(November 17, 2016 at 10:37 am)TaraJo Wrote: Another side of that to consider:
A while back, a facebook friend was claiming that criticisms of Obama are racism. Meaning you can't disagree with Obamacare, with tax policy, with drone strikes, none of that, or you're racist.
I don't think it's that they're really offended by being called bigots or racist anymore; I think that, when the left calls people racist, it's kinda starting to be ignored. The boy cried wolf one too many times and now nobody believes him, despite the fact that there are several very real wolves there that need to be dealt with.
So what, we just stay silent and ignore the racial aspect of the election?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell