Barack Obama, a post-racial president? Not bloody likely[views:3222][posts:9]_________________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 4:36pm - Conservationist ""] Those of us who want to see racism on its way out need to realize that others benefit greatly from crying racism. They benefit politically, financially, and socially. Barack Obama has been allied with such people for decades. He found it expedient to appeal to a wider electorate as a post-racial candidate, just as he has found it expedient to say a lot of other popular things — about campaign finance, about transparency in government, about not rushing legislation through Congress without having it first posted on the Internet long enough to be studied — all of which turned to be the direct opposite of what he has actually done after getting elected. With race — as with campaign finance, transparency, and the rest — Barack Obama knows what the public wants to hear, and that is what he has said. But his policies as president have been the opposite of his rhetoric, with race as with other issues. ... For those who are interested in facts — and these obviously do not include President Obama — there has been a serious study of racial profiling in a book titled Are Cops Racist? by Heather Mac Donald. Her analysis of the data shows how this issue has long been distorted beyond recognition by politics. The racial-profiling issue is a great vote-getter. And if it polarizes the society, that is a price that politicians are willing to pay in order to get votes. Academics who run black-studies departments, as Prof. Henry Louis Gates does, likewise have a vested interest in racial paranoia. A Post-Racial President? by Thomas Sowell Pretty much says it all! |
| ________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 4:41pm - zyklon ""] Here we go again... |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 5:09pm - arilliusbm ""] I was typing a longer response but I'll just say this: Racial profiling exists on both ends of the spectrum. And yes, my ancestors didn't enslave your ancestors 300 years ago - don't assume I had any connection with that. Racism and Reverse Racism (black on white) is still very much embedded in our society. It will never go away, and will be used as leverage by politicians. The only way to move on to move foward and stop dwelling on issues such as racial profiling. Perhaps taking away Black History Month would make sense? I appreciate numerous aspects of society that black people have brought in, however, by publically declaring a month about it only points out the fact that they're still the minority, and not equals. True equality is unattainable, but not unfathomable. Racism will never go away, so everybody needs to stop dwelling on it, in both positive and negative lights. There's no hope, man. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 28,2009 5:11pm - STFU ""] Who cares? seriously does anyone here care? |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 5:17pm - FlightlessBird ""] STFU said:Who cares? seriously does anyone here care? http://www.returntothepit.com/view.php?for...mid=61958&highlight=conservationist Most of these people. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 5:25pm - arilliusbm ""] STFU said:Who cares? seriously does anyone here care? well, a lot of people don't really want to talk about politics on a music board. but then again, a lot of people do. it's a toss-up. either way, I hate everything that has to do with our currupt state of affairs right now |
| ______________________________ [Jul 28,2009 5:49pm - Lamp ""] You can't talk about brutal metal all the time, why not mix it up and bring up an interesting point once in a while? |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 5:53pm - PatMeebles ""] I hate the term "reverse racism." It implies that black people can't be real racists and have to be in some special classification of racism that only occurs when they've been oppressed. |
| _____________________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 6:05pm - codso‘s girlfriend ""] PatMeebles said:I hate the term "reverse racism." It implies that black people can't be real racists and have to be in some special classification of racism that only occurs when they've been oppressed. Yea, I hear ya. It's the generally accepted term about it though. But all in all, I don't realy see much hope for the future or "abolishment" of racism in this country. It's NEVER going to happen. You can't get rid of it.. it's been here since the dawn of mankind. |
| ____________________________________________________ [Jul 28,2009 6:05pm - aril on the commuter rail ""] oops |