2018 Midterm Election Thread

[luthervol]

I know it hurts the left's feeling but looks like a good ad to me

Shocker.

 

[LouderVol]

I haven't called Kemp a racist... Take note of that. However, he has tried to suppress the African-American vote because he knows that gives him a better chance to win.... but the suppression of their vote certainly could be construed as antagonistic.

20% were white. he was also oppressing them.

 

[0nelilreb]

In a Utopian society it wouldn't be... but it is completely understandable that after a long history of being oppressed and discriminated against, that African-Americans would find a kinship with each other and take pride in seeing one of their own on a ballot and want to vote for them.

If you vote for someone because of color it’s called racism . If you vote for someone because they are male or female , you are a sexiest . PEROID . What the hell happened to , what do you think these people will do once they are in office ? Stupid people vote that way .

 

[NurseGoodVol]

Agree with you here. Thankfully mine already knows when she graduates from Auburn this Spring and gets hired on somewhere (nursing) she coming off my plan.................and crazy enough she wants to because she wants to take responsibility.

Not crazy, responsible. You raised her with a strong sense of responsibility... kudos!!

 

[BearCat204]

I have/had no problem. You seemed perturbed judging by the "Oh and silly me" and "EAD" comments.
Not sure what EAD is supposed to mean, but I'm assuming it's some type of juvenile insult.

You know what it means, dont play coy with me. I forgot for a moment who I was responding to. I apologize for hurting your feelings and all. Prayers

 

[DancingOutlaw]

... and the kinship doesn't just arise from skin color. It's from their shared experiences and sympathy with each other. The ability to understand the struggles that each have faced.

Put your waders on boys, it’s gettin deep.

 

[Weezer]

 

[volfanjustin]

Shocker.

I know poor little liberals don't want to offend illegal aliens even ones who rape and murder Americans

 

[BowlBrother85]

Put your waders on boys, it’s gettin deep.

Abrams will likely get about 95% of the African-American vote in Georgia tomorrow... Gillum will get about 92% of the African-American vote in Florida. In some cases, the vote is over policies, in some cases it's an anti-Trump vote and in some cases it's a sense of kinship with the candidate on the ballot. To pretend that the experience of African-Americans in this country is the same as whites is naive and absurd. It's just as absurd to not understand how kinship is formed among people with a history of being oppressed and discriminated against.

 

[Weezer]

Abrams will likely get about 95% of the African-American vote in Georgia tomorrow... Gillum will get about 92% of the African-American vote in Florida. In some cases, the vote is over policies, in some cases it's an anti-Trump vote and in some cases it's a sense of kinship with the candidate on the ballot. To pretend that the experience of African-Americans in this country is the same as whites is naive and absurd. It's just as absurd to not understand how kinship is formed among people with a history of being oppressed and discriminated against.

Whatever happened to wanting to be judged by the content of one's character and not the color of one's skin?

 

[Jxn Vol]

I have a kinship with non socialist capitalist types that love their country and believe limited government is a good thing.

I don’t care what color you are.

 

[BearCat204]

Abrams will likely get about 95% of the African-American vote in Georgia tomorrow... Gillum will get about 92% of the African-American vote in Florida. In some cases, the vote is over policies, in some cases it's an anti-Trump vote and in some cases it's a sense of kinship with the candidate on the ballot. To pretend that the experience of African-Americans in this country is the same as whites is naive and absurd. It's just as absurd to not understand how kinship is formed among people with a history of being oppressed and discriminated against.

Who is suggesting this? Also, wtf does that have to do with judging a person or making a choice on skin color (kinship) alone?

 

[BowlBrother85]

If you vote for someone because of color it’s called racism . If you vote for someone because they are male or female , you are a sexiest . PEROID . What the hell happened to , what do you think these people will do once they are in office ? Stupid people vote that way .

That doesn't give the whole definition of what racism involves ... and once again, (getting tired of posting this) when an African-American votes for a fellow African-American out of a sense of kinship; it's not just over the color of their skin. It's over a sense of shared experiences and a belief that this person can relate to you and your concerns and problems in ways that a white candidate may not be able to. That is not necessarily a vote against someone but a vote for someone due to a sense of kinship with that person. Among a group of people who have a significant history of being oppressed and discriminated against - kinship will develop and that is understandable. It's more than just skin color. It's a sense of shared experiences and values.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Whatever happened to wanting to be judged by the content of one's character and not the color of one's skin?

I'm sure that African-Americans still want that... It's also understandable that when a fellow African-American is on a ballot and they have a chance to vote for them... they do.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Olympic level gymnastics and freak show level contortionists up in here. I love it.

 

[C-south]

Read the definition of racism again. You missed an important component. An African-American voting for an African-American candidate out of a sense of kinship is not racist because there is not (or at least, not necessarily) an expression of antagonism, ill-will or discrimination against the other (potentially white) candidate. Nor is there the expression (at least, not necessarily) that their own race is superior.

Wasn’t much “kinship” in west Africa a few hundred years ago.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I believe you. However, the black experience in this country is not equivalent to the white experience. Kinship does matter to them and understandably so.

kinship?

 

[C-south]

I'm sure that African-Americans still want that... It's also understandable that when a fellow African-American is on a ballot and they have a chance to vote for them... they do.

Racists

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Racism: noun. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

I don't think that African-American voters are going to be voting in overwhelming numbers tomorrow for Stacey Abrams because they are prejudiced against Brian Kemp. They will do so because they see a kinship with Abams (in most cases). Again, this shouldn't be hard to understand. Do we have to play dumb about the history of this country?

You really believe that tripe don't you as a way to justify your racism.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

This isn't about racism against white candidates. It's about kinship with black candidates. And kinship is a form of bias - but we all have our biases whether we want to admit to them or not.

So because a candidate is black, they vote out of (s)kinship. It matters not whether or not the candidate is the better, just as long as they can justify voting for a candidate of the same skin color because their ancestors were mistreated. Wow.

 

[BowlBrother85]

You really believe that tripe don't you as a way to justify your racism.

My racism? Who am I showing prejudice against? I understand why African-Americans feel a kinship for and therefore (most of the time) vote for fellow African-Americans when they have an opportunity to do so. There is nothing racist about that. That was a dumb thing to say.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I dont need your help scooter, I'm trying to help you not make a complete ass out of yourself.

too late.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

My racism? Who am I showing prejudice against? I understand why African-Americans feel a kinship for and therefore (most of the time) vote for fellow African-Americans when they have an opportunity to do so. There is nothing racist about that. That was a dumb thing to say.

You are justifying the racism of the black electorate.

 

[C-south]

My racism? Who am I showing prejudice against? I understand why African-Americans feel a kinship for and therefore (most of the time) vote for fellow African-Americans when they have an opportunity to do so. There is nothing racist about that. That was a dumb thing to say.

Voting for someone based solely on race is racist. You can throw the word “kinship” around all you want but it doesn’t justify being racist.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

This is why we have Maxine Waters.