Obama is black and they are racist. I am becoming more and more sure that it comes down just to that.
I agree.
Right. Piano. Because that's what we used to kill that big demon that one time. No, wait. That was a rocket launcher.
Xander ,'Touched'
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Nora Deirdre - Sep 15, 2012 2:39:06 pm PDT #20347 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
omnis_audis - Sep 15, 2012 2:52:03 pm PDT #20348 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Obama is black and they are racist. I am becoming more and more sure that it comes down just to that.I'm thinking that is the case with my craxy uncle and aunt. They haven't responded yet to the snopes articles, my pointing out that the president can't unilaterally change the form of government. And that just because we have social programs, doesn't mean we are a Socialist nation.
So, either they give up, I have convinced them of their errors, or they are having more fun today than I am.
ION - I haz a new ceiling fan! It looks nice!!! It moves a lot of air. Doesn't quite get into the kitchen, but it helps. A lot!
I was talking to my neighbor. Her a/c is on the fritz, so she came over for about 30 minutes to chat, and enjoy the cold air.
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2012 3:16:04 pm PDT #20349 of 30001
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For what it's worth, the racists know they can't get away with simply blurting out "But--he's black!"--or "blick", for Lethal Weapon fans--so they have to come up with something else.
omnis_audis - Sep 15, 2012 4:14:54 pm PDT #20350 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Well, I suppose that's progress, yes? Still sucks.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 15, 2012 8:57:15 pm PDT #20351 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Well, I don't know about progress. I would argue, "not so much."
Ion, my birthday is over! Which makes me sad. But it's ok. Am kind of drunk on four quite delicious beers and had awesome company AND delicious gumbo and jambalaya. Comfort food at its finest!
Lilty Cash - Sep 15, 2012 9:39:36 pm PDT #20352 of 30001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
So apparently, tonight I am just not tired and don't feel like going to bed, ever again. I am just staying up playing with the internets and watching My Cat From Hell. It's a rare night DH goes to bed before me.
juliana - Sep 16, 2012 2:16:17 am PDT #20353 of 30001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
If they cannot believe that Obama is engaged in some secret plan to oppress them later, what reason do they have for voting against him?
Obama is black and they are racist. I am becoming more and more sure that it comes down just to that.
I have skipped a lot, (but I still want to cuddle Sean and Scrappy and Pix and Ginger and whoever else needs it) but yes, yes they are racist, and they won't ever admit it, but yeah. A LOT of this bullshit is "I won't let someone of such questionable parentage tell me what to do."
Burrell - Sep 16, 2012 6:26:44 am PDT #20354 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I do think there's racism at base, but I think it goes beyond racism. There's real cultural anxiety at the perceived shift in USian demographics, as well as a shift in the US's ability to assert imperial authority abroad. I fear world war because I see the same kinds of cultural anxieties and REAL shifts in power as were seen in the first decades of the 20th century.
Burrell - Sep 16, 2012 6:30:07 am PDT #20355 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
As an addendum, DH thinks I'm crazy when I talk like that, so don't worry, I know it sound crazy paranoid to say I fear war.
le nubian - Sep 16, 2012 7:20:01 am PDT #20356 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Burrell,
I agree with you that there is cultural anxiety, but the form in which such anxiety is expressed in in racist terms against Obama, Michelle Obama, and in racist/xenophobic terms against Muslims. To the extent that anxiety is constantly and consistently expressed through words and actions that show intolerance and hate: I think it is correct to call it racism.