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Originally posted by ProjectJimmy
Interesting stuff, star for you OP! I think this raises a larger question about understanding and language though when we look at politics and cultures.
Words, especially in the English language, can be easily misinterpreted with regards to intent. The now infamous "new world order" line by President H.W. Bush has exploded into a million different conspiracy theories.
We, as seekers of truth, have to be careful not to jump to conclusions. We can't just twist words into what we want them to be when that was not their intent.
The OP is right about the issue at hand too: we never will know President Obama's true feelings regarding his race and heritage, and even if he tells us, we won't know weather or not it is genuine because he is a politician, worried about his legacy and having the support of the people.
Originally posted by hawkiye
justify this imposter.
Originally posted by Thermo Klein
reply to post by ventian
I agree. However there's NO WAY we're ever gonna know how he truly feels about being a foreigner (or outsider), black, raised in America and elsewhere apparently and what that has meant to him. There's a good chance he has felt a camaraderie with his Kenyan roots, whether he is familiar with Luo customs? Who knows.
[edit on 3-4-2010 by Thermo Klein]
Originally posted by spinalremain
reply to post by ventian
Yeah but he has Kenyan lineage. If his home country is soley based on his father's then he is just abiding by his family's tradition. It doesn't make him less American. It makes his family different than yours. I would have thought that in 2010 such a miniscule thing would never be frowned upon. It isn't as if the man marches around the dam White House with a Kenyan flag singing their anthem while preaching about the horors of this country. Is essence he is like every other American; his family comes from abroad. Only difference is that he addresses it differently.