Racism...

[pbmus]

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[Ninga]

1. Yup. Nt

[New Orleans Strong]

2. The truth here pierces my heart.

This has me bawling until I go to bed and make my dog wonder why I am hugging her so tight. But loving it. Thank you pbmus for shoving this in my face. I'm so "good" sad - and angry enough to fight. Great post.

[pbmus]

4. First welcome to DU..

Second, I apologize for any discomfort my post caused..

Third, I hope you have a better night..

[kwassa]

3. Read his powerful essay in the Atlantic ...

from which these quotes are taken.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/my-president-was-black/508793/

[pbmus]

5. Thank you..

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

6. Barack Obama not only had to be scholarly and intelligent,

he had to put up with those idiots acting like it was a bad thing. Remember how the RW morons hated that he talked "like a professor", as if that's a bad thing. They had become so comfortable with GWBush, who always seemed to think he was talking to a bunch of preschoolers.

Rather than being inspired to learn a thing or two themselves, belligerently ignorant people resent the enlightened. And they resent it ten times as much if the learned ones are people they've been taught all their lives that they're better than simply due to the color of their skin.

[malaise]

7. And he coud use a teleprompter

I don't plan to forget how he was treated by the racists - fuck them all

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. I'm so sick of hearing how it's not fair to call all Trump voters racist.

By my definition, if you can vote for someone who promised to use their power, in the name of the people of the United States of America, to enact racist policies, you are a racist. You don't have to burn a cross to qualify.

[malaise]

9. Check out my signature line

[yardwork]

10. I agree.

[Iggo]

12. It's completely fair and I do it every day. (n/t)

[uponit7771]

11. But indentity politic and shit ... / Sarcasm