Shocked he said these things. Had a lot of respect for him until I read the comments. Seems no one is or allowed to criticize Obama and if you do your a racist. Thought better of him till he opened his mouth about this. What about black Dems who opposed Bush, are they racist as well.

Hank Aaron compares Republicans who oppose Obama to KKK - CBSSports.com

You're about a week late on this one.

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You're about a week late on this one.

 

Doesn't make the comment any less stupid.

I think white people would be astonished at the number of black people who are older than 50 who feel this way about republicans. When you talk to blacks that are older, educated blacks that are universally respected by all of their peers they privately feel the same way. When you have blacks who lived through some of America's darkest moments when it comes to race they hear a lot of the same things being said by different people. You'll never convince older blacks that America isn't as racist as it was in the 50s and 60s. In their eyes it comes in different forms and you aren't allowed to be proud of being racist anymore.

 

To this day my father says America is still a racist country. He turns 67 this year.

 

I'm not saying I agree with him or Hank Aaron but I understand why he feels that way. Older blacks believe in all of the 'codes' and 'code words' that they feel like they see and hear to this day.

Changed my mind about posting that. I believe it but and I also believe it is not offensive but I'm sure someone will take offense. Race criticism only seems to be acceptable in one direction.

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CHANGED MY MIND

Are there still race problems? Absolutely. Not going to deny that. Has there been some improvements over the years? Sure. Does more need to be done? No doubt. But I think to imply that all Republicans who oppose Obama are like the KKK, would be the same as saying all blacks are lazy, or all Hispanics are illegal, or that all Germans are still Nazis, or something else that's just as absurd. Its stupid, and actually detracts from the message that he was trying to get out...and that's that we still have a long way to go.

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Are there still race problems? Absolutely. Not going to deny that. Has there been some improvements over the years? Sure. Does more need to be done? No doubt. But I think to imply that all Republicans who oppose Obama are like the KKK, would be the same as saying all blacks are lazy, or all Hispanics are illegal, or that all Germans are still Nazis, or something else that's just as absurd. Its stupid, and actually detracts from the message that he was trying to get out...and that's that we still have a long way to go.

 

I think his message reinforces we have a long way to go. Especially if people have to delete their posts and change their minds about saying how they really feel.

I for one am interested to hear what Stephen A. has to say on the subject. I find his commentary on "things racial" to be very insightful.

Changed my mind about posting that. I believe it but and I also believe it is not offensive but I'm sure someone will take offense. Race criticism only seems to be acceptable in one direction.

 

It's all in the delivery. Don't be scared.

It always seems to me that white people are more bothered and offended by black people's thoughts than blacks being offended by white people's thoughts.

It always seems to me that white people are more bothered and offended by black people's thoughts than blacks being offended by white people's thoughts.

 

Had a class just recently that discussed all of the active racist/KKK linked groups that are still active throughout Kentucky. It's just sad.

 

Now with that said I spent half of the class thinking about Dave Chapelle' s black white supremacist episode (which I hear he took a lot of flack for) "If you've got hate in your heart let it out!"

I think his message reinforces we have a long way to go. Especially if people have to delete their posts and change their minds about saying how they really feel.

 

Curious. How so? I mean, I'm not debating the issue that we have a long way to go. But, how does implying that Republicans are just like the KKK help that? Because you could pretty much go to any point in time, find the president in office at that time, and say the opposition's party was completely against him. When it's a white president, it's considered politics, but with Obama, the same thing is considered racist?

Curious. How so? I mean, I'm not debating the issue that we have a long way to go. But, how does implying that Republicans are just like the KKK help that? Because you could pretty much go to any point in time, find the president in office at that time, and say the opposition's party was completely against him. When it's a white president, it's considered politics, but with Obama, the same thing is considered racist?

 

I mean it because when someone makes a statement like Hank Aaron's we should be getting to the bottom of why he feels that way instead of condemning his thoughts and feelings. And that should go both ways. Until our society decides to find out why people feel certain ways we'll never accomplish anything.