I have no patience with those who want to pretend that racism is not an
out-and-out big deal in the United States, as it always has been. We may have
made progress, and we may have a black president, but the scourge is still with
us. And if you needed Jimmy Carter to remind you of that, then you’ve been
wandering around with your eyes closed.
I just think this is way overstated. Racism is still around (and will always be around), but it's a whole lot better than it used to be. And the younger you are, the less racism is an issue, which bodes well for the future.
The Right's problem with Obama is not his race, no more than their real problem with Clinton was his promiscuity. They will use whatever they can find to undermine their political enemies. When it comes to their own promiscuous or black politicians, no problem. That shows that the real issues lie elsewhere.
What are those issues? Guns, abortion, immigrants, corporate profits, support for military actions abroad, cheap oil, fundamentalist delusions, protection of current economic advantages and wealth. Those are the things driving the Right to their current crazy antics.
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