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Originally Posted by kgpoolerev
I think you get my point that Obama is very condescending to poor and middle class whites. ; ) you are a bright lady who is well reasoned so I know you understand my point.
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Well, I am a poor white, but I don't have a huge chip on my shoulder. I did understand your point, did you understand mine? Instead of assuming what you meant, I took what you said at face value. You'll notice you didn't say that I FEEL that I'm making a valid point, but really, I'm full of it.
And the implication does not have to be read in that sentence.
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Originally Posted by kgpoolerev
I think that if you go read his whole speech and then consider other things Obama has said. Blacks have scratched and clawed. His grandmother who raised a mixed child when it a social stigma was a racist. His grandmother is a typical white person. Small town Americans bitterly cling to religon and guns and are racist to people who do not look like them. If you look at the whole picture you get a much clearer picture of Obama, and that picture is one of either ignorance or hatred. When you add his careful selection of Wright to the mix you get a clearer picture of a racist and a slimy politician who will stop at nothing to get ahead.
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Yes, most black people have had to scratch and clawed to succeed. His grandmother, "
who loved him as much as anyone" had some racist tendencies. Small town Americans are bitter because of being ignored by their government....a government, who, by the way, panders to them with talk about small-town values, such as religion and gun ownership (hunting).
Sounds like Obama is putting words to some of the things that I've experienced.
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Originally Posted by kgpoolerev
Back when young Obama was being raised by his white grandparents there was a social stigma attached to what they did. Would the typical white person of the time have raised a mixed child and face head on the bigotry of the time?
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And he gives them their proper due. His love, his respect, his gratitude. Not blind adoration, but seeing them in their whole personahood.