Voting for Obama because he is black essentially defeats the purpose of the civil rights movement. The whole point of the movement was the color of your skin do

Voting for Obama because he is black essentially defeats the purpose of the civil rights movement. The whole point of the movement was the color of your skin doesn't matter. I voted based on my principles and issues. It's sad to see so many dissenting opinions downmodded just because the majority disagree. Yes some of them were deserving of it, but others made legitimate points.