sterger7
03-10-2008, 01:11 AM
Now, obviously being a white person making commentary on my view/interpretation of how the black community is acting in politics or racism in general is going to generate blinders and a lot of hate but it needs to be said.
A full 4/5ths of blacks in many states are voting for Obama (who is btw half white so completely hypocritical to call him just black). Now I've lived my life not really giving a damn what color someone is, in fact have had many non-caucasian girlfriends. But what I don't understand is the apparent hypocracy our country is going through.
It's ok to vote for a "black" man for president for no other reason than race, then you are essentially telling every white or hispanic person that is ok to vote for a white/hispanic person simply because they are not black aren't you? Obama didn't win 80% of the black vote in some states because they thought he was the better candidate or that his policy comments are somehow superior to hillaries (ps, I've never been political in my life, I've never even voted oddly enough, in some views I'm conservative in others liberal, though this election seems to bring a lot of people out).
At any rate, clearly you don't win by that kind of margin with 3 years of experience because people like your views. It can be very fairly said that blacks are coming out in record numbers and voting in landslide votes for this man for no other reason than he is 'black' or 'half-black'. How is that not racist? If I were to post saying I'm voting for hillary because she is white, I'm a racist...if I say it's because she's a woman I'm sexist. (or not voting for her per say, etc etc).
This kind of becons to a greater trend which may or not be fair, but it's all from viewpoints and my viewpoint has taught me in this great country of ours that blacks have ironically become more racists than whites (that I know). Clearly growing up on the west coast orgegon/cali/washington is not like being in the south, but blacks completely isolate whites in most social groups I have been around growing up. I've heard many blacks speak of these issues, but if I white brings it up the response is always "I'm black, I can't be racist!" as if your color has anything to do with your mental views on the world around you?
Ironically I think I am not the only person noticing this and it will be interesting to see how this plays out if Obama wins the nomination, because more and more whites seem to be flockig to hillary, and if they are anything like me it's almost as if I'm offended that the blacks are voting based upon race and not their opinions of the candidates.
Obviously this probably isn't fair, most voters in any country anywhere are sipmly voting based upon who's popular, maybe 10% know the actual issues, even I am ignorant on many....it's just an observation.
So....feel free to flame away I guess.
A full 4/5ths of blacks in many states are voting for Obama (who is btw half white so completely hypocritical to call him just black). Now I've lived my life not really giving a damn what color someone is, in fact have had many non-caucasian girlfriends. But what I don't understand is the apparent hypocracy our country is going through.
It's ok to vote for a "black" man for president for no other reason than race, then you are essentially telling every white or hispanic person that is ok to vote for a white/hispanic person simply because they are not black aren't you? Obama didn't win 80% of the black vote in some states because they thought he was the better candidate or that his policy comments are somehow superior to hillaries (ps, I've never been political in my life, I've never even voted oddly enough, in some views I'm conservative in others liberal, though this election seems to bring a lot of people out).
At any rate, clearly you don't win by that kind of margin with 3 years of experience because people like your views. It can be very fairly said that blacks are coming out in record numbers and voting in landslide votes for this man for no other reason than he is 'black' or 'half-black'. How is that not racist? If I were to post saying I'm voting for hillary because she is white, I'm a racist...if I say it's because she's a woman I'm sexist. (or not voting for her per say, etc etc).
This kind of becons to a greater trend which may or not be fair, but it's all from viewpoints and my viewpoint has taught me in this great country of ours that blacks have ironically become more racists than whites (that I know). Clearly growing up on the west coast orgegon/cali/washington is not like being in the south, but blacks completely isolate whites in most social groups I have been around growing up. I've heard many blacks speak of these issues, but if I white brings it up the response is always "I'm black, I can't be racist!" as if your color has anything to do with your mental views on the world around you?
Ironically I think I am not the only person noticing this and it will be interesting to see how this plays out if Obama wins the nomination, because more and more whites seem to be flockig to hillary, and if they are anything like me it's almost as if I'm offended that the blacks are voting based upon race and not their opinions of the candidates.
Obviously this probably isn't fair, most voters in any country anywhere are sipmly voting based upon who's popular, maybe 10% know the actual issues, even I am ignorant on many....it's just an observation.
So....feel free to flame away I guess.