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Something else happened around 2010 -- we elected a black president. Frankly that made a lot of people lose their minds. I think there's a lot of folks out ther
by ProjectArcturis 5y ago
Something else happened around 2010 -- we elected a black president. Frankly that made a lot of people lose their minds. I think there's a lot of folks out there who don't mind black people exactly, but absolutely abhor the idea that a black person might be in a position of power over them. Witness the commentary from the far right on the new Supreme Court Justice: "Your children and your grandchildren are going to have to take orders from people like her." (Among a pet-store's worth of other dog whistles. Source: https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-ketanji-brown-jackson-what-your-country-looks-critical-race-theory https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-ketan...)
- zo1 5y agoIt's kinda hard to untangle, unfortunately. Like to contrast your point of view about people not liking to see a black person in power over them: perhaps a black person in a position of power was the catalyst by inciting racial discord (not just among whites, but black people too). I wouldn't be surprised, as a black person he was expected to promote issues affecting black people.
- ProjectArcturis 5y agoCan you get more specific? What did Obama do to incite racial discord? From my view he worked very hard to promote harmony.
- magicalhippo 5y agoI recall the news here (in Norway) covering a demonstration against Obama during the elections. They interviewed a woman who was in tears because she, apparently, really thought Obama would kill her kids if he got elected. To me it seemed so utterly bizarre I had problems processing it.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI had a similar experience catching a bit of Alex Jones when switching through the channels at the beginning of the pandemic. He was ranting about how the police were rounding up the homeless, chaining them to beds, and then "blowing up their lungs".