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talkpoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/02/02/obama_announces_2012_launch_of_african-americans_for_obama.html
I got an email this afternoon telling me about this new Obama campaign tactic.
How is this ok in America today?
How is this not racist? What do you supposed would happen if Romney announced a “White Americans for Romney”?
He’d be crucified yet it’s perfectly acceptable for Obama?
Please explain to me why this is ok for a black president but no white in this country could ever do this?
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Date: 22/2/12 02:29 (UTC)errr...
How is this ok in America today?
White Americans for Romney
but no white in this country could ever do this
Your entire OP was about the US.
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Date: 22/2/12 02:32 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 22/2/12 02:33 (UTC)The reason there is no 'white americans for 'x' is primarily because its pointless. White, in the USA, is baseline. The target of most campaigns are white americans, meaning it does not focus on the problems of minority groups; ergo, white.
The second reason is one of precedent. The white power flag has been torn down, besmirched, spat on and befouled so thoroughly by everyone from the KKK to Hitler and internet trolls that the words 'white power' and 'racist' and permenantly linked. It's the same reason people don't use the word 'negro'. there's nothing innately bad about the word, it just means 'black' in spanish, but it's connotations with slavery are so pervasive that it's fallen out of use.
I don't think the fact that Obama's black has anything to do with this. I'm fairly sure I saw some 'African Americans for John Kerry' sites back in the day. It's more of a party thing,. Minority groups just are more likely to vote Democrat, so the Democrats appeal to them, so the minorities groups vote Democrat. It's a cycle.
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Date: 22/2/12 03:40 (UTC)Whites in the US aren't struggling with racial discrimination nor do we have special issues that effect us relative to the average American (since, as far as race goes, we are the average), so a "European-Americans for ____" group would be impossible and pointless. Romney would be crucified because the only people a "White Americans for Romney" or a "European-Americans for Romney" group would appeal to are the white supremacists, as the rest of us would scratch our heads and said "Why do I need a racial advocacy group? The Man isn't keeping me down for being white."
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Date: 22/2/12 03:43 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 22/2/12 03:47 (UTC)Don't let anyone fault you for your tone though.
Keep mean and carry on.
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Date: 22/2/12 03:47 (UTC)But you're still a very bad person.
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Date: 22/2/12 03:54 (UTC)Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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Date: 22/2/12 03:58 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 22/2/12 03:58 (UTC)Obama isn't excluding white voters, it would be pretty counterproductive of him to do that since he already has white supporters and a vote is still a vote.
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Date: 22/2/12 04:02 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 22/2/12 04:03 (UTC)*=head explosions