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Originally Posted by ottopilot
I still think he will win for the Democrats. He will get pummeled for this in the general election.
I followed the other thread and was very disappointed at how eager some were to paint you as racist. Unlike in Rev. Wright's case, the term racist has become the easy cheap shot for shutting down opposition. There is a place for plain speech when addressing race. IMO Geraldine Ferraro was bludgeoned by the real racists labeling her as one ... that's the trick isn't it?
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Exactly, if the can dub you a racist then they expect no one will listen to you.
See, the reason it bothers me being called one, is that being labeled as one could kill me in the profession I am in.
That's why I take great offense to it. There are pros out there that mention something, like this, and will be tarred and feathered and they weren't the racist ones... just the ones that got dubbed the name.