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Black, White, Red, and Blue

Submitted by Jason, Mar 21, 2008 15:20

Mr Myers- Your 'colorless' detractions of Mr. Obama's speech in the name of naked (and invisible) egalitarian ideals detract not only from the borderline heroic candor of Mr. Obama's speech, but also from the individuality of the man whose general 'individuality' you would fight for with such ideas. Regardless of your antipathy towards Mr. Obama's association with certain individuals, the sheer blood and guts of his argument is worth more mention and is comprised of more real history than your ideological glance at such egalitarian (and statist) ideas -many of which have produced the very weight of the issues Mr. Obama was brave enough to address. The fact that you see so many 'American individuals' is great, but don't leech the blood out of every individual's group history or surely you'll end up with a pale version of the red white and blue. And just to clarify the pun, I don't mean pale as in 'white,' but as in fetid, bloodless, and dead.

To proclaim the hope of an ideal is admirable; to ignore the weight of history in fighting for that ideal is not only foolish, but tragic.

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Thank you Michael Meyers. I was beginning to think I was the only one who believed Obama's speech was off... [MORE]

colette09

Mar 23, 2008 00:34

Thank you for putting into words what I have been feeling. I worked on the phone banks for him in... [MORE]

patricia cala

Mar 22, 2008 18:55

I live in Sonora, MX where my skin color is noted daily, importantly my blue eyes often earn special reverse... [MORE]

Vic Maier

Mar 22, 2008 11:26

Mr Myers- Your 'colorless' detractions of Mr. Obama's speech in the name of naked (and invisible) egalitarian ideals detract not...

Jason

Mar 21, 2008 15:20

Mr. Myers-Your observations are crystalline regarding the broadly praised yet substantively disappointing speech given by Senator Obama. No better than... [MORE]

Tom

Mar 22, 2008 04:51

Tom- the Senator never referred to white persons who feared to walk through black neighborhoods as 'racists.' Rather he addressed... [MORE]

Jason

Mar 23, 2008 14:33

Americans will come to reduce the significance of skin color in the future. However, Rev. Wright lives in the present.... [MORE]

David

Mar 21, 2008 09:39

Ofcourse you are correct, and no more obama for me, probably mo democrats either. [MORE]

charleyhoarse

Mar 21, 2008 09:18

I admire the sanity, as well as the genuine moral force of Michael Meyers article. He is a rare example... [MORE]

Robert Farrell

Mar 21, 2008 06:02

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