Two things strike me about this statementwataugan03 wrote:I know that 30% of people over age 65 disapprove of interracial marriage (and I can guess that more than 30% of white's over 65 disapprove). Its not a stretch to imagine that those people have some irrational hate of Obama that transcends any idea or position he might have. Its not a stretch to imagine that Donald Sterling and his very rich and powerful (and apparently even more racist) friends hate Obama. I know that people call him the "n" word, I've hear it. I know that people think he isn't an American citizen and that he's in league with terrorists, I've heard it. I know that even important people, that should have their act together, are saying terrible things about him. I know that a federal judge sent a horridly racist email to tons of people making fun of his mixed race ancestry and implying that his mother was a slut. I know that a congressman interrupted the state of the union speech to yell "you lie" at him. I know the list goes on. I remember stupid attacks on George Bush. I remember a couple crazies who called him a war criminal (I don't think they were serious). I remember people unfairly calling him stupid. But, I don't remember anything like this.bcoach wrote:People who talk about widespread hatred for this president do so when they can't defend his actions. I have a friend who does in fact hate every republican politician. I am talking real hate like he gets that twisted face kind of hate. So when it comes to the black republicans I guess I can call him a racist. What should I call him when it is white ones?
PS I have never been fond of Edwards. I have always thought he was a slime ball.
Me thinks you generalize way too much.
Reasonable people can disagree over the CFPB or ACA, just as they did the Iraq war or Bush tax cuts. This is way past that. And this is not an indictment of every older white person, but its clear that there are too many who still can't get on the right side of the most important moral development of the last half-century. These same bad eggs can't seem to get on the right side of the first major moral issue of the current century. Fortunately, their voices will be drowned out soon enough.
First you do a lot of imagining and second you hang out with a really bad crowd. That actually leads me to a third thought. Maybe the second causes the first. None of my business but you may want to take a look at that.
I'm trying to improve on that account.
