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Originally Posted by Sigaba
The political right rests the legitimacy of its vision for America on the history of this country. Whenever that history is used selectively and certain chapters and interpretations are dismissed, the political right undermines its intellectual credibility.
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Originally Posted by Sigaba
Honestly, there are too many hypothetical/what ifs in this particular thread, if not in American political discourse more generally. There are plenty of actual issues to address in the here and now without resorting to the history of what might happen if John Doe did X, Y, or Z.
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Originally Posted by Sigaba
...Or do they want to reach across the aisle and start building coalitions to address issues that impact the every day lives of diverse groups of people?
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As relates to the Sanford shooting, the NBPP (a racist hate group) issues a bounty (wanted dead or alive reportedly on a poster - certainly a call for capture on film) on a citizen and the president and the AG are now stunningly silent.
Does anyone really believe that our nation's leaders (President Obama or AG Holder, specifically) would remain silent if a white racist hate group did the same thing as the NBPP? Racism is racism and it is wrong and it works both ways.
Why not condemn the actions of the NBPP and the race baiters? Is this current NBPP statement not "a teachable moment." Does not the left undermine its intellectual credibility when it fails to call out their own? Are whites not part of the diverse groups of people of which you speak? In this instance can the president not reach "across the aisle?"
This could shape up to be one long, hot summer - roll on November.