tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719459558369549533.post7090118883233979499..comments2023-07-28T11:57:04.354+01:00Comments on Malc in the Burgh: Does "You Lie" indicate a racist backlash for President Obama?Malchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191161151984519900noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719459558369549533.post-39724663364627917262009-09-17T09:51:13.289+01:002009-09-17T09:51:13.289+01:00Why not say that?
Because the fact that it is b...Why not say that? <br /><br />Because the fact that it is black and ethnic minority people who will benefit primarily from Obama's proposals is the reason why lots of people do not support them.<br /><br />It's the elephant in the room. Obama does not want to address the race issue directly. His best chance of succeeding is to pretend that it doesn't exist. He will certainly not be pleased with Jimmy Carter for saying what he did.Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383904151475839441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719459558369549533.post-24945974296783284382009-09-16T22:12:54.160+01:002009-09-16T22:12:54.160+01:00The whole debate about race has been hijacked by p...The whole debate about race has been hijacked by people who claim that racism is ''pc nonsense'' in this country and in the US use other ways of framing it.<br /><br />Carter is right. But it has become such a politicised issue now with people alleging that claims of racism are spurious.<br /><br />I think we are getting to the stage now where insidious racism is getting a bit like Lucifer in convincing people that it doesn't exist - that is their tactic.Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529106853098097239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719459558369549533.post-91479272192318036572009-09-16T17:11:18.090+01:002009-09-16T17:11:18.090+01:00Fine - but why not say that? Instead of accusing ...Fine - but why not say that? Instead of accusing opposition politicians of being racist because they disagree with the President. Seems like they could have an <i>actual</i> debate... for a change.Malchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191161151984519900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719459558369549533.post-85237654262381993762009-09-16T16:13:21.264+01:002009-09-16T16:13:21.264+01:00The problem with your argument is that there is a ...The problem with your argument is that there is a racial element to the whole healthcare issue in the States. Skin colour is a key factor.<br /><br />Black and ethnic minority people make up one-third of the U.S. population but more than half of the uninsured. Perhaps a more shocking statistic is that while half of people receiving Medicaid are black or ethnic minority, Medicaid spends almost twice as much per head on white people. Other statistics are equally shocking - black women are four times as likely as white women to die in childbirth for example. <br /><br />Race is an underlying issue in the whole debate. It may not be vocalised directly but everyone knows that Obama's reforms will primarily benefit black and ethnic minority people.Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383904151475839441noreply@blogger.com