You realize how ridiculous this line of thinking is, right? Like DST said, there's a middle line to be drawn, and expecting people to just follow blindly because you like the candidate in question, it's just not realistic.
That's not to say that, if things improve, people won't back him. But telling people to "shut up" is ignoring reality and forcing your own beliefs onto others.
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Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva
To be honest, I couldn't care less if the non-Obama supporters get over it. That's their damn business if they don't. They'll just have to learn the hard way. Let them continue to live in the fantasy world that they're in. I don't know where they've been, but where I'm sitting, things have been hard as hell, the economy is in the septic tank, and there wasn't a glimmer of HOPE until Nov. 4th. Now, that there is some semblance of normalcy returning to our lives, the folks that love the status quo are getting all riled up. However, we need to realize that some people just can't be pleased, nor do they WANT to be pleased, moreso because President-elect Obama is Black.
My favorite quote has ALWAYS been "I can show you better than I can tell you" and that will most certainly be effect for the Obama/Biden administration. He'll just have to show the naysayers that he means business. When life improves, there will STILL be people that don't want to admit it. Why? Because President-elect Obama is Black and they would rather saw off their left leg with a rusty butter knife than to admit it. However, everyone can't be pleased. Let them sit their unhappy, uptight, and cranky asses on the sidelines while we move forward to a better future.
Yes, racism is ugly. Yes, racism is alive and well. Yes, it makes us angry, especially in a society where everyone SHOULD be progressive thinkers. However, the only appropriate thing to do is to ATTEMPT to educate. If that doesn't work, tell them to shut the hell up, sit the hell down, and move the hell on. Life is too short to waste on ignorant people that will go to their graves with their ignorant thoughts.
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People on this thread aren't denying that racism is out there. They're not denying that racism is affecting people's judgment on Obama. There will always be people who will hate Obama because of the color of his skin. There will always be people who will let their prejudices color their better judgment.
But...there are also people who aren't excited about a Obama presidency for other reasons. People who don't like his foreign policy. People who aren't thrilled about his tax platform, or his domestic platform, or something. People who have reasons that go beyond the color of his skin.
It scares me a little that there are people who think that 100% of the people should accept his policies right away, or that, just because he may be better than Bush (an admittedly low standard), that he'll have 100% approval on the merits.
He'll never be accepted 100%, even by those who are looking beyond race. People should realize that and accept that, and not criticize those who aren't ready to back him.