FAIL: Prove that America isn't racist by electing a black man
Oh man, this argument is flawed on so many levels it's astounding.
First and foremost, how is this supposed to affect me? What do I get out of "proving" that America isn't racist?
In theory, I guess it's supposed to increase my self-esteem or something by enabling me to take greater pride in my country. That's quaint. Let's count the ways this doesn't work.
First and foremost, how is this supposed to affect me? What do I get out of "proving" that America isn't racist?
In theory, I guess it's supposed to increase my self-esteem or something by enabling me to take greater pride in my country. That's quaint. Let's count the ways this doesn't work.
- My self-esteem is just fine, thank you. And even if it wasn't, it's a leap to assume that greater pride in my country would help it (though, in fact, it would).
- I already take great pride in my country. And even if I didn't, it's a leap to assume that my pride would increase by "proving" that America has overcome its history of racism (though, in fact, it has). Besides, whatever gain in pride I would feel from this proof would be counteracted by the shame I feel in knowing that my countrymen want to elect a socialist soothsayer to the Presidency.
- The America that I know and encounter on a daily basis is not a racist country. I interact with plenty of people every day, and all of them either harbor no racial animosity, or recognize that such an attitude is shameful in modern American culture and they do their best to conceal it. Now, I can respect a difference of opinion on this matter if your own personal experience shows otherwise, but we're not talking about you, we're talking about me.
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You are right on target with this reasoning. I sure hope the majority that voted for Obama didn't do it out of reverse racism. That WOULD have been the worst reason to vote for a candidate.
(Just as racism is the worst reason to vote AGAINST a candidate.)
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I think obama is good as president...he must get another chance to represent the country
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I agree with the above comment...he handled the situation well during hard time.
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Hi...You are right on target with this reasoning. I sure hope the majority that voted for Obama didn't do it out of reverse racism. That would have been the worst reason to vote for a candidate.
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ou are right on target with this reasoning. I sure hope the majority that voted for Obama didn't do it out of reverse racism. That WOULD have been the worst reason to vote for a candidate.
(Just as racism is the worst reason to vote AGAINST a candidate.)
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I think Obama was never foolish enough to admit that America is not a racist country. After all, that would have undermined his own claim to the presidency, which was based on the notion that Americans could disprove their racism by electing him.
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