We can’t solve our very real & serious issues if we don’t confront them, and it’s tragic that the GOP would use this national platform to once again deny America's most tragic reality.
Racism is one of our country's founding wedge issues and as long as the oligarchs and billionaires can fool enough of the people all of the time, it will continue to make a useful weapon to perpetuate our nascent fascism.
Very well said, a sort of "Best of Times, Worst of Times" rhythm. Lots of white people can't admit there's a problem here because they would have to then admit they're part of the problem. Biden certainly seems to have learned from Obama's mistake in trying to be Mr. Nice Guy and work with people who despise him. He definitely is channeling FDR and LBJ at their best.
If you watch the speech by Senator Tim Scott, he says there is no racism in America. Then he proceeds to talk about how he has been pulled over by police 7 times and questioned by the Capitol Police 3 times in 1 years. Was Racism the cause?
Here is where the two arguments intersect: Republicans want to BELIEVE we are not a racist nation, and Democrats don't want to BE a racist nation. Could we claim that is progress in a strange way? Where does that leave us? United against racist acts and the perpetrators.This is easy when things happen overtly, but hard as hell when it comes to policy and politics. Republicans don't do nuance or gray areas, much less follow it through 400 years of abuse and the resulting trauma.
My default position on this is that our difference of "opinion" has to do with brain function. I won't argue with them on the racist nation point. We have the proof. Thom's accounting today was spot on! Racist is as racist does.
I like the comparison that Biden spent his first 100 days working to improve the country. Trump spent his first 100 days trying to bring attention onto himself.
Racism is one of our country's founding wedge issues and as long as the oligarchs and billionaires can fool enough of the people all of the time, it will continue to make a useful weapon to perpetuate our nascent fascism.
Very well said, a sort of "Best of Times, Worst of Times" rhythm. Lots of white people can't admit there's a problem here because they would have to then admit they're part of the problem. Biden certainly seems to have learned from Obama's mistake in trying to be Mr. Nice Guy and work with people who despise him. He definitely is channeling FDR and LBJ at their best.
If you watch the speech by Senator Tim Scott, he says there is no racism in America. Then he proceeds to talk about how he has been pulled over by police 7 times and questioned by the Capitol Police 3 times in 1 years. Was Racism the cause?
Here is where the two arguments intersect: Republicans want to BELIEVE we are not a racist nation, and Democrats don't want to BE a racist nation. Could we claim that is progress in a strange way? Where does that leave us? United against racist acts and the perpetrators.This is easy when things happen overtly, but hard as hell when it comes to policy and politics. Republicans don't do nuance or gray areas, much less follow it through 400 years of abuse and the resulting trauma.
My default position on this is that our difference of "opinion" has to do with brain function. I won't argue with them on the racist nation point. We have the proof. Thom's accounting today was spot on! Racist is as racist does.
I like the comparison that Biden spent his first 100 days working to improve the country. Trump spent his first 100 days trying to bring attention onto himself.