> Probably shouldn't feed the troll, but heh... whatever... Just because I'm not on my knees choking on Obama you call me a troll?
Where's your love for the Clintons? Are you that transparent that you can just change messiahs at a heartbeat? > > "And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in > the pulpit and in the pews. The fact that so many people are surprised > to hear that anger > > in some of Reverend Wright's sermons simply reminds us of the old > truism that the most segregated hour in American life occurs on Sunday > morning." > > And the full quote (below)... note how there is a continuation of the > thought that states (not merely suggests or implies, but actually > *states*) " That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too > often > it *distracts attention from solving real problems;* it keeps us from > squarely facing our *own complicity in our condition* > (emphasis mine) > > "And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in > the pulpit and in the pews. The fact that so many people are > surprised > to hear that anger in some of Reverend Wright's sermons simply > reminds > us of the old truism that the most segregated hour in American life > occurs on Sunday morning. That anger is not always productive; indeed, > > all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it > keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, > and > prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it > needs to bring about real change. But the anger is real; it is > powerful; and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without > understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of > misunderstanding that exists between the races. " > > Where Sam, is the racism? In it's full context, where is it? Quote > mining is a hell of a thing, eh? I would have posted the whole thing but I thought you read it. So surprise, every black church is racist. Racism is a distraction. That justifies claiming all blacks are racist so get over it? > > > "In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white > community"... > > And the quote, in context (not that Sam seems to gives a rip about > actual context) > > "In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white > community. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don't feel > that they have been particularly privileged by their race. Their > experience is the immigrant experience - as far as they're concerned, > no one's handed them anything, they've built it from scratch. They've > worked hard all their lives, many times only to see their jobs > shipped > overseas or their pension dumped after a lifetime of labor. They are > anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in > an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to > be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. > So when they are told to bus their children to a school across town; > when they hear that an African American is getting an advantage in > landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an > injustice > that they themselves never committed; when they're told that their > fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, > resentment builds over time." > > Where is the racism Sam? Resentment? Hello? Resenting people of a different color is raaaaacist! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256749 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
