Comments on: Despicable Acts: Labelling Obama the Anti -Christ http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/ Fresh and fearless conversation about race in America. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:05:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: samir3323 http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-12558 samir3323 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:37:12 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=693#comment-12558 How do we get white America to wake up to this? That’s my question and my quest. Ignorance is bliss,white people have rapped themselves in this bliss since the begining of this evil nation.The only thing a white person hates more than having a penny is a negroe with a nickel,& your boy barak has a dollar! How do we get white America to wake up to this? That’s my question and my quest. Ignorance is bliss,white people have rapped themselves in this bliss since the begining of this evil nation.The only thing a white person hates more than having a penny is a negroe with a nickel,& your boy barak has a dollar!

]]> By: aprildelfuego http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-11152 aprildelfuego Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:54:31 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=693#comment-11152 Thanks for the refresher on the The Drum Major Instinct speech. I used to have a cassette tape of Dr. King's speeches that I listened to a lot...guess I need to update that with a CD or mp3! This quote in particular captures what I was referring to: "Now that’s a fact. That the poor white has been put into this position, where through blindness and prejudice, (Make it plain) he is forced to support his oppressors. And the only thing he has going for him is the false feeling that he’s superior because his skin is white—and can’t hardly eat and make his ends meet week in and week out." How do we get white America to wake up to this? That's my question and my quest. Thanks for the refresher on the The Drum Major Instinct speech. I used to have a cassette tape of Dr. King’s speeches that I listened to a lot…guess I need to update that with a CD or mp3!

This quote in particular captures what I was referring to:
“Now that’s a fact. That the poor white has been put into this position, where through blindness and prejudice, (Make it plain) he is forced to support his oppressors. And the only thing he has going for him is the false feeling that he’s superior because his skin is white—and can’t hardly eat and make his ends meet week in and week out.”

How do we get white America to wake up to this? That’s my question and my quest.

]]> By: Carmen D. http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-11127 Carmen D. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:59:02 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=693#comment-11127 Hey AprildelFuego, welcome to the conversation and I love your handle! Your observation is EXACTLY why of all the speeches Dr. King gave, my favorite is 'The Drum Major Instinct' He recounts how he suggested to his white jailers that they were oppressed too and how they should be marching with him. Check it out: http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/04/04/40-years-ago-on-a-balcony-in-memphis/ Glad to have you here. Hey AprildelFuego, welcome to the conversation and I love your handle! Your observation is EXACTLY why of all the speeches Dr. King gave, my favorite is ‘The Drum Major Instinct’ He recounts how he suggested to his white jailers that they were oppressed too and how they should be marching with him.

Check it out:
http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/04/04/40-years-ago-on-a-balcony-in-memphis/

Glad to have you here.

]]> By: aprildelfuego http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-11125 aprildelfuego Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:48:04 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=693#comment-11125 First-timer here--I love your blog! Its amazing how blind most white people are to the fact that racism is being used by the white supremacist system to elect people who will keep the working class folks of all races in their places so that the richest of the rich will stay rich. In an article in The Economist (http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11670719) there's a quote from a guy who theorizes that "the white working class has been hoodwinked. It is in their economic interest to vote Democratic, but they don’t because those crafty Republicans have got them all worked up about silly moral and cultural issues such as abortion, guns and gay marriage." IMHO, the anti-Christ bull*#*! and the anti-American, unpatriotic crap are both examples of this type of manipulation at work. People are extra vulnerable to it with Obama because of the racism rampant in our country; folks may not want to admit that they don't like him because he's black, but if he's the anti-Christ, well that's different! First-timer here–I love your blog!

Its amazing how blind most white people are to the fact that racism is being used by the white supremacist system to elect people who will keep the working class folks of all races in their places so that the richest of the rich will stay rich.

In an article in The Economist (http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11670719)
there’s a quote from a guy who theorizes that “the white working class has been hoodwinked. It is in their economic interest to vote Democratic, but they don’t because those crafty Republicans have got them all worked up about silly moral and cultural issues such as abortion, guns and gay marriage.”

IMHO, the anti-Christ bull*#*! and the anti-American, unpatriotic crap are both examples of this type of manipulation at work. People are extra vulnerable to it with Obama because of the racism rampant in our country; folks may not want to admit that they don’t like him because he’s black, but if he’s the anti-Christ, well that’s different!

]]> By: Chi Chi http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-11067 Chi Chi Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:17:54 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=693#comment-11067 They only believe that b..l s..t because he's a brilliant black man who has made it to a point in this country that's never been seen before in the country's history. How else could he have done so well if the devil weren't helping him? God would never let a black man make it to the top of one of the most powerful countries in the world, would He? This is just not possible. Oh my, what ignorant savages this country breeds! They only believe that b..l s..t because he’s a brilliant black man who has made it to a point in this country that’s never been seen before in the country’s history. How else could he have done so well if the devil weren’t helping him? God would never let a black man make it to the top of one of the most powerful countries in the world, would He? This is just not possible. Oh my, what ignorant savages this country breeds!

]]> By: Carmen D. http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-11023 Carmen D. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:14:49 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=693#comment-11023 Hey Sarah, welcome to the conversation. I hear you. But you know, my main beef is not with McCain or Obama detractors simply calling him the anti-Christ it's that so <b>many people actually believe it!!!</b. I still can't wrap my mind around it. Talk about an uninformed electorate. I cannot wait for the next time someone hurls the superficial "blacks are voting for him because he's black." I get to say, "yes and a whole lot of white folks are voting against him thinking he's the anti-Christ." Go figure. Hey Sarah, welcome to the conversation. I hear you. But you know, my main beef is not with McCain or Obama detractors simply calling him the anti-Christ it’s that so many people actually believe it!!!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.allaboutrace.com/2008/08/20/despicable-acts-labelling-obama-the-anti-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-11005 Sarah Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:58:45 +0000 http://www.allaboutrace.com/?p=693#comment-11005 Well, they knew they couldn't get away with calling him "that uppity N-word" so this is the next best thing. Well, they knew they couldn’t get away with calling him “that uppity N-word” so this is the next best thing.

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