The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Good Lord, GC....all criticism of Obama is NOT racism, and while that was not the appropriate place to yell it out, it is getting incredibly tiresome.

No, not all... But a large majority of it. That is to say, the people marching and disrupting town halls; the birthers; the pundants on Fox... You know, the nuts.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by JWBear

No, not all... But a large majority of it.

I completely disagree that a vast majority is racially motivated.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I completely disagree that a vast majority is racially motivated.

I (and many others) see them as crowds of angry white people who are frothing because the President is black. Your mileage may vary. <shrug>

[Gemini Cricket]

When someone compares someone they disagree with to Hitler, it makes me feel that it waters down how truly reprehensible the man was. It's kind of like the Soup Nazi joke. Yes, the joke is funny but what the Nazis did was not. So, yes, it doesn't matter who is compared to Hitler. If it's Bush or Obama or Clinton... not cool.