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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
Being that un-named other poster, I have a great appreciation for history. The roots of much of liberal politics are in the past, and you refuse to acknowledge your own heritage.
I guess because you accuse me of being a racist, that means I must be--is that your logic?
I think racism is used much as the Soviets used to use people that called "useful idiots"--people who unwittingly further the Soviet cause without knowing it.
Do I believe that there is zero racism? NOT at all. But I don't believe its the primary motive for all non-white behavior.
I have been opposed to left wing policies since Goldwater--and most liberal politicians over the years have been white. I was only accused of racism when Barack Obama began his run. Does that make me a racist, or simply a paleo Conservative?
Stop making racism the cause for every issue, and I'll stop reminding you of W. Wilson, and M. Sanger. ( but if you look at what they wanted, you will see the democrats have managed to make considerable progress toward their goals.)
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I don't accuse you at all for being a racist, I doubt you are one and to be frank I don't really care. Racism is more of a problem for the racist (the one that lives in hate and fear) than the people he hates because of their skin. But I do find you excuses for not being a racist fascinating; It's like you are trying to justify it because the "other" side is racist as well. And I aree they are; racism doesn't follow politics.
The real problem I have is that most white Americans can not imagen how it is to be black in America in the 21st century and wave the existence of racism away because they don't see it or experience it. I call this a naive form of racism; harmfull but not filled with hate.
I'm confused about what you mean about "my heritage"; do you mean me being a liberal (and to be honest I don't even know what a liberal is) or the fact that the Dutch were the last ones to ship slaves from Africa to America?