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Packard fan is correct that minorities (and women, and LGBT people) do suffer from racism from their own community. It's called the "tall poppy syndrome": powerless people are resentful when people from their own group are able to rise up despite the oppression and try to label these successful people as traitors (or "bi*tches" or "she must have slept with the boss" in the case of women) in order to make themselves feel better. It's unfortunate and I hope that terms like "oreo" and "straight-acting" will disappear from the black and LGBT communities.
Either way, Packard fan, that's more racism against Black people because White people don't get this kind of flack from other White people when they're successful. If we agree that each Black person is an individual, it's not their fault that they get double the dose of racism.
Bill Cosby nailed it, and the black community raised hell about.
So..I'd say its hopeless
"after peaking in 2004, the white voting rate dropped in two consecutive elections, to 66.1 percent in 2008 and 64.1 percent in 2012."
This should concern the GOP, Perhaps the Democrats will have more luck running an unwed Hispanic mother for president, any one as long as it is the GOP's worst nightmare like Obama.
"after peaking in 2004, the white voting rate dropped in two consecutive elections, to 66.1 percent in 2008 and 64.1 percent in 2012."
This should concern the GOP, Perhaps the Democrats will have more luck running an unwed Hispanic mother for president, any one as long as it is the GOP's worst nightmare like Obama.
Exactly my point. Until obama stumbled into the picture, blacks hardly showed up to vote.
And, ACORN helped a lot too.
"after peaking in 2004, the white voting rate dropped in two consecutive elections, to 66.1 percent in 2008 and 64.1 percent in 2012."
This should concern the GOP, Perhaps the Democrats will have more luck running an unwed Hispanic mother for president, any one as long as it is the GOP's worst nightmare like Obama.
The problem is that the GOP (like members on this board) are constantly attacking and belittling women, gays, non religious, poor, immigrants, Muslims, and other minorities. To be fair, Liberals do the same to White males and the rich, but White males and the rich AKA the republican base don't have the numbers to win an election. Republicans white males (like the ones on this board) are only hurting themselves and shooting themselves in the foot, and they are just too stupid to realize this fact. Seems like degrading others makes them feel superior and puts a smile on their smug faces.
What about the 83% of Blacks that voted for Carter in 1976 and 1980 or the 91% that voted for Mondale in 1984 or the 89% that voted for Michael Dukakis in 1988 or the 83% and 84% that voted for Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 or the 90% that voted for Al Gore in 2000 or the 88% that voted for John Kerry in 2004?
What about the above chart that shows a pretty consistent increase and incline (not a spike) in Black voting rates that stated long before Obama became president? Are White racist being that their voting rate dropped when a Black man was a front runner? I mean their voting turn out was on an incline too until a Black man ran and won.
What if a Black man had ran in 2000 and 2004? Would you have attributed level/incline of spike to race? If it's only about race, why don't Blacks support Black Republican candidates for president?
That shows nothing but percentages. Let's see some total numbers.
So what if 90% of blacks voted for All Gore? If only 10 voted, it really doesn't make a difference.
Also, you didn't address that ACORN scam. They caused more damage than was revealed is my guess. Not to mention all the dead voters and the libs that voted more than once.
The problem is that the GOP (like members on this board) are constantly attacking and belittling women, gays, non religious, poor, immigrants, Muslims, and other minorities. To be fair, Liberals do the same to White males and the rich, but White males and the rich AKA the republican base don't have the numbers to win an election. Republicans white males (like the ones on this board) are only hurting themselves and shooting themselves in the foot, and they are just too stupid to realize this fact. Seems like degrading others makes them feel superior and puts a smile on their smug faces.
So you're admitting what we all know, that the dims really don't like those groups, its all about the votes.
Libs are the biggest racists out there
The problem is that the GOP (like members on this board) are constantly attacking and belittling women, gays, non religious, poor, immigrants, Muslims, and other minorities. To be fair, Liberals do the same to White males and the rich, but White males and the rich AKA the republican base don't have the numbers to win an election. Republicans white males (like the ones on this board) are only hurting themselves and shooting themselves in the foot, and they are just too stupid to realize this fact. Seems like degrading others makes them feel superior and puts a smile on their smug faces.
The bigger problem I see, is that Democrats (like members on this board) are constantly trying to convince voters that the GOP is belittling all these groups. I see more belittling of women, the poor and blacks from the Democrats.
I can only speak for myself, but the only folks who are angry and resentful about my success are white people. As much as some say they want black folks to get a good education, job, be law abiding citizens, have children within marriage, etc., when they encounter black people who are doing just that, they have a problem with them. It truly boggles the mind.
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Originally Posted by usuario
Packard fan is correct that minorities (and women, and LGBT people) do suffer from racism from their own community. It's called the "tall poppy syndrome": powerless people are resentful when people from their own group are able to rise up despite the oppression and try to label these successful people as traitors (or "bi*tches" or "she must have slept with the boss" in the case of women) in order to make themselves feel better. It's unfortunate and I hope that terms like "oreo" and "straight-acting" will disappear from the black and LGBT communities.
Either way, Packard fan, that's more racism against Black people because White people don't get this kind of flack from other White people when they're successful. If we agree that each Black person is an individual, it's not their fault that they get double the dose of racism.
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