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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I don't think that's true. I think that's an after the fact backup explanation offered when I flagged him for offering a goofy liberal bromide. I've loads of liberal friends, and they like to appear enlightened by highlighting things about their neighborhood, tastes, etc... emphasizing "diversity." It's laughable horseshit, an insecurity, a way of saying "I'm more enlightened than others... I like having a transgendered mayor. I have learned so much about the transgendered lifestyle and I am open and tolerant, which indicates I am more evolved than so many in this country."
So am I. In fact, so much so I see no fucking reason to talk about it. Muslim, gay, crippled, Pagan... I don't give a fuck about someone's background, and I see no reason to identify them by it (except for fundamentalists, who seek to restrict/repress others, in which case background becomes significant).
I have a dream: People will STFU about how tolerant they are, or how enlightened or "aware" they are of others unlike them and simply accept these "others" without comment, which is the only rational, decent approach. The more people graciously accept racial/religious/sexual preference-based minorities without comment, the less dialogue intolerant assholes have in which to inject their noxious opinions.
But of course, no American wants to do that. That wouldn't allow the tribalized dickheads on both sides of a debate to have their battles, which is all these assholes really want - to be heard, to be listened to... to have their pathetic "I'm smart and tolerant" vs. "You're going to hell and ruining this country" debate.
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adder is dumb, so forget how and why he said it-
my suburb voted for a "human rights ordinance" that extended rights to protect "sexual orientation" discrimination. everywhere should support such things, but everywhere does not. I'm proud my little burb did.
and a muslim congressman today says something about the district. it shouldn't but it does.
and obama getting elected says something about this country. put tea partiers aside, this country elected a mixed race guy. it surely doesn't mean we are "post racism" but it was a damn proud moment for me as to the overall make up of this country.
I was in Austria the summer of '09. the people we were with wanting to talk about the election- and the moment that had stuck in their minds was that news clip where someone is talking to a lady through the screen door, and asks who the family is voting for- she yells into the house "Jim, he wants to know who we're voting for."
Jim yells back "we're voting for the n-----."
so to these European people it showed how backward the mass of this country is- but the guy (and it might have been contrived video but let's assume he was real) got past his biases enough to give obama the keys to the country. it says something.
and I wanted to ask the austrian guy how many non-white people have ran Austria or germany or France or the UK. you know? it shouldn't matter at this point but anyone who says it doesn't is lying, because 75% or reaction to obama has to do with his race.
