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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Dale Baker who wrote (174945)10/30/2011 1:52:30 PM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (2) of 541674
 
I find it interesting that conservatives who like Herman Cain constantly point out that he is a "self-made man" who lifted himself up without help from anybody. Barack Obama wasn't born rich, either. But it seems the same people who believe Herman Cain is self-made also believe Obama was given special breaks because he is black.

The assumption seems to be that a black man who is a liberal must have been the beneficiary of all the ways our society is set up to unfairly discriminate against white people and in favor of the success of minorities. (We've all noticed that, right? It explains why most of the CEOs in this country are black men and women, if you define "most" as being less than 1%.)

But a black man who is conservative must never have had one bit of help, nor any advantage due to Affirmative Action.
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