Posted on 12/13/2016 6:12:09 AM PST by COUNTrecount
Obama on Comedy Central: America ‘by No Means’ Has Overcome ‘Legacies of Slavery, Jim Crow, Colonialism, Racism’ ‘We have, by no means overcome the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow and colonialism and racism’ America is still struggling to overcome its "legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, colonialism, and racism," President Obama told Comedy Central Monday night.
Appearing on "The Daily Show," Obama was asked about how he speaks to crowds about race.
How does he "skirt that line between speaking your mind and sharing your true opinions on race whilst, at the same time, not being seen to alienate some of the people you are talking to," host Trevor Noah asked.
"You know, my general theory is that, if I was clear in my own mind about who I was, comfortable in my own skin, and had clarity about the way in which race continues to be this powerful factor in so many elements of our lives," Obama said. "But that it is not the only factor in so many aspects of our lives, that we have, by no means overcome the legacies of slavery and Jim Crow and colonialism and racism, but that the progress we've made has been real and extraordinary, if I'm communicating my genuine belief that those who are not subject to racism can sometimes have blind spots or lack of appreciation of what it feels to be on the receiving end of that, but that doesn't mean that they're not open to learning and caring about equality and justice and that I can win them over because there is goodness in the majority of people."
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The democrat party is the party of slavery, Jim Crow, etc...and still keeping blacks down.
Two African blacks discussing Slavery in America. How quaint.
Has Africa and the middle east over their legacies of slavery?
Just making sure this isn’t just another hate whitey rant from the chief executive racist.
Not so long as pricks like you keep using it as a means of income.
Just. Go. Away.
This is a foreshadowing of Obama’s post presidential career.
Yep, were so racist he got elected to POTUS twice...........cant get much more racist than that.
So sayeth the nations greatest quota boy and token baby.
Dorkbama the Muslim eunuch.
Will Hussein be available to serve coffee on Jan 22?
Yeah, whatever, back your stuff.
sorry, pack your stuff.
Frankly, the outcomes of slavery are just more bad results of lusting for cheap labor. We’d be a lot better off if our ancestors had just paid their fellow citizens to do the work.
Bye Felecia.
Libs say tweeting is immature, I say discussing policy on “Comedy Central” is, well, laughable.
Racism is used so often it has no effect anymore. They are using KKK and white supremacist instead.
They have controlled the lexicon for decades, not anymore.
Blah blah blah. IMO most Americans have had it with this racist baloney.
As King said, I look at a person’s character, not skin color.
Of which neither was a slave.
And neither had an ancestor that was....unless they were enslaved by some other African tribe.
And both of these fools have a white parent!
Pathetic. Just sickeningly pathetic.
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