Posted on 03/20/2008 5:51:13 AM PDT by ensignsj
Of course she wants us to “get over it.” This is a damaging story to “her” candidate, and the longer it stays in the news, the more it tarnishes him. So, she gets Wright’s message. Why doesn’t she explain it to us? I love that we can’t understand it because we’re white. How is that not a racist comment? And please, Mary, give me an example of the oppressive racism that you have experienced in your lifetime. I would love to hear some concrete examples from all of these people who have been victims of modern-day discrimination. I’m not saying racism doesn’t exist. I’m just saying give me an example.
“How about being a soldier passing through San Francisco in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s?”
Yep, when I returned from Viet Nam through the Oakland, CA Army terminal from SF Arpt in 1968,the Army bus we were aboard had to have a police escort front and back to prevent attacks on us returning troops by the war protesters.
The irony, considering the topic of race, is that it didn't matter what color your skin was back then if your uniform was green.
They either hated you or looked right through you.
Michael Frazier
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