A few years ago, Dr. Cornel West wrote an outstanding book called "Race Matters." In the book, he explains why a post-racial America is not yet a reality. Race certainly matters in our nation, and we don't need to look any further than the anti-Obama lynch mobs to find evidence of this fact.
What is most interesting is that the people who hate Obama for being black don't even realize that this is the reason they hate him. That's how the social sickness called "racism" sneaks into the very fabric of the social infrastructure on which our country operates.
President Obama's recent experience is yet another reminder that the disease of racism has its greatest impact on those who think they've been cured. In spite of his continuous efforts to "just get along" with those on the right wing, they have insisted upon engaging in some of the most pathetic, thug-like behavior imaginable, creating a climate unlike anything our country has seen in the last 30 years.
If you think this has nothing to do with Obama being black, you need to open a history book. Lynch mobs rarely attacked a black man just for being black. They attacked him for being black and doing something that white people found to be unacceptable.
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So if I read this correctly, Boyer is saying that Obama is lying? Interesting position.
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Pretty no-brainer, but I would go so far as to say that Obama is actually being honest. Any attack on Obama can be accused of being racially motivated. Definitely, many are. This debate, however, is ideological.
may be in favor a single-payer health care system, but I definitely understand the concerns of those who see the values and goals of this country differently. (No, most conservatives don't want to stomp out minorities and have people dying in the streets. Most conservatives' views stem from a different philosophy of government. They want less gvt intervention, more personal liberties, more individual responsibility. Are all their other policies and positions consistent with this philosophy? By no means. But that in no way diminishes the reality of a deeply held and deeply felt opposition to the government getting more involved in health care, or in any other are currently dominanted by the private sector.
Racism will always be a factor. Gender will always be a factor. It is impossible to tease all of these factors out of any issue. But let's not ignore the fact that there are issues other than race that divide this country.
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