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Originally Posted by madmax
Everyone has the right to their opinion as long as they have the same opinion as you and if they don't then they are racists.
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WHOA not at all what I said! I really don't think I could have been any more clear, so I'm not going to rephrase, but simply copy and paste from my original letter. Maybe I'll put some bolds in there to help you out since you couldn't get it the first time. I said:
"I’m not accusing all McCain supporters of being against Obama just because he’s black. Everyone has their differences in opinions about political issues and I know these are reasons that many people disagree on candidates."
Is that better for you? Your accusation makes no sense whatsoever.
The people I were calling racist were people who said the following (and just as a reminder these are NOT my words):
- That Obama is a poison and sin to the country because he just wants money for the dirty black people like himself
- That said "It's called the White House for a reason"
- That said "FREE FRIED CHICKEN AND KOOL AID AT GRANK PARK"
- That said, "Get your guns, there's a coon in the White House"
etc....
THOSE are the people I am calling racist. Learn to read, and don't put words in my mouth.
Now as far as why I voted for Obama...I really don't HAVE to explain myself to anyone, especially you, but I guess I will anyways. Between the candidates, I agreed with him on more issues than McCain. I'm not saying Obama's perfect because no candidate could ever be perfect. But between the two, I think that he has more promise.
Is that acceptable for you?
Now, some of you brought up some points that I regrettably failed to address in my letter. Racism certainly does go more than one way, and I know that there are people that voted for him just BECAUSE he's black. I don't think those things are justifable or right either.
Basically, I wrote this because I just didn't expect to see it. It made me realize just how bad racism still is, no matter who it's directed towards. I use these examples because it is what I am seeing happening in front of me.