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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John who wrote (161464)	10/28/2013 3:32:24 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	1 Recommendation Recommended By zoltaneering Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

You've judged and pronounced me as a racist, Actually, I said that your words were racist and I judged you based on your words. but do you also judge Barack Obama as a racist? Eric Holder? My immediate response was going to be "absolutely, perhaps the most racist president and AG that we have ever had." But I am not so sure that this is accurate. Certainly many of their actions and words are racist. And they are certainly creating more racial disharmony than I have ever seen in my lifetime. But are their motives really racist? Or are they more interested in destroying the foundation of the U.S. Government so that they can rebuild it in a euro-style democratic socialist model? In which case, both Obama and Holder may be using racism as a catalyst. If I take them at face value, they are extremely racist. If I let my mind wander a little bit, I don't see how their actions and words are really any different than Nancy Pelosi's or Harry Reid's or Alan Grayson.....or Elizabeth Warren, all of whom are morally and ethically bankrupt. All of whom are the worst kind of racist, but racism would be the least of their transgressions. Yourself? I believe that every person has some racist views. They could be as simple as "white men can't jump" or "blacks don't swim or hike", "blacks have better rhythm". Some of these can be considered generally true, though there are always exceptions. I joke with my niece, who is black, that she is more white than my blond haired son. The fact that I joke about it shows a little racism right there. I try to get my brother in law to go hiking with me and his response is always "my people don't hike". And the truth is, if you go hiking with any regularity, it will become obvious that blacks are definitely under represented on the trails. It's no more racist to recognize that then it is to quote racial breakdowns of crime statistics. I would say that I have my fair share of prejudices. I think it is safe to say that I am anti-muslim. Do I meet the strict definition of a bigot where muslims are concerned? probably. But I see it as a rejection of the muslim culture as it relates to my culture in much the same way that I view the urban black culture. Many of the ideas that you have concluded and espoused would require that one have racist thoughts and ideas in order to reach. I disagree. Being able to separate the individuals of a race from the sub-culture obviates the need or desire for racist thoughts. Recognizing that any race that is put into the same conditions will have the same general response also allows me to shed the racist thoughts. Denying that there is a problem in the urban black community is racist. Refusing to print the race of a criminal in the newspaper is also racist. Perhaps you should explain why you believe that I must have racist thoughts and ideas to reach the conclusions that I reached.....