Didja hear that both head coaches in the Super Bowl are black? Ordinarily, this should not have been more than a statistical coincidence like you always get at Super Bowl time; like the first father and son combination to play in the big game, or which quarterback was actually born in Indiana vs. the other one, etc.;,,, except for one thing. There are people who think this is a big deal, and people who think this is nothing special.
I can tell you that it is the former group that comprises all racists. Think about it. If the color of the skin doesn't matter (and it doesn't) why would this be much different from the first Italian American coach to win the Super Bowl (it's not).
Only the people with an axe to grind make note of this. People who are supremacists, or people who gain by maximizing the distinction. If the ideal world is color blind, only racists can see the difference. The idea that this game is special because of the color of the coaches diminishes their accomplishment. They are where they are today, because they are the best. To make them "special" because they are black is demeaning, and it diminishes their accomplishment. If I'm Rex Grossman, I don't want to be known as the kid from Bloomington, I want to be known for winning the big game. If I'm Vince Lombardi, proud as I am of my Italian American heritage, I want to be known for winning the Super Bowl.
So, if the coaches for the big game are black, let it be a mere historical footnote, because to call attention to their color is something only a racist would do.
That brings us to Barack Obama. Judging by the news, it sure looks like the racists are lining up on his side. Me, I don't care what color he is. Let's see the color of his plan. That I do care about.
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I don't see race, folks, and I always thought my gated community was incredibly diverse. But, uh, today I asked around and it turns out that everyone at last week's smooth jazz and mayonnaise block party was in fact white.
Diversity of thought and diversity of skin color are two different things. And one does not guarantee the other. Gated communities presumably have diversity of ideas. Unless they are all democrats.
Anyone who sees a difference is, quite simply, a racist.
only white people get to ignore race.
people of color get their faces rubbed in it everyday.
Only racists see a difference, and they come in all colors.
Whatever.
This imaginary country club and gated community of yours really leaves you bitter, doesn't it? Is this a world you want to preserve at all costs? You seem to have a vested interest in preaching a gospel of divisiveness of hatred. Do you believe that nobody wins until somebody loses? It's wrong.
Give it up.
Well, anonymous, you should take Marx's advice (Groucho, not Karl), never join a club who would have someone like you for a member.
I will never understand the bitterness and hatred that emanates from the left. It's like Wizer says, they have this petty, narrow minded view of the world that it's impossible for anyone to succeed without taking from someone else. I once read an astute commentary on economics, that liberals believe that there is only one pie, and if someone has a bigger piece it's because they stole it from the others, it never occurs to them to make more pies. Which is exactly what capitalism does, it's raised more people out of poverty and desolation worldwide than any other economic or government system.
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