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Originally Posted by deezndc
I didn't know anything about that (ban) but how do u feel about what he said.
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I was being a bit sarcastic... you might recall the various bans and boycotts that occured when the Dixie Chicks and others came out against Bush in the early days of the Iraqi occupation.
I don't think there is any denying that there is institutional racism in North America. The problem with institutional racism is that it is ingrained to the point where you cannot single out an individual as racist.
I don't think it is fair to call Bush a racist. He is many things but I wouldn't jump to that conclusion.
A better way to look at it is that Bush is "classist". He give the appearance of assisting those with money and votes. I am not saying he doesn't care or even thing about the poor... I don't know what he thinks on this subject and that is kind of the problem.
For a leader who is very good at manipulating his image (or at least works with people who can do this for him) he is doing a piss poor job of looking like he is doing anything for these people (the poor of New Orleans), regardless of what he may or may not actually be doing.
His handlers really fucked this up. He should have been on Air Force One right away and he should have at least had the appearance of doing something (again regardless of what he actually did or what his actual responsibilities are in this situation).