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To: combjelly who wrote (821089)	12/8/2014 1:29:36 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583391

CJ, Again, what could he have done to improve race relations? This is my own opinion, but I think Obama should start conveying tough love on all sides. Tell white people to actively reach out toward blacks and other minorities. It's not enough to merely preach "tolerance" and be done with it. And it's no excuse to just blame the other race for their own problems, cause that creates an "us vs. them" mentality. Tell black people to stop glorifying the thugs and drugs culture. There's no way they're ever going to break the cycle of poverty if they continue forsaking the affirmative action opportunities that government is giving them left and right. And there's no reason to expect other races to stop prejudging them if they continue feeding into the statistics that create such a tragic self-fulfilling prophesy. Tell Republicans to put forth some positive solutions toward racial reconciliation. It's easy to be the "Party of No," especially if their political ideals lean more toward libertarianism, but they need to realize that without equal opportunity without regard to both racial or social status, the libertarian ideal cannot be implemented. Tell Democrats to stop playing the race card. Instead of helping to bridge the gap between races, playing the race card is as divisive as "either you are with us or you are against us." Tell the media to stop thriving on the race conflict. It's obvious even to the uneducated how much the media is trying to hype up and fan the flames of racism, even as the media pretends that it is on the side of a color-blind society. Now I don't think Obama should have to do everything that I suggested here. But I do expect Obama to exhibit a measure of political courage that is required to do what I suggested, even if he ends up doing something else. I don't see that at all, unfortunately. Tenchusatsu

To: combjelly who wrote (821089)	12/8/2014 7:33:41 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 1583391

>> Again, what could he have done to improve race relations? He could have insisted his AG prosecute blacks who were in the wrong (like the "New Black Panthers" who were in clear violation of election laws) and not dump on the cops when they're in the right (like the officer was in the Henry Gates nonsense). It is inciting blacks to riot when the AG essentially moves against the outcome of a grand jury in Ferguson by promising "an investigation" when no such investigation is warranted. The most important thing he could have done would have been to advocate personal responsibility by reducing, not massively expanding, the welfare state. He simply doesn't understand how it all works. It is no different from his foreign policy; he doesn't get that human nature, animal nature, is to take the path of least resistance. If Putin thinks he has an ignoramus running the US, he is going to be more aggressive (Carter/Reagan proved that). In short, he just doesn't understand people. He has acted, for six years, like the Affirmative Action president he is.