Monday, September 15, 2008
Race factor
I was watching some political news on CNN today and they were talking about how people would vote against Obama just because he is black. There was a quote by some person who supported Obama by saying, "that if it were a white person running against McCain, it'd all be over." I think that is kind of true because some people, although they might be a Democrat, would vote for McCain anyway just because they would not want a black president in office. The whole issue of Obama's ethnicity is just making it a harder race for him. I think it is just sad that people still cannot overlook the color of one's skin. Many voters today no matter what ethnic background still don't even look at a politican's political views and they only focus on their character. Even though race is a major factor in this election, it really shouldn't matter. In MLK's words, " I have a dream that my four little children will one day live a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." When will that day come.......?
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While I understand where you are coming from I just don't agree at all. To tell you the truth I think just the opposite is happening. People are discriminating positively for Obama. Can you seriously tell me that if a white man was runing, with only two years in the senate and saying that he would change everything he would win? NO way. People are thinking more about voteing for the first black president instead of thinking about the issues.
That is true. Some people are voting just to get a black president into office. But still it does go both ways with trying to vote against Obama just because he is black and voting for him just because he's black. If a white man did run with only two years in the Senate then it would be a different story. Still though, the a white man could be able to win depending on other circumstances. Who knows?
Good posts and a good response from CB. I think the lack of educated voters is a serious problem. Remember, this is why the founders of our country were afraid of us voting! They thought we'd make silly decisions!
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