Such irrational hatred from DU...

[BrotherIvan]

125. Links?

Please provide a link to actual statements of hatred against Holder personally. Perhaps that is why so many around here throw around the word "hate" because he or she does not know what it means. Criticism does not equal hate.

crit·i·cism noun \ˈkri-tə-ˌsi-zəm\

: the act of expressing disapproval and of noting the problems or faults of a person or thing : the act of criticizing someone or something

: a remark or comment that expresses disapproval of someone or something

: the activity of making careful judgments about the good and bad qualities of books, movies, etc.

That is what the critical posts are doing, expressing disapproval for his job performance, not about him personally and certainly no indication that there is some underlying racial agenda. Posters are pointing out his work for voting rights, and no one has said that is a bad thing, but there are issues where he did not defend the rights of Americans who lost their homes and their jobs due to the bankers crashing the economy, the hardest hit being African Americans and minorities.

Home ownership among blacks fell about twice as much in percentage terms as among whites during the housing crash, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. And minorities, including blacks, have lost their homes to foreclosure at higher rates than whites.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-05/first-black-president-can-t-help-blacks-stem-wealth-drop.html

So maybe some justice on that front would have helped people as well, but Holder chose not to go after them. We're talking about their homes, their jobs, their pensions, their savings, STOLEN by these criminals. As many have pointed out, including Senator Warren, even if they did not think they could have gotten a conviction, the discovery for the trial alone would have been invaluable to individuals and states who then wanted to sue. In a sense this administration has solidified a two-tiered justice system, because when it was time to hold the wealthy accountable for stealing people's lives, AG Holder did not even try.

The implication that because they are African American, President Obama and AG Holder should never be criticized means they are not equal to the other people who have held the same job. I criticized the shit out of Reagan, does that mean he is somehow better or tougher, more able to fill that post? Or that we should have low expectations for people of color in office which is in fact a kind of passive racism that is just as insidious.

People criticizing Holder are putting forth arguments to back up their statements. It would be far better to refute those arguments than just throw out words that don't apply.