(December 23, 2011 at 9:55 pm)Tiberius Wrote: What makes one racist? Espousing racist views. There is no evidence Ron Paul has ever done that, and as I've said repeatedly before, even if there was, he hasn't done it in recent years. In fact, he's done the opposite; he's campaigned for a fairer justice system that treats minorities properly, and for equal protection under the law. This whole "once a racist always a racist" attitude that you (and other liberals) seem to have is really quite astounding, given the number of ex-racists that find absolution each year. These are human beings we are talking about here; everyone makes mistakes at some point...the very least we can do is accept them when they shed their evil views.
If I had a newsletter, and somebody tried publish racist content in my newsletter, I would fire them on the spot. I would never be so negligent that I wouldn't require reviewing it's contents before it was published. If I was too busy, I would make sure that I was responsible for who I hired to write the contents of my newsletter, and would make it clear to my employees that racist rhetoric of any kind is forbidden.
Now, what if he suddenly realized that a person's character was not defined by their skin color? I live in this country, in the southeast, and having had this lifetime experience, I can't be that naive. Rosa Parks and MLK are his heroes? Give me a break. Wanna buy some ocean side property in AZ? I'll give you a bargain.
Quote:...but he didn't lie. He never denied knowledge of the newsletter's existence. What he did deny was reading it and writing it. There is (to my knowledge) no evidence that he did read or write it, only speculation on both sides.
You're right. I apologize for saying he said he never heard of the newsletter. What he did say was, "I never read that stuff. I became aware of it probably ten years after it was written, and it has been going on for twenty years that people have been pestering me about this, and CNN does it every single time. So when are you going to wear yourself out? I didn’t write them, I didn’t read them at the time, and I disavow them."
He never read it? Please! If he didn't, then he's the least self-interested person in the world, a veritable saint among men. Or, just a lying liar.
Quote:Erm...did you even watch the video? Could you point out the bits that were racist? He quoted prison statistics that highlight the unfairness of the judicial system which give harsher punishments to blacks, and then went on to say Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks were his heroes. If that's racist, what the heck isn't?
The reason the whole video was racist, is because he was lying. I could tell by his nonverbal queues that he was lying. He's saying that to reconcile his racism, and obtain the black vote. Is it okay to be a racist, if you lie about it to achieve political advancement? I don't think so. He's overdoing it, painfully.
Quote:Since I can only see good things in that video (which is scary since apparently it's "racist"), I'd say that Obama would be hailed as a hero for saying the same things.
WTF are you smokin'? He would be crucified for mentioning that blacks were treated like shit. Crucified. He was tortured by the media, and by members of the house for leaving the word "god" out of his Thanksgiving speech. Imagine what they'd do to him if he mentioned that black people were treated poorly. If he agreed with Ron Paul on his drug policy openly, he would then be accused of being a typical black person because he's in favor of drugs. He can't do it.
Quote:How is he trying "hard"? Did you take a minute to look at the audience in the video, or to the people on stage? This was clearly a debate at a minority function; of course he's going to talk about minorities. You know what it's also a classic sign of? Not being a dick politician and focusing on one set of people. Fuck me...Ron Paul reaches out to all minority groups, highlighting the unfairness that he sees them suffer...yup, he MUST be a racist. Are you being serious?
Does Barack Obama go to predominately white functions, and talk to them about white struggles? Fuck no. He wants their vote. He doesn't want them to believe he's a racist because he wants their vote. He has been advised to repeat sympathetic bullshit over and over to achieve that goal. Repetition has been proven to be an effective tool in the art of brainwashing.
Quote:So you like the fact that the drug war claims a disproportionate amount of minorities as victims? Because according to your argument, to point out that discrepancy is "backwards thinking" and racist.
No. Racism is backward thinking. I don't believe he wants to legalize drugs. I think he's a liar.
Quote:Just wondering, what do you make of this: http://www.nolanchart.com/article1134-na...acist.html
I mean, the guy knew Ron Paul back in the days when he was "supposedly" writing racist newsletters on a semi-regular basis, yet according to him, Ron Paul was frequently talking about police repression of black communities, and how much respect he had for Martin Luther King Jr. Do you now at least see why you can't just tarnish someone with the "racist" label? There are multiple sides to the story.
If you hold the opinion that he gives a shit about black people, good for you. I'm not convinced. He's made himself too risky in my eyes. I don't trust him. He should've had a little forethought while he was back in TX being a racist and publishing newsletters with racist content.
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