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Mercnbeth -> RE: Bill Maher : most Americans are Dumb and Uneducated - And he is 110% right, as always :) (9/7/2009 8:52:07 AM)
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I have heard this line of argument more than a few times and would like to comment on a few thoughts that aren't politically correct enough to make polite conversation.
Spinner,
Engaging in debate with you is often entertaining; however, I have to call BULLSHIT on the rationalized approach to justifying racism and bigotry.
'Politically', or any modifier to the word 'correct' is just a replacement for what should be the letters 'IN'.
According to this article, "It took three requests from the Obama administration to get him to agree, his colleague Alli Chagi-Starr told me this week."
The rallying cry used to be "So little time...". Appropriate now if followed with; "...and so much damage control."
No collective formed opinion by a sampling as large as the US is created instantly. Always, the general public has a huge block of people who just don't believe what they see, at least for the first time. Obama's election over Clinton in the primaries points that even within the ranks of the Democratic party, people don't jump to knee jerk conclusions. The opinion trend in the poll I linked comes from a progression of observations concerning this President.
It is correct to point out that as time has passed and the actions of Obama replace the rhetoric of Obama he's been exposed. Label him whatever you want, call him "agenda based" to remove any racial connotation. Obviously people no longer trust his agenda or want it to continue as trending.
I never fell into the acceptance of lower standards to justify actions. Why an "activist" should be allowed more leeway because the label has a the word 'black' as a modifier is simply a matter of agenda acceptance not the activist. The hope is that there is more applause generated on the 'pro' side than the 'boos' and 'cat-calls' generated by the 'con'. Meanwhile, because of all the applause and cat calls, no message is ever heard.
That seems to be the goal. The status quo insures one thing, the continuing bigotry for generations to come. For instance, 'Affirmative Action' insures that there will always be a suspicion of doubt that any black or female executive or bureaucratic administrator got there only because of their race and gender.
But racism pays, both in the trenches and in special interests advocating for both sides. The bureaucracy of racism and bigotry continues to drain resources. Because right now instead of spending time and thought process on the economy, jobs, wars, health-care; the Administration, at minimum some part of it, is doing 'Van Jones damage control', following the "Hey Boys & girls - what are you going to do for the President?" damage control, following the "removal of language that wasn't in the health-care bill in the first place!", damage control, following the "I just signed the closing of GITMO but don't have anyone who will accept the prisoners", damage control.
Notice a trend?
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