Facebook friends say that the existence of American citizens who object to President Obama’s policies and proposals is proof that Americans are racist. Partly this is due to the number of people who oppose Obama’s plans and partly this is due to the perceived vehemence of the opposition. Suppose that Hillary Clinton wins the next election, as I would expect. There will presumably be quite a few people who oppose many of her proposals simply because most things that the government does make one group richer while making another group poorer. The same friends will presumably then say that this shows how Americans, who elected a female president, are even more sexist than before.
Could this continue if every future president is black and/or female? The Americans who select members of these groups as their leader will be considered ever more racist and sexist?
but it’s not just the vehemence of the opposition. it’s how it’s done. shouting “you lie!” during a speech by the President comes from a place of deep entitlement.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/07/01/fires_in_the_south_the_latest_black_church_to_burn_on_tuesday_was_set_on.html
Shouting “you lie” during a speech by any politician comes from a firm grasp of the obvious.
The dial on Whitey-hatred is certainly being turned up. b6’s link is
a good example.
Is it to keep the blacks and the tolerable whites (the ones who are
properly guilty and ashamed of themselves) all riled up to get the
vote out? There’s a danger of a white male getting elected, and we
don’t want *that* calamity, do we!
Perhaps Hillary’s campaign wishes they could have kept the Charleston
killer frozen for a year and then let him out. Since it’s already
happened they might as well make the most of it now; maybe that’s the
logic.
@b6: but it’s not just the vehemence of the opposition. it’s how it’s done. shouting “you lie!” during a speech by the President comes from a place of deep entitlement.
Sort of like endlessly screaming, “Bush lied, people died!”