Post by John McAdamsPost by ***@gmail.comPost by BudPost by Anthony MarshWhen Obama left office the DOW was at 19,732
When Trump left it was 18,917. So all you Trump supporters think that
this proves that Whites are smarter than Blacks.
Obama only got elected because racists voted for him because he was
black.
Question: Is Obama more black or white?
Biracial, but everybody was saying he was "black."
Exactly! Obama was no more black than he was white. But WHY do people
consider him black? Three reasons: 1) He married a black woman, 2) He
looks more black than white and 3) He seems to identify more with being
black than white. I know some of these are silly reasons, but that's how
most people determine somebody whose racial identity is somewhat
ambiguous.
It's like asking: Is Derek Jeter white or black?
Most people say that he is BOTH. Like Obama, Jeter's father was black but
his mother was white. When asked this question, almost EVERYBODY would
instantly remind the questioner that Derek Jeter is half white and half
black. Why? 1) He married a white woman. 2) He doesn't look very black and
3) He doesn't identify strongly with ANY race.
Post by John McAdamsPost by ***@gmail.comWhen you say "racists voted for him", are you saying that the Whites who
voted for him were racists or that that the Blacks who voted for him were
racists? Or, maybe you're saying that EVERYBODY who voted for him was a
racist which, to me, seems like a racist statement in itself.
He can speak for himself, but I think he's saying that people who
voted for Obama simply *because* he was black are as racist as people
who would vote against him because he was black.
I get the point - that it is considered racist if the REASON you voted (or
didn't vote) for somebody was SPECIFICALLY because of their race. My point
is that Obama was an enigma in that he was not fully white nor fully
black; although, I imagine there is a significant number of people who
don't know that.
Post by John McAdamsThe political divide in the US today is not mostly between anti-black
racists and non-racists. It's between pro-black politically correct
racists and non-racists. The anti-black racists are a tiny
marginalized group.
I would say the biggest political divide is between "city folk" and
"country folk." There are two Americas, urban-America and rural-America. A
color-coded electoral map makes that perfectly clear. Even an state
electoral map makes that clear. All the cities are in blue and everything
else is in red.
As far as racism is concerned, I would say the more racist elements of
America are in the rural areas. The Venn diagram of "racists" and "country
folk" wouldn't coincide exactly, but they would largely cover the same
area.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN