almost forgot - Lee Atwater and Wille Horton and Michael Dukakis, that was the beginning...
whereisjustice
Aug 2014
#59
Amen! The RW behaviour of some Americans will damage the image even more
Frustratedlady
Aug 2014
#52