isnt obama muslim?
isnt obama muslim?
no, where would you get an idea like thatOriginally Posted by northsydedc
*COUGH* FOX NEWS *COUGH*
muslim is a religion, not a race
does it matter?
this country is made up of people from all walks of life, religions, and races.
yet all of the presidents have been of one race. don't get me wrong, as long as they performed with the best INTEREST of the american people, and as the figurehead of america, to the world, i have had no problem with that.
but i dont care if we had an indian president, who worships krishna. so long as he does a good job for american people, who put him in office, and in representing america to the world.
I think it will be great for race relations, and give Blacks and other minorities (national) another role model (he should be considered one now, as with NUMEROUS other blacks in politics). Im glad we are finally to this point on our country. But....
This is 2008 people, there is no large white supremists group anymore. The klan everyone likes to throw in all other whites faces all the time is essentially no more. There are more black "supremists" now by far that want special treatment for thier race. How many white marches have you seen in recent history? How many black? The government gives special treatment to minorities, which should have never happened. As long as any race gets special treatment IN ANY FORM there will be rampant racism.
Racism is not just whites hating blacks, its also blacks hating whites (and other minorities of course). Blacks get away with more than whites now, which will have to change to eliminate racism. What do you think Sharpton would say about white only awards? or about whites marching for a white that almost killed a black kid by beating? Or a white only scholarship? There has to be a happy medium, and there isn't. All races need to accept responsibility for our current race problems and stop looking to the past for which race is to blame. I HATE racists of any fashion, which is just ignorance to me.
But to finish my answer, Obama will not help racism IMO. To do that he will have to remove government policy that gives special treatment to minorities and immigrants, but as mentioned by another "old schooler"like me on here, if that happens he will most likely be labelled as an Uncle Tom and considered a sale out.
As long as we compare him to his prodecesor, he is bound to be a great president.
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I think it will be great for race relations, and give Blacks and other minorities (national) another role model (he should be considered one now, as with NUMEROUS other blacks in politics). Im glad we are finally to this point on our country. But....
This is 2008 people, there is no large white supremists group anymore. The klan everyone likes to throw in all other whites faces all the time is essentially no more. There are more black "supremists" now by far that want special treatment for thier race. How many white marches have you seen in recent history? How many black? The government gives special treatment to minorities, which should have never happened. As long as any race gets special treatment IN ANY FORM there will be rampant racism.
Racism is not just whites hating blacks, its also blacks hating whites (and other minorities of course). Blacks get away with more than whites now, which will have to change to eliminate racism. What do you think Sharpton would say about white only awards? or about whites marching for a white that almost killed a black kid by beating? Or a white only scholarship? There has to be a happy medium, and there isn't. All races need to accept responsibility for our current race problems and stop looking to the past for which race is to blame. I HATE racists of any fashion, which is just ignorance to me.
But to finish my answer, Obama will not help racism IMO. To do that he will have to remove government policy that gives special treatment to minorities and immigrants, but as mentioned by another "old schooler"
Agree 100% You said everything I would have.
No his father was. As far as Not being behind a candidate because of not supporting welfare, Anyone that wants to live soley off of the Govt. should be cut off. They need to implement a Trade learning incentive for everyone on welfare with a cut off clause tied to completion of said program or a certain time period. Bluntly put, you have X amount of time to learn something to elevate you and your family or you are cut off A.S.A.P. The thing that kills me is that people still think that Its mainly Black people on welfare. We don't even make up that big a percentage of people in this county period.
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