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Current Events => Archives => Politics => Election 2008 => Topic started by: bijou on October 26, 2008, 11:03:29 AM
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One of the most sinister and insulting accusations hurled at any criticism of Barack Obama is that it is motivated by ‘racism’ – indeed, that if he loses the election this will be due to the incorrigible racism of red-neck America. This email from Huntley Brown, a black concert pianist and committed Christian, gives the lie to that disgusting smear. There are a number of reasons why, following the dictum of Martin Luther King that someone should be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character, Brown finds he cannot possibly vote for Obama whose views he finds to be anti-Christian. For me, the most telling passage in his email is this:
Would you support a White President who went to a church which has tenets that said they have a ...
1. Commitment to the White Community
2. Commitment to the White Family
3. Adherence to the White Work Ethic
4. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the White Community.
5. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting White Institutions
6. Pledge allegiance to all White leadership who espouse and embrace the White Value System
7. Personal commitment to embracement of the White Value System.
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link (http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/2543936/the-content-of-his-character.thtml)
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So, who is the racist?
A white value system? The value system that counts is
1)Pay your bills
2)keep your word
3)be true to your spouse
4)raise your kids to be honest too
5)do not steal
6)prevent those who would steal from hurting others
I dont notice a color scheme to those ideas.
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So, who is the racist?
A white value system? The value system that counts is
1)Pay your bills
2)keep your word
3)be true to your spouse
4)raise your kids to be honest too
5)do not steal
6)prevent those who would steal from hurting others
I dont notice a color scheme to those ideas.
I think you missed his point. He was trying to point out that you wouldn't support a candidate who for 20 years attended a church that was all about "White Values" yet so many are doing it for someone who attended a church that is all about "Black Values".
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I think you missed his point. He was trying to point out that you wouldn't support a candidate who for 20 years attended a church that was all about "White Values" yet so many are doing it for someone who attended a church that is all about "Black Values".
moreover, were MLK alive, he would not be supporting Barry.