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applegrove

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15. Racism is one of the reasons why the GOP can get so many to vote against their own self interest.

Reply to lunatica (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 07:51 PM

Mar 2012

They don't want a post-racial society. They don't want understanding among various groups. They want to keep racism as it is or make it worse. Just like they will never 'solve' the abortion issue. That is why they came out so angry for Obama mentioning race.... it might lead to an actual post racial society.

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One reason racism is alive and well is that it's a political and corporate agenda to keep it so [View all] lunatica Mar 2012 OP

how is it a corporate money maker? cali Mar 2012 #1

You really don't think guns and gunrunning are a corporate interest? lunatica Mar 2012 #3

I don't think your op was well argued cali Mar 2012 #10

Obama got more of the white vote than Kerry or Gore did. HiPointDem Mar 2012 #22

While in part it has political and corporate agendas, edgineered Mar 2012 #2

So you believe we all have violent racism in our hearts? lunatica Mar 2012 #4

That's one long jump you're making. I believe I have failed the test of edgineered Mar 2012 #6

I have no idea what you're talking about lunatica Mar 2012 #7

To some the responsibility of becoming a better person rests on the shoulders of others. edgineered Mar 2012 #9

And that is why the likes of Rmoney can say publicly that President Obama is destroying malaise Mar 2012 #5

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #11

K&R.. butterfly77 Mar 2012 #8

Totally agree. ananda Mar 2012 #12

kick lunatica Mar 2012 #13

They're locking their gates... YellowRubberDuckie Mar 2012 #14

They have the burgeoning economies in China and India lunatica Mar 2012 #17

Racism is one of the reasons why the GOP can get so many to vote against their own self interest. applegrove Mar 2012 #15

I agree. Racism is a political wedge issue which they want to exploit, not fix lunatica Mar 2012 #16

Yup. Sold their souls in order to not pay much in taxes if they are rich: foment hatred, stifle any applegrove Mar 2012 #19

Republicans appeal to the lowest evolved form of humans out there. alp227 Mar 2012 #20

Thank you for so much information. You should make it an OP. Just copy it and paste it. I do that applegrove Mar 2012 #21

I agree with applegrove. Start a new OP thread lunatica Mar 2012 #23

There are enough guns in the world to arm 1 in 12 people........... socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #18

And to add to your post, religion is front and center in the big war going on now lunatica Mar 2012 #24