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In reply to the discussion: As much as I bash Obama, he is the only thing standing between us... [View all]CrispyQ
(36,421 posts)For many decades I have lived in a very progressive pocket of a red state that has slowly gone purple/blue. I have been sheltered from the outright racism that has been an underlying boiling point for so many Americans.
I am ashamed & stunned at the bigotry. Ashamed for them & their bigotry & ashamed, also, for me, to some level, for not seeing the scope of this insidious disease & how pervasive it is in our culture, even today.
I am so thankful to live in a pocket that is more liberal, but I realize that I must be aware & offer help in areas where liberalism isn't so prevalent.
A few weeks ago there was a thread - not clear on the details, but I think it discussed a recent Bill Maher show where Bill & a guest discussed how the status quo machine would pick up on an Obama loss as "See, a black man just couldn't cut it."
I am soooooo NOT Obama's biggest fan. but this talking point will affect ALL minorities, not just blacks. (on edit: For decades)
I don't have words to express my hatred of the status quo/right wing machine that controls this country & it's dialog. And as inadequate as I see the Democratic Party's response to the extreme right wing shift, I will, once again, vote for the lesser of two evils.
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Before Dennis Miller became a total fuckhead, he had a surprisingly, righteous rant on one of his HBO shows about bigotry. He said (paraphrased), "It's stupid to hate someone for the color of their skin, when if you take 5 minutes and just talk to them, you will find plenty of VALID reasons to hate them."
Sort of a misanthropes way of looking at humanity, but I can relate.