Hi folks!
Ah, we are not as divided as our politics suggest!
Some of us have taken it upon ourselves to bring a bit of sanity to MyDD.com. Below is an exchange that proves that there is Hope for all of us.
http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/4/16/224624/795#60
Re: Debate: ROLLING STONE article cited by Barack (0.75 / 4)
"We are deeply involved in the importing of drugs, the exporting of guns and the training of professional KILLERS. . . . We believe in white supremacy and black inferiority and believe it more than we believe in God. . . . We conducted radiation experiments on our own people. . . . We care nothing about human life if the ends justify the means!" The crowd whoops and amens as Wright builds to his climax: "And. And. And! GAWD! Has GOT! To be SICK! OF THIS SHIT!"
ARE you telling me that these are not the same comments that caused the uproar? (RACIST/ ANTI AMERICAN )
ARE YOU THAT BLIND in your following!
ARE you telling me a SENATOR who reads the very comments above is JUSTIFIED! to keep associating and GRANT A POSITION to the REV in his campaign for a presidential run.
YOU GOT BE KIDDING ME!!! LOL
by ATLJay on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 10:57:50 PM EST [ Parent | Reply to This | none0- hide1- troll2- mojo ]
You don't understand. (2.00 / 2) I think it would be really difficult to understand Rev. Wright's anger if you have never been the target of government approved or sponsored discrimination. Until you have been treated like 2/3 person, you really won't understand.
Rev. Wright is not racist and he is not anti-American, and there is a degree of truth to a lot of his controversial statements, even if they were out of line. Take a look at Obama's speech on race relations. Maybe you'll understand this a little bit better. If you don't want to do that, read the diary I wrote on it. Maybe you'll understand this a little bit better.
It takes a Clinton to clean up after a Bush.by psychodrew on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 12:12:02 AM EST [ Parent | Reply to This | none0- hide1- troll2- mojo ]
[new] It's an honor to Mojo a Clinton supporter (none / 0) ...and this from an Obama supporter! ;~)
AltJay, FleaFlicker... these folks cannot be seriously Democratic (or Republican, for that matter) and it's hard to believe they even support basic American ideals.
This whole election cycle is, to me, an encouraging sign of the strength of this country. I've lived in Canada (off and on) half my life. Travelled a decent chunk of the rest of the world, and talked (some would say too much ;) to thousands of people from all walks and all geographies.
Free Speech, Individual Rights and Responsibilities - all of these would be pipe-dreams if people were as stupid and gullible as those like AJ would have us believe.
But we aren't.
For the first time in all of history, millions of people are directly involved in the debate about world leadership. For the first time ever in human history there is more information and opinion being put forth by individuals than by Powers (Monarchies, industrial powers, dictators...) - and It Is Good.
People aren't stupid.
I have had the chance to try to figure out why people support those I oppose, and even some of those foaming at the mouth in honest opposition (I reserve a tiny sliver of possibility that even AJ is one...) often climb down to have informative discussions quite frequently.
I've directly debated with white supremacists and their opposites, Earth Firsters and Pave the Earthers, communists and libertarians. It's amazing what happens when people actually speak to each other - moderation and understanding materialize (and ideological trolls are exposed for what they are).
Thanks, psychodrew! I may hope your candidate loses, but I hope you win. :~)
-cheers!
-chris
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