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Originally posted by William Joyce
2. Rice is genuinely bright, but she never would have ascended to her Stanford position and then the cabinet as a white woman. Ever. Same goes for
Originally posted by BlackMan
Too many posters have challenged the idea that the Republican party is founded on old Jim Crow racism. This piece may be long but it is quite educational and may put to rest the denial that is often used to defend the party as being other than racist. You will note that there are references to Clinton's manipulation of race: remember his promise to 'change welfare as we know it.' This was obvious pandering to just enough white voters to put him over top, yet retain full Black support. His record as a nonracist otherwise speaks for itself.
RACISM AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SINCE 1964: A SHORT HISTORY. By Ted Glick, RacismWatch (Znet, February 19, 2004)
Originally posted by BlackMan
Reagan officially kicked off his campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in Neshoba County, at a fairgrounds used as a meeting place by the KKK and other racist groups.
Originally posted by sitarro
Well Lone ,Originally posted by sitarro
Originally posted by BlackMan
An appropriate username on this board in particular. Much of LonVoice's commentary is accurate and well spoken, but it has invited little commentary, certainly not much agreement from the few responders who posted. Aside of the harmless self-confessed racists who regularly post here, the greatest force working here as elsewhere to maintain racism in our society is its denial. Silent denial, along with apology and rationalizations are just symptoms of an unwillingness of too many Republicans to recognize or admit to the racism and bigotry of their party. Republicans demand laboratory proof rather than acknowledge historical fact in the same way that Holocaust denial is a symptom of antiSemitism. I don't know if Bush is a racist. But like too many on this board, like him, they support racism. He got elected on its force. If you support racism then you are a racist. This is a most difficult reality for many here to accept, because everyone understands that it is an expression of stupidity, ignorance, and weak mindedness. And nobody here wants to be seen as aligning themselves with such traits.
Originally posted by shergald
Most of the persons whose postings I have read are opinionated and only here to reinforce their own views. Reason has no place here.
Originally posted by LoneVoice
Hmmmm..... I find it quite interesting that I have made claims that Bush and the Republican party is based on racist policies due to its support of the oppressive majority.
Yet with all the Republicans on this board, they don't refute those allegations. You've obviously been reading this thread.
There is more that could be said on that issue...
Is that a tacit admission?
Originally posted by jimnyc
Sometimes inane threads which are completely ridiculous don't garner as much attention. While I'm sure there are some racists in both parties, claiming that an entire party is based on racist policies is completely absurd.
Originally posted by LoneVoice
On the issues mentioned:
equality, religious tolerance, and gay rights the Republican party clearly takes the position of the oppressive majority.
Or do you suggest otherwise?
Originally posted by shergald
My Lord, there has been so much written on the topic, it is hard to believe anyone would question it. Greed is one thing, but to use destructive issues such as racism to gain power in order accumulate wealth is quite another. Very sad party, indeed.