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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I note with interest the division between Republicans and Democrats and blame Obama's "divide and conquer" strategy. That might be an effective strategy for a community organizer but woefully misplaced in the leader of the free world. Much of what has happened isn't his direct fault, but he has set a tone ("the fish rots from the head") and liberals have followed. Republicans, in turn,  have reacted. We see the results not only in the harsh discourse between Republicans and Democrats, but in actual events. The IRS is a good example. I doubt that Obama directed the commissioner to delay approval for conservative groups, and thereby suppress their voice, but he did set such a negative environment -  even referring to Republicans as "enemies" - that the IRS leaders felt comfortable doing what they did.

Beyond the animosity between Republicans and Democrats, we see it between rich and poor and black and white, too. Racial tensions have not been this bad since the 1960s. Class warfare is palatable. And unfortunately, I do not see that either Trump or Clinton will turn things around.

JMHO.[/quote]

Racial tensions were bad in 1960s BECAUSE the whites cant digest the blacks will eat with them in restaurants, study with their kids in schools, and travel with them in buses,trains and flights. They just couldn't fathom that the previous slaves are now equals.

Racial tensions are bad since Obama took over as president, because the same whites who couldn't agree with civil rights couldn't digest a Black man(even though he was 50% white) and his black family gets to be in the "White" house. And some of the White senators and representatives worked so hard to ensure that the black man's legacy is tarnished by blocking everything against the interests of their own poor white voter. LBJ is so right about how to get to make the poor white guy to vote against his own interests.

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - Lyndon Johnson.[/quote]

So racial tensions are completely the fault of white racists? Nothing the blacks have done is a factor at all? Attitudes like yours simply fan the flames.[/quote]

Yep, racism is pretty much the fault of white people.  This isn't one of those things that everyone's equally to blame for. [/quote]

The poster did not ask if the blame for racism was equal. She asked if you feel the racial tension -something different - is entirely white people's fault, or if possibly....maybe.....blacks have contributed to them in any way. Until blacks can acknowledge even a tiny bit of culpability, things won't improve. So I'll ask: 100% white people's fault for racial tension, or not?[/quote]

That's incredibly dumb.  So you think that as a white person, you should go around blaming black people for racial tension?  That's somehow productive?  Please.  [/quote]
No...I'm acknowledging that white people have a lot to answer for, but is it productive to blame EVERYTHING on white people and fail to admit that blacks may have some role in this? Is is helpful to tell white people that all the racial tension is completely their fault? And that blacks have not done a single thing wrong? That type of attitude is making things worse.[/quote]

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