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11 years ago @ The Black Sphere - Holy Hiram Revels, Batman · 1 reply · +1 points

blknred said:

Ask any black person if they would vote for a white republican over a black democrat even if they were more closely aligned ideologically with the republican. I'll bet you won't hear too many affirmative answers. If that doesn't sound like race over ideology then I don't know what does.
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Do you think most blacks would vote for a black (or any other color) Republican over a white (or any other color) Democrat? Can you point to a modern (say, the past five decades) example of more blacks supporting a Republican than a Democrat? If not, then surely we can agree that idealogy matters, but race doesn't.

Racist is a popular slur not because racism is common, but because it is so repellant to most Americans that its a label nobody wants.

11 years ago @ The Black Sphere - Holy Hiram Revels, Batman · 3 replies · +2 points

I can't point you towards any one issue, but I can point out that blacks tend to vote for people who are quite liberal on social issues (members of the CBC are well to the left of most Democrats), so its logical to assume that most either lean liberal on social issues, place less value on them then they do other issues, or don't believe that government is the tool needed to resolve social issues.

11 years ago @ The Black Sphere - Holy Hiram Revels, Batman · 5 replies · +1 points

Social conservatives in what sense? Most blacks oppose gay marriage but antipathy towards guns (another social conservative issue) is even stronger (guns aren't the problem, family breakdown is, but that is another discussion).

Its true that black liberals aren't called Uncle Toms, but conservatives (black and white) are happy to characterize liberals blacks as slaves on the plantation so clearly both parties are perfectly happy to throw racially charged insults at blacks who don't support them.

11 years ago @ The Black Sphere - Holy Hiram Revels, Batman · 8 replies · 0 points

I think you should give up the Democrats are racist gambit. No one buys it because in modern politics the evidence simply isn't there.

In modern politics the dividing lines are idealogical, not racial. The only racial component is that parties and their advocates feel freerer to disrespect people on the other side, especially blacks. A black conservative isn't a man with conservative principles, he is a dupe or a house slave. A black liberal isn't a man with liberal principles, he is a dupe or too afraid to leave the plantation.

12 years ago @ The Black Sphere - Is Conservative Friend... · 0 replies · +3 points

So go away. You are clearly offended by black conservatism so this is a website which isn't going to give you any joy.

I don't always see eye to eye with Kevin Jackson, but his point that presidents get mocked and make the subjects of bizarre, often offensive conspiracy theories is a perfectly valid one. Jump into politics, half the country will dislike you if not hate you. Its sad and ugly, but its par for the course.

I'm not saying that racists aren't among Obama's opponents (of course they are), my point is that most of his opponents are motivated by politics. Remember the protests which killed Clinton's healthcare proposal before it was born or the protests against Bush's proposed immigration reform? The overwhelming majority of Americans care more about idealogy than race (people who despise Obama love Allen West and vice versa).

Its also worth noting that Obama got a bigger chunk of the white vote then Clinton, Gore or Kerry.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/us/politics/03c...

12 years ago @ The Black Sphere - Is Conservative Friend... · 0 replies · +1 points

The Republican Party is a political party seeking to win seats in order to carry out its agenda, it isn't a social club. Akin offered the most ignorant and offensive defense of his widely held pro-life stance that it was possible to make. If he wasn't a longstanding Republican, I'd suspect he was a trojan horse, as it is I have to conclude he is merely a useful idiot.

His opponent Claire McCaskill spent $1,700,000 promoting his candidacy during the Republican primary because she believes that Akin is her only hope of retaining her seat. And that is why she has condemned his remarks but has also encouraged him to stay in the race.

Its worth keeping in mind that if Akin had resigned before 5 PM Tuesday he could have been replaced with a stronger candidate, but instead he decided to continue. Funny that.

12 years ago @ The Black Sphere - What Biden Meant · 0 replies · +2 points

Good point.

12 years ago @ The Black Sphere - What Biden Meant · 3 replies · +3 points

I honestly don't know why the administration lets Biden go out and speak to people. There are legit issues people can have with banks. A desire to reinstitute slavery is not one of them.

12 years ago @ The Black Sphere - What Biden Meant · 0 replies · +4 points

I worked with troubled elementary school kids back when I was in college who could quote Snoop Dogg (who was actually relevant back then) backwards and forwards but I didn't and don't think the problem is the media, I believe the problem is parents who let the media raise their kids.

12 years ago @ The Black Sphere - Romney Makes America C... · 1 reply · +2 points

Putting two white guys on the ticket isn't much of a risk because there is little evidence race (as opposed to idealogy) drives voting patterns. Blacks are liberal on many issues, so one won't see conservatives of any color winning elections in black communities in the forseeable future (show me an elected conservative black and I'll show you someone with a majority white district).

Hispanic voting seems to be heavily influenced by the desire for immigration reform (45% of Hispanics voted for the Republicans in 2004 vs only 33% in 2008 after Bush's immigration proposals were knocked down in 2007).

Anyway, Ryan not only has offered detailed plans, but has been an articulate critic of the President's economic failings and thus is a good pick.

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