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I won't be impressed until humans no longer fgeel the need to point out that a leader is of a specific color. That's just proof that racism is very real. And Mr
by dnsworks 17y ago
I won't be impressed until humans no longer fgeel the need to point out that a leader is of a specific color. That's just proof that racism is very real. And Mr. Obama himself is filled with religious hatred, as seen by his turncoat stance on the "Defense Of Marriage Act" that he originally promised to repeal. A black man denying others equality is pretty messed up.
- jacoblyles 17y agoI am pretty sure he is the first black man elected head of state in any country that is not majority black, and I know of no precedent of a leader being elected from any racial minority that makes up only 13% of a nation. Outside of cutting into people's brains and taking out in-group preferences that have existed since before the Cambrian explosion, I don't know what else you want us to do. Barack's election does say something about how far the power of racism has declined as a force in American society. Now the rest of the world, they are still racist as hell. Try pulling the same stunt in Japan, or France.
- shabda 17y ago> Now the rest of the world, they are still racist as hell. Try pulling the same stunt in Japan, or France. And thats statement is not racists at all > I know of no precedent of a leader being elected from any racial minority that makes up only 13% of a nation. India. We currently have a Sikh PM(religious minority, 1.3%, from wikipedia), our last President was Muslim(13.43%). There have been 3 Presidents of India, from religious minority groups below 13%. Thats not racial minority, of course, but afaik, US is yet to have a non Christian president? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_India
- philwelch 17y agoTry #3, Thomas Jefferson, a deist.
- jacoblyles 17y ago>And thats statement is not racists at all No, it's more culturalist. The United States has had a multi-racial society for a long time, and over the last few hundred years I think we have made strides in peaceful coexistence that few other places can replicate. Religious tolerance, however, is not our strong suit. It was a big deal when we finally elected a Catholic (John Kennedy) to the Presidency.
- jsz0 17y agoPersonally I don't think there's anything inherently bad about acknowledging someone's membership in a minority group. Otherwise I feel like we're denying minorities, and majorities, an important perspective on how we got to where we are today.
- dnsworks 17y agoAt some point I like to think there will be no concept of minority groups. Just people. But sadly we're allowed to pass on bad lessons to our children, so old hatreds just stick around forever.