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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: Andrew N. Cothran who wrote (258029)7/16/2008 2:28:04 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) of 793939
 
Maybe. I understand what you're talking about. Its a question of how much change in people's mindset has occurred. I know a few people that are flatout racist and haven't changed and never will. Though the people I know like that are mostly older than me. And most of the people like that I've known are probably in the ground now. The last time I ran into one of those fellows he whispered to someone beside me the kind of thing he used to say out loud.

What about people younger than you and me and him? The ones I know are our kids and their friends and my younger coworkers.

Maybe I'm too optimistic, but it feels like attitudes are different by and large from the old days. I may be wrong.

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One votes his deepest fears and most hidden prejudices. And The Reverend Wright's famous "God damn America", not to mention Michelle's "For the first time in my life. . ."aberration are two images that are now stamped indelibly on the hidden and subconscious levers of the typical white voter's minds that will guide their hand

Remembering (especially) Wright's and Michelle's and Pfleger's statements will hurt Obama. And should. I don't think prejudice has a thing to do with that. Obama chose to buddy up to anti-American race hustlers and it is fair to take that into account as to both his judgment and what may be in his heart.
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