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05-07-2008, 05:49 PM | #1 | |
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I don't necessarily disagree with your point, but you shouldn't suggest that Obama is somehow singular because he chooses to pander to his constituents.
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05-07-2008, 05:54 PM | #2 | |
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As for staying "white" on the issues ... it's a poor comparison because whites are the majority race. We don't speak of the "white community" (as such), celebrate White History Month, or watch White Entertainment Television. Blacks have identified themselves as a separate political group and been very in-your-face about it too. This automatically puts a stigma on a black candidate as it concerns whites, and fairly so.
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05-07-2008, 06:18 PM | #3 | |
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The issue is this, if one is black and black in terms of cultural identity not in terms of skin color, one is already insular and disconnected from the majority. Many white subcultures are already connected to the majority, so for a white candidate to reach out to blacks, he is necessarily narrowing himself. Minorities need to shed their ethnic status to join the majority but the majority do not need to become ethnic to attract the minorities, they must merely retain majority issues so that if and wen minorities are attracted to majority issues, they have them ready to offer.
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