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Originally Posted by robot_parade
I disagree that Rev Wright being *angry* with America, and white Americans, for treating him and other black people is racism.
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Agreed. The only problem is that it would be considered racism if it were a white man angry at black Americans. There is a double standard in this country for this sort of thing (which Obama alluded too today and I dearly wish he had said it outright) and until it goes away we have a problem.
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Originally Posted by robot_parade
And finally, Barack Obama accepting him as a flawed human being, who he loves even as he disagrees with, instead of disavowing that relationship, is a wonderful thing, and makes me proud to be an American, and an Obama supporter.
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I said back on the first page that Obama's disavowal of Wright's words was not enough for me, that I would be more impressed with a disavowal of the man. I have changed my mind. I wanted the disavowal because I believed that nothing short of that would have satisfied the black community if this were a white candidate and white minister. I stand by that thought but disagree with the idea now.
Obama's comparison with that uncle which you disagree with on some issues hit a cord (this was not in his speech but over the weekend for those of you just catching up here). My grandparents were like that. I loved them dearly and no problem being associated with them in front of anyone. I was honored, in fact. I really disagreed with their politics though. Seriously so. So much that we stopped discussing politics all together.
The fact that we feel the need in this country to force a man to walk away from his friends over a single issue is not good. This is a country based on freedom. Freedom of word, freedom of thought and freedom to disagree. It has become the political expedient thing to do to leave those behind that might cause a candidate problems in an election over one issue. Frankly, I view Wright as a political liability to Obama but I have to respect the fact that he would not be cowed into walking away from a friend, at least not completely.
I can't say I am an Obama supporter and if the election were today I still doubt I would vote for him but he scored points today with me.