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Originally posted by GermanStar
... I don't see the analogy between these two disparate events.
BTW, remember Jimmy the Greek? Not a political figure at all, but that incident might provide a better analogy...
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They are not disparate events...they were public statements, made by two public figures...One seen as "racist" because of his social and political standing, one not seen as "racist" because of his social and political standing.
Jimmy the Greek was not in the wrong either. His observation was historically accurate. Was this historic fact the result of an unfortunate, terrible period of our history? Yes. Is it inherently racist to refer to this history? No.
Mike