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"...Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters--the black protesters--spoke of the need for political revolution, and possibly even armed conflict in the event that laws they didn’t like were enforced by the government. Would these protesters--these black protesters with guns--be seen as brave defenders of the Second Amendment, or would they be viewed by most whites as a danger to the republic? What if they were Arab-Americans? Because, after all, that's what happened recently when white gun enthusiasts descended upon the nation's capital, arms in hand, and verbally announced their readiness to make war on the country's political leaders if the need arose.
Excerpts from "Imagine: Protest, Insurgency and the Workings of White Privilege" by Tim Wise less
[ color=red]MOD CUT.off topic[/color]This is a great paragraph (cant imagine Rush Limbaugh exposed himself so far as to really say that, though):
"Protest is only seen as fundamentally American when those who have long had the luxury of seeing themselves as prototypically American engage in it. When the dangerous and dark “other” does so, however, it isn’t viewed as normal or natural, let alone patriotic. Which is why Rush Limbaugh could say, this past week, that the Tea Parties are the first time since the Civil War that ordinary, common Americans stood up for their rights: a statement that erases the normalcy and “American-ness” of blacks in the civil rights struggle, not to mention women in the fight for suffrage and equality, working people in the fight for better working conditions, and LGBT folks as they struggle to be treated as full and equal human beings."
That was interesting, and unfortunately true. I noticed that whenever someone of color speaks of racial relations in this country they are either laugh at or dismissed by whites in general. I think tha you have a valid point, could you imagine that type of behaviour happening while Bush was giving a speech? Of course you can't b/c it would not have happened. Hell Buddy Bush SCREENED the people before they were even let in the building neverless carry a gun in there! I'm starting to realize that blacks in america that have any authority or are intelligent enough to speak of such differences are ridiculed by white america....why is that?
This has to do with fundamentally changing America, like he said he was going to do.
The ignorant didn't know exactly what that meant. They thought it meant no more Bush.
We got Bush on steroids and we are seeing the ignorant, not be so ignorant any longer, as they get educated.
"...Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition.
I wasn't aware the Tea Party folks were openly carrying AK-47's, handguns and ammo in Washington DC. When did they repeal the DC carry laws?
I understand the point the article is trying to make and one could point to anti-war protests, civil rights protests in the 60's, labor protests in the 30's, etc... However, if the piece wasn't centered to race specifically, it might have more teeth, but trying to make this a purely racial issue is using the same fear based arguments that the right made about going into Iraq.
You are free to disagree but I think this piece just doesn't say it all about the Tea Party folks.
This has to do with fundamentally changing America, like he said he was going to do.
The ignorant didn't know exactly what that meant. They thought it meant no more Bush.
We got Bush on steroids and we are seeing the ignorant, not be so ignorant any longer, as they get educated.
Intersting point, but not the issue at hand. The question was why is one president's policy being treated so radically different than the other? Why can one group of people can do whatever that they want w/o repercussion and the other cannot? Why can't one group behave in a way that is non threatening and if the other did the the same thing it would be considered a threat to the American way of life? People rather you like it or not there is a double standard in regards to race in America, and if you are in (or look like you are)a position power you would not notice the things that affect anyone else that does not look like you.
I wasn't aware the Tea Party folks were openly carrying AK-47's, handguns and ammo in Washington DC. When did they repeal the DC carry laws?
I understand the point the article is trying to make and one could point to anti-war protests, civil rights protests in the 60's, labor protests in the 30's, etc... However, if the piece wasn't centered to race specifically, it might have more teeth, but trying to make this a purely racial issue is using the same fear based arguments that the right made about going into Iraq.
You are free to disagree but I think this piece just doesn't say it all about the Tea Party folks.
Thank you for being civil about the subject. The pollster may have been referring to the various other rallies were Obama was speaking but his point is still valid. Just imagine blacks carrying on like that when Bush was in charge and I think that you would understand what he was saying
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