as in, the same old shit. just read that a majority of americans trust mccain over obama to handle the war in iraq. why, because he was captured during the vietnam war? how are we supposed to trust him to keep other soldiers safe, when he couldn't even keep himself safe? that's like having a guy give an exam because he was caught cheating on the same exam. a fair amount of these nimrods probably think that obama is really a muslim, as if that would be a crime. man, shit is scary.
by the way, this mccain that people trust is the same guy that said that the war in iraq could go on for a hundred years. if that's the case, they should make the same soldiers who started the war have to finish it. i'd like to see an 120 year old out there trying to cope with the baghdad heat.
more politics. on father's day, obama gave a speech at a black church in which he stated that black fathers need to step up and support their families. who is this guy, the new bill cosby? of course, his approval ratings shot up, and the white media praised him for the "courage" it took to make the speech. first of all, how does knocking black men in this country show courage? that's probably the safest thing you can do around here! furthermore, there are absent fathers from all ethnic backgrounds. why doesn't a mccain, or any white politician, feel the need to go to a white place of worship, and deride the white men who beat, rape, or leave their families? when are white political leaders going to show "courage" and attack the problems in "their" communities? the fact is, these are american problems. they can not be put on the backs of any one racial or ethnic group. the fact that we continue to do so (think crime and drug use as well) is in itself racism. in this society, the black man is made to take the fall. we have the problem of "black on black" crime, but when south boston was going up in flames in the 70's, documented in "all souls," this was never referred to as "white on white" crime, or "irish on irish" crime. and when white men rape their children, or beat their wives, we don't hear anyone talk about how the "white man" needs to get his act together and take care of his family. also, completely left out of these racist diatribes is the lack of work, unequal policing, and generalized institutional racism that makes it tough for black men to raise families in our culture. no, that might take a brain, and some compassion, to make that speech, and if you made it, your approval ratings would probably not sky rocket. and boy, do they love it when a black guy comes out and does the white man's job of degrading the black man. man, do they love that. it gives the criticisms credibility, disguises the racism, legitimizes the stereotypes and simplifications.
so yeah, we got a battle between a brain dead right wing moron, and a white man's black man, who most white people probably still won't vote for.
as jb would say, "living in america"
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