I am a liberal, white, well educated, young man. I DESPERATELY want us to have our first black president, (I also want us to have our first female president, btw).
I have two black nieces who are more beautiful, charming, intelligent and successful than my white nephew. (It has nothing to do with their race; it is just who each of them are - and who their parents are).
But while there are a few, (as a percentage), white people who will not vote for Obama because he is black, you should try to keep in mind that there are also a large percentage of black people who are now voting for Obama pretty much so only because he is black.
There are also some men who wont vote for a woman just as there are some women who are voting for Hillary just because she is a woman.
I would ask that you look deep within yourself at the anger you display to those of us who aren't voting for Obama and ask yourself if it isn't really Obama you are angry at for deceiving us all, for failing to live up to the promises he made to unite us all, for not having the experience and judgement, yet, to win the presidency?
I eagerly await the opportunity to vote for a black man who is qualified, honest and will represent us all but Obama has failed to live up to that promise.
True there are a small percentage of biggoted whites, blacks, men and women who are voting based on race or gender but your anger seemed to be directed only at whites who won't vote for Obama. Worse, it seems to lump in everyone voting against Senator Obama as deserving to go to hell because we must all be racists - which you have to admit is grossly unfair.
If you are going to condemn the white racists of this world - as I do - you have to condemn the black racists such as Rev. Wright (not the man, just his hatred of whites) as well. It is the only way we will ever get beyond this garbage - if every decent, honorable person condemns the biggotry that exists in other communities, but more importantly in their own communities whenever they are faced with it. The few times in my life that another white person has made some stupid, racist comment in my presense I have, without failure, stopped and challenged them on it. It was awkward, unpleasant and something I wish I didn't have to do but that is my responsibility as a decent person who wants all people to be treated equally.
I have never voted for any of the white jerks who belong to all white churches or all white country clubs and am offended and vocal when I hear about them being elected. I would hope that fair minded black people are just as outraged at the Rev. Wright for taking his justifiable anger at the legitimate failures in America to treat black people as humans in the past way too far and condemning all of white America today as he did in his infamous words.
I totally feel your frustration - at yet another disappointment. You have every right to be angry, but it's obvious that you are a thinking person and I hope you won't condemn us all for voting for someone we feel is more qualified, more experienced, and has consistently fought for the issues Obama speaks so eloquently about.
Bill Clinton placed more black judges on the bench than all other presidents combined before him. I genuinely feel that my vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote in support of racial equality in general and the black community specifically.
Fred -
I am a liberal, white, well educated, young man. I DESPERATELY want us to have our first black president, (I also want us to have our first female president, btw).
I have two black nieces who are more beautiful, charming, intelligent and successful than my white nephew. (It has nothing to do with their race; it is just who each of them are - and who their parents are).
But while there are a few, (as a percentage), white people who will not vote for Obama because he is black, you should try to keep in mind that there are also a large percentage of black people who are now voting for Obama pretty much so only because he is black.
There are also some men who wont vote for a woman just as there are some women who are voting for Hillary just because she is a woman.
I would ask that you look deep within yourself at the anger you display to those of us who aren't voting for Obama and ask yourself if it isn't really Obama you are angry at for deceiving us all, for failing to live up to the promises he made to unite us all, for not having the experience and judgement, yet, to win the presidency?
I eagerly await the opportunity to vote for a black man who is qualified, honest and will represent us all but Obama has failed to live up to that promise.
True there are a small percentage of biggoted whites, blacks, men and women who are voting based on race or gender but your anger seemed to be directed only at whites who won't vote for Obama. Worse, it seems to lump in everyone voting against Senator Obama as deserving to go to hell because we must all be racists - which you have to admit is grossly unfair.
If you are going to condemn the white racists of this world - as I do - you have to condemn the black racists such as Rev. Wright (not the man, just his hatred of whites) as well. It is the only way we will ever get beyond this garbage - if every decent, honorable person condemns the biggotry that exists in other communities, but more importantly in their own communities whenever they are faced with it. The few times in my life that another white person has made some stupid, racist comment in my presense I have, without failure, stopped and challenged them on it. It was awkward, unpleasant and something I wish I didn't have to do but that is my responsibility as a decent person who wants all people to be treated equally.
I have never voted for any of the white jerks who belong to all white churches or all white country clubs and am offended and vocal when I hear about them being elected. I would hope that fair minded black people are just as outraged at the Rev. Wright for taking his justifiable anger at the legitimate failures in America to treat black people as humans in the past way too far and condemning all of white America today as he did in his infamous words.
I totally feel your frustration - at yet another disappointment. You have every right to be angry, but it's obvious that you are a thinking person and I hope you won't condemn us all for voting for someone we feel is more qualified, more experienced, and has consistently fought for the issues Obama speaks so eloquently about.
Bill Clinton placed more black judges on the bench than all other presidents combined before him. I genuinely feel that my vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote in support of racial equality in general and the black community specifically.