PoliticalGround >> serious question re: obama

3/19/08 4:11 PM

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ABE FROMAN Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 12/15/2002 Posts: 39251

"It's similar in its way to the argument that black people are, by their very nature, pre-disposed to crime. You can take the very real statistics that blacks are responsible for a disporoportionate amount of violent crime, skip over factors such as poverty and culture, and arrive at that conclusion pretty easily. But it's a specious argument that isn't supportable. And it says something about the person who believes its character-- namely that they're a racist." What do you have against Fearless Thinker? You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 4:13 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
Chris in Cambridge Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 7485	pneuma-- what was your previous screen name? You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 4:16 PM

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Brendasu Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 10/26/2004 Posts: 12250

And people have a right to believe that black people are inferior. lol, yes, and i support that right. not only that, i can understand how people have been brainwashed into believing that. doees that mean i support that belief? It's similar in its way to the argument that black people are, by their very nature, pre-disposed to crime. You can take the very real statistics that blacks are responsible for a disporoportionate amount of violent crime, skip over factors such as poverty and culture, and arrive at that conclusion pretty easily. But it's a specious argument that isn't supportable. And it says something about the person who believes its character-- namely that they're a racist. -this is actually a very good example, because as i mentioned before, i understand precisely where people get their racist notions from. this is an example of such a notion and i can certainly see WHY people who don't KNOW ANY BETTER could come up with that theory. does that mean i support them?! NO. You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 4:38 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
thepopeye Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 10/05/2006 Posts: 3315	He is only half racist as black people can not be racist only half of him can be racist. You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 5:30 PM

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super chin 2 Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 12/07/2004 Posts: 881

understanding why someone believes something is not quite the same as believing it yourself. i understand why people believe in intelligent design. i think they're mistaken, but i'm in full understanding of, and even sympathetic to, their reasons for holding that particular belief. now i can't speak for brenda, but it seems she's saying that past governmental atrocities and a historically unfair distribution of wealth has created in many black communities an often radical distrust of and anger towards white power structures in this country. that doesn't mean she thinks the conclusions they draw from this outlook have any basis in reality. You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 5:34 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
Brendasu Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 10/26/2004 Posts: 12253	exactly. You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 5:52 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
thepopeye Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 10/05/2006 Posts: 3319	"unfair distribution of wealth" I must have been out of the country on wealth distribution day because I feel I have also received an unfair distribution. You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 5:57 PM

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super chin 2 Edited: 19-Mar-08 Member Since: 12/07/2004 Posts: 882

i said historic, silly. and any given individual or family can of course get the short end of that stick, in fact most of us outside of the top 5% start somewhere around there. in the context of impoverished black populations, however, we're generally talking about the systemic economic aftermath of slavery, reconstruction, and segregation. so while there was no wealth distribution day, there were historic circumstances that provided opportunities to some and denied them to others. wealth was distributed amidst these circumstances (in the passive voice sense of the word). You have ignored this user.

3/19/08 6:42 PM

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HuntingtonPUNK Edited: 19-Mar-08 06:51 PM Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 3956

The TRUTH is that all races of people- black, white and yellow are racist. We are all designed to protect and promote our own kind. Any individuals who are not racist in this world have overcome their instincts and adopted a broader perspective and therefore may be said to have transcended nature. What I would find refreshing is a white person who supports Obama for well researched, logical reasons or the same scenario for a black person supporting McCain. 95% of what I see is racist support of one's own kind rationalized with bullshit. Most of the remaining 5 percent are made up of ass kissers who want to appear that they have transcended race when they are actually just spewing out their azz and the continued singling out of whites as racists in this country is complete bullsht You have ignored this user.

3/20/08 8:26 AM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
asdf 4 Edited: 20-Mar-08 08:32 AM Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 14676	"-show me who YOUR friends and I can guarantee that i can find something wrong with all of them." I'm not running for President. Also, you won't find a race baiter among my friends. You have ignored this user.

3/27/08 1:27 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
baxter stockman Edited: 27-Mar-08 Member Since: 10/17/2007 Posts: 2286	ah, the og. a forum of talented, intelligent thinkers who just can't get over their own addiction to the gratification of thinking they're correct. i think we should have a thread where everyone pretends the people they're used to arguing against are 100% correct. You have ignored this user.

3/27/08 4:20 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
oldnslow 13 Edited: 27-Mar-08 Member Since: 06/10/2002 Posts: 2267	baxter, I agree with you 100% on that. In fact that is the most 100% correct statement I have ever read. You have ignored this user.

3/27/08 4:25 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
baxter stockman Edited: 27-Mar-08 Member Since: 10/17/2007 Posts: 2295	i see what you did, there. -_- You have ignored this user.

3/27/08 4:59 PM

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Samatikan Edited: 27-Mar-08 Member Since: 09/18/2002 Posts: 7510

No, no more than the average person. He's just an opportunist who got burned. Went to that church to get street-cred and now is in deep shit over it. His wife is racist. And i can't, for the life of me, understand why people say the pastor's comments are taken "out of context". Please give an example of a context in which the "America created AIDS" comment would be acceptable. You have ignored this user.

3/27/08 5:02 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
oldnslow 13 Edited: 27-Mar-08 Member Since: 06/10/2002 Posts: 2269	Samatikan, that is an incredibly correct statement. In fact I think it is even more 100% correct than Baxter's. You have ignored this user.

3/27/08 5:59 PM	Ignore | Quote | Edit | Warn Admin | Vote Down | Vote Up | Delete Post
Samatikan Edited: 27-Mar-08 Member Since: 09/18/2002 Posts: 7511	It is 110% correct, imo, and by extension, you are 100% correct. You have ignored this user.

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