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In reply to the discussion: Russians mock Obama with racist images on US Embassy in Moscow [View all]Behind the Aegis
(53,919 posts)46. It is sad some don't get this shit is racist.
Though not as popular as denying anti-Semitism, it simply amazes me that people defend this shit as "not being racist." This isn't even clever "covert" racism, this is nothing short of dropping the N-Bomb!
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Maybe Afghanistan, but did they really stay up for Iraq? I supported AF, but definitely NOT Iraq.
7962
Aug 2014
#7
Yeah, he's anti-Obama but that's not all. He's also a neo-con militarist who is authoritarian,
pampango
Aug 2014
#6
Interesting that you abstain from any comment about the subject of the OP, racist imagery used by
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2014
#13
Conveniently missed the point. If it wasnt approved, it wouldnt have been allowed.
7962
Aug 2014
#30
Tell me again what happens to activists in Russia that make unapproved demonstrations?
davidpdx
Aug 2014
#84
Why don't you just admit you have no proof that the Russian government was behind this?
cosmicone
Aug 2014
#90
I agree 100% about pointing the finger at people in our country who "behave this way"
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#47
But the poster said Vlad is "popular at home". So we're dealing with "a nation" of assholes.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2014
#55
Not just "assholes", but RACIST "assholes", and I have no tolerance for their "liberal" defenders.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2014
#70
Whatever. Just wait til they run out of Quilted Northern. They'll be flingin' their own poo.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2014
#72
Nicer than beaming microwaves at the embassy. The *classless* elite had no *class* back then.
freshwest
Aug 2014
#32
Today, all I can think of is Chris Rock and "...that train ain't never late!"
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2014
#50
That we're still having to "explain" this, in this day & age, is absolutely disgusting.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2014
#51
Not only is it disgusting, it goes on to disprove the whole "the racists are dying out" meme.
Behind the Aegis
Aug 2014
#53
I'm sorry, but I don't know what's "liberal" or "progressive" about the folks trying to justify this
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2014
#59
"Until that time - or a high ranking Russian official condemns the action - it's The Russians....."
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2014
#58
President Obama, After Exhausting Diplomacy With Putin, Needs To Stand Up To Putin & Netanyahu!
Corey_Baker08
Aug 2014
#75