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Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
I couldn't agree more. I am a strong believer in personal responsibility and accountability. My signature alludes to that. Both of these issues feed the sickness in this country today, IMO.
Originally posted by whitewave
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
I couldn't agree more. I am a strong believer in personal responsibility and accountability. My signature alludes to that. Both of these issues feed the sickness in this country today, IMO.
Wouldn't personal responsibility and accountability include paying your own doctor bills and living a life style that prevents you from getting sick in the first place? How is it personally responsible to have someone else foot the bill for your needs?
Originally posted by whitewave
Wouldn't personal responsibility and accountability include paying your own doctor bills and living a life style that prevents you from getting sick in the first place? How is it personally responsible to have someone else foot the bill for your needs?
Originally posted by hotpinkurinalmint
I think the hatred of Obama does not come from Obama's policies, character, or deeds, but from the widespread insecurity and frustration many people in America have.
Years ago, America was more prosperous and influential than it was today. (Or at least many people who hate Obama think that way.) White people from middle America enjoyed prosperity and security. They had good jobs, a safe and stable society, and life was generally good.
Now the world is not what it was. (Or at least many people who hate Obama think that way.) Middle America has lost many jobs to foreign competition. Middle America now perceives it has problems with drugs, shattered families, and crime. It feels it is being left behind as Foreign countries and those snooty people in California and New York progress.
Then along comes Barack Hussein Obama. He is not a White Guy from Middle America, but a Black Man who might not be a Christian and might not be a "real" American. He is part of that Ivy League educated elite class that has left Middle America behind.
Given Obama's background and widespread discontent in Middle America, it is quite easy for Obama's political foes to portray him as the enemy. Obama's foes can easily harness the widespread discontent and focus it on Obama.
This is why criticism of Obama appears scatological and incoherent to the neutral outside observer. Obama's foes need to strike chords on tangential issues like Obama's ethnic background or the fact he does not drink beer like a "real" American so they can enrage the viscera's of middle America in order to address substantive issues like healthcare reform.
Originally posted by hotpinkurinalmint
reply to post by amari
I know Obama is half white, but he is widely perceived as Black. You don't hear people calling him "America's first 50% Caucasian President."
I am not trying to insist that all people that hate Obama are racist. However, race and ethnicity is a big issue in America and does play a large role in people's perceptions. The fact that Obama is not a blonde hair, blue eyed, church-going WASP from middle America does alter people's perceptions of him. If Obama looked more like a person you saw in a church pew in Iowa on a Sunday morning, he would be harder to hate.