(February 2, 2017 at 3:57 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Hearing free speech one doesn't agree with should inspire more free speech.
That it doesn't seem to as much these days is concerning.
A corollary issue, perhaps, 'obstructionism' during the Obama era was always attributed to racism. We still have obstructionism going on, and it clearly isn't racist based now, and by it still existing it reasonably calls into question whether or not it was inspired by racism before.
I don't believe that it was all due to racism, but I think you can throw it into the pot. I think quite a bit of it was racism by proxy. If your constituents are a bunch of racist and vote you in power, your bound to feel some pressure to keep them appeased.. Even if you don't feel that way yourself (or not as strongly)..
John McCain is the only one that has any balls. He set that old racist bag straight at a town hall meeting when she was calling obama an arab. The rest just bend over and ask for a donation.
“Understanding is a three edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.”
