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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP who originally brought up birtherism = racism, and I have not participated in this discussion since.  The ongoing back-and-forth in these threads, however, proves my point.  There is nothing you can do to convince people who are determined that birtherism, like so many other insane criticisms of Obama, was about anything but race.

It's been documented political strategy (based on recordings from the political strategists who developed them) to translate underlying racial animosity into policies and initiatives that do not overtly meet the criteria of calling someone the n-word, but to any POC are so clearly racist.  And now, we've come full circle, because the anti-PC "movement" has allowed for subtle, indirect racism and then okayed calling anyone who points it out a "whiner, snowflake".  It's pretty brilliant strategy, and I have no idea how to challenge it.  I think it means going back to focusing on outcomes, policies, and demands instead of attitudes.  Attitudes also have to change, but MLK Jr focused on jobs and voting rights for black people, not erasing racism from the people's hearts.

BLM has rightly identified the criminal justice reform as the most pressing issue of the day, but focusing racially motivated police brutality is not helping their cause, IMHO.  Not because anything they are saying is untrue, but because it's getting them into an unwinnable debate about what people's inner motivations are instead of focusing specifically on the needed reforms.  There is enough outrage in the black community and other supportive communities to win policy change without convincing people who are incentivized not to be convinced.[/quote]

There's another thread trying to downplay racism and hate crimes, i.e. claiming "most" are hoaxes or false flags, just because in the last 6 months have been a few of the 1000 plus documented by SPLC since the election turned out to be faked - despite the fact that in just the last couple of weeks alone there have been as many or more that turned out to be quite real and quite vicious (stabbings, et cetera), with a half dozen links about the arrested perps posted.

Too much of this "I'm not a racist but..." going on.   If you truly aren't a racist then stop right there.  Stop defending and providing cover for those who are.[/quote]

On its face, the birtherism theory has nothing to do with race.  But that fiction keeps getting repeated so no one stops to think about it.  There is real racism in this country, in education, criminal justice, and the job market.  When you get caught up in the reverse conspiracy theory about the birtherist motives, you lose credibility when you call out genuine racism.  Get to know more people from middle America.

Obama does not need you to defend him against silly stuff.  Just point to the fact that he was president for two terms.  That settled it, didn't it?[/quote]

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