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Originally Posted by roachboy
i meant suppress in the sense of simultaneously make visible and marginalize by selective quotation and ridiculous interpretation at the same time.
the message is obvious: look out conservatives, this guy's a radical.
red-baiting. pure and simple.
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roachboy, I understand your example, but lets try to take political philosophy out of the mix for a moment. We don't have to be just white, black, liberal, conservative or communist to form and bear hatred. What is the solution? If we all truly want to solve hatred between races, why should we tolerate any? If we maintain the view that all racism as unacceptable, and since this thread is supposed to be about influence on a major presidential candidate by a perceived racist, it shouldn't be unreasonable to question this relationship. I'm sure Desmond Tutu could easily have a justified beef with whitey given his life experiences, but he chooses to promote peace and understanding. These kinds of choices are what I'm talking about.
ratbastid asked two very good questions:
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Aren't you at ALL interested in why he might think that?
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IMO it's very important to understand what shapes a persons outlook on things. We acknowledge these things, perhaps apologize or make changes as a society. But where does it end? When do bigoted people decide to no longer use prejudice? White, black, red, or otherwise. To change something, you have to be willing to change. Rev. Wright chooses not to. That is his right. He now suffers public scrutiny.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Or is "he hates people my color" a sufficient explanation for you?
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If anyone truly hates someone because of their color, then are they not the very definition of racist?