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FuglyStick · 08-16-2010, 07:02 PM

If you would have told me two years ago that this would be the political environment after a black man was elected president, I wouldn't have believed you. Yeah, there was racism after 9/11, and hatred directed at Muslims, but it seemed to be a small minority; most Americans seemed to have grown up and left their prejudices behind.

Then a black man got into the oval office, and the blindfold was removed. We're no more evolved than we were a century ago. The racists had always been there, but they were hiding; now they're going to rallies preaching their ignorance on signs. As bad as America looked when Bush was in office, I'm more ashamed to be an American today. What must we look like to the rest of the world?

08-16-2010, 07:02 PM	#164 (permalink)
FuglyStick WHEEEE! Whee! Whee! WHEEEE! Location: Southern Illinois	If you would have told me two years ago that this would be the political environment after a black man was elected president, I wouldn't have believed you. Yeah, there was racism after 9/11, and hatred directed at Muslims, but it seemed to be a small minority; most Americans seemed to have grown up and left their prejudices behind. Then a black man got into the oval office, and the blindfold was removed. We're no more evolved than we were a century ago. The racists had always been there, but they were hiding; now they're going to rallies preaching their ignorance on signs. As bad as America looked when Bush was in office, I'm more ashamed to be an American today. What must we look like to the rest of the world? __________________ AZIZ! LIGHT!