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SUNDAY, OCT 12, 2014 09:30 AM PDT
When that cop killed Michael Brown, and when George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, they were killing Barack Obama
Greil Marcus explains why the sick new American racism is only getting worse, and explores his brilliant new book
SCOTT TIMBERG
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............But with Barack Obama, racism has become ordinary discourse since his election in a way that it wasnt before, and the contempt and the ridicule with which Republicans treat him. Not even Bill Clinton, who they felt they could disparage because they thought he was a dumb white cracker, not even Bill Clinton has been treated the way Barack Obama has been treated. Hes been treated as if hes an impostor, an interloper and as scum.
I mean, the things that have been said about Michelle Obama, the way shes talked about on Fox News, you know, forget about Twitter or comments on news stories or anything like that where all the morons live, but the way shes been talked about, can you imagine Laura Bush ever being talked about that way? Laura Bush actually killed somebody. But that was never mentioned, that was never talked about, because it was impolite to bring it up.
Anyway, dont let me go on like this. But, yeah, yeah. And when you look at the things
when you look at the murder of Trayvon Martin, when you look at the murder of Michael Brown, when you look at those situations, its not unrelated to Obama being president, but its more the way in which the country has reframed itself or rewritten itself since his election, with all kinds of people saying to themselves, maybe never putting it into words, just feeling it, Theres a fucking ner in the White House? Well fuck you, ner, whoever you are. And an inchoate loathing and hatred that seeks out its targets.
Im not a psychiatrist, I havent sat down and interviewed George Zimmerman or the cop who shot Michael Brown, I dont know what their motives are, I dont know what kind of people they are, what kind of childhood traumas they have experienced. But I dont think its nuts that in a certain way, when that cop killed Michael Brown, and when George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, they were killing Barack Obama.
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more:
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/12/when_that_cop_killed_michael_brown_and_when_george_zimmerman_killed_trayvon_martin_they_were_killing_barack_obama/
shenmue
(38,503 posts)MrScorpio
(73,626 posts)FarPoint
(12,209 posts)A scab covering an old, festering wound of GOP racism. When a scab is removed, blood usually follows.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)granted, racism is a GOP family value, but racism transcends political affiliation. the GOP's brand of racism has FINALLY found its way into mainstream discussion because it has been so blatant that it CANNOT be denied. still, we have people right here who claim that pointing out the GOP's obvious and disgusting racism is alienating some white voters. i call bullshit on that, but is still a reality.
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)K&R
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BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)They're killing black boys and men because they can get away with it.