With Just 2 or 3 More Percent of the White Vote, Romney Would Have Won

[Luddly Neddite]

I read an article saying that repub gerrymandering has given the power to the Dems.

So, which carries more weight?

 

[Polk]

What makes you think there isn't?

Because race is a fiction.

Come on, Polk. This is nonsense on stilts. Nobody actually thinks "race is a fiction." You might think races are equal in terms of natural intelligence or temperament. Or not. You might think some races are treated unfairly, while others oppress. Or not.

But who can say with a straight face that "race does not exist"?

It exists in on the DNA level: studies show continent of origin is detectable through DNA. It exists on the social level: nobody would say "Hispanics are the race generally associated with Harlem". It exists on the political level: try telling the CBC they don't exist, see how far it gets you. It exists on the legal level: no court in America has ever said anything less than race exists, and how.

And finally, it exists on the plainest level: what we all see and experience in our daily lives.

Only whites -- both liberal and conservative -- are given to this 1984-esque statement.

Race is a social construct. If there was a train that ran from Stockholm to Cape Town, you'd be unable to tell me where "white" stops and "black" starts.

 

[Polk]

What a bunch of bunk. Jared assumes people vote for color

Pop quiz: What percentage of the black vote did Obama get?

Carry on...

What percentage of the black vote did John Kerry get? Or Bill Clinton?
What percentage of the black vote did Michael Steele get? Or Lynn Swann?