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> partly responsible for the deterioration of race relations in the USA This is just a euphemism for "he was black in public and lesser white people didn't lik
by habinero 2y ago
> partly responsible for the deterioration of race relations in the USA
This is just a euphemism for "he was black in public and lesser white people didn't like it".
- lurk2 2y ago[flagged]
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoNo, that's not accurate. When people talk about the "deterioration of race relations", they're referring to a well-documented phenomenon (https://news.gallup.com/poll/1687/race-relations.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/1687/race-relations.aspx) where poll respondents say race relations are bad (and trending downwards) since 2015 while they were good from 2001 to 2013. I'm skeptical that Obama bears any responsibility for this, given that the trend didn't start until his second term, but it's a real trend and not a euphemism.
- hagbard_c 2y agoYes, everything I don't agree with is racist. It is time to drop that tired old trope, if you don't want to accept it from me accept it from Thomas Sowell: “Racism is not dead, but it is on life support – kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as ‘racists” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11151740-racism-is-not-dead-but-it-is-on-life-support https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11151740-racism-is-not-dead...
- lurk2 2y agoReview the site guidelines: > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html