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Is the Tea Party racist?

Is the Tea Party Movement Racist

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CriticalThought said:
Huh? I said the group is racially biased because of socioeconomic realities, as in that the group is mostly comprised of white people who are not impoverished. I also said that I didn't think that made them racist.
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But they are not racially biased. Conservatives of all colors are welcome. They do not discriminate.
Look at the last election. If anything the bigotry comes from the left against black conservatives.

Tea Party Could Put Record Number of Black Conservatives in Office
Despite allegations of racism in Tea Party organizations, the Republican Party, and conservative groups, 2010 has witnessed more black Republican activism than ever before. Thirty-seven African Americans in 16 states have been in contention for seats in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives this year.
According to Onnidan Online, “Black conservatives are used to having to defend their values, but they now are really taking heat for their involvement in the mostly white ‘Tea Party’ movement — and for having the audacity to oppose the policies of America’s first black president.”One such black conservative is Timothy F. Johnson of the Frederick Douglass Foundation, a group of black conservatives who support the free market and limited government. “I’ve been told I hate myself. Black Republicans find themselves always having to prove who they are. Because the assumption is the Republican Party is for whites and the Democratic Party is for blacks.”Unfortunately, black members of the Tea Party movement have to contend with cries of treason from their communities. In April, Fox News reported, “They’ve been called Oreos, traitors and Uncle Toms, and are used to having to defend their values.”David Webb, organizer of New York City’s Tea Party 365, Inc., states, “I’ve gotten the statement, ‘How can you not support the brother?’”
K. Carl Smith, president of the Conservative Messenger, explained of the coalition, “We want to reignite America’s passion for liberty and create an atmosphere for political dialogue where conservative candidates can engage in conversation about the issues without being accused or racism or called Uncle Toms.”
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theplaydrive said:
I'm pretty sure the role of racism or bigotry in any organization is always "an issue" and relevant to people's political decisions.
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That's terribly sad and hopefully not true.
You must be able to relate to Chris Mathews when he said he "forgot Obama was black for an hour"
I can't relate at all to that.

Sorry, I don't place importance on skin color.
 
liblady said:
let me be clear: the tea party organization itself is not racist. the tea party organization attracts racists, and has some racist members. yes, i belive some dems are racist, but i don't believe the democratic party attracts racists, simply because the dems champion the rights of minorities. enough with the ancient history here, it doesn't MEAN anything in this instance.
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Why would you say a thing like the tea party attracts racists?
 
theplaydrive said:
CT's not talking about active discrimination or bigotry. He's not even talk about racism. Read his posts.
Jesus Christ.
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For crying out loud, he said the TP is racially biased.
 
Barbbtx said:
That's terribly sad and hopefully not true.
You must be able to relate to Chris Mathews when he said he "forgot Obama was black for an hour"
I can't relate at all to that.

Sorry, I don't place importance on skin color.
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Are you ****ing with me? Seriously. Are you ****ing with me? Is this a test from God? Because every time you respond I expect a camera crew to come out and tell me I'm being punk'd.

Read my statement. You're answering what you WANT me to have said while ignoring what I ACTUALLY said.

Me:
theplaydrive said:
I'm pretty sure the role of racism or bigotry in any organization is always "an issue" and relevant to people's political decisions.
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You:
Barbbtx said:
Sorry, I don't place importance on skin color.
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Please explain to me how your response made any sense. Where did I even suggest that I place importance on skin color?
 
The fact of the matter is that leftist think it's their right to say who is and isn't racist, evidence notwithstanding, and they will always call any conservative group racist. They can't help it.
 
Hatuey said:
Read up on the demographics of the Tea Party. It's the same as the Republican demographics only with even lower percentage of minorities. This bull**** about the Tea Party being anything more than a group composed primarily of disgruntled middle class white suburbanites is ridiculous. The worst part is that people actually buy into the notion that the Tea Party is some sort of 'multi-racial' coalition of tax payers. The only minorities in the Tea Party are the ones they like to parade on TV to show off their multiculturality.
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All true but I think the Tea Party would have prefered if some more minorities would have joined. It would have made them more credible.
 
Patrickt said:
The fact of the matter is that leftist think it's their right to say who is and isn't racist, evidence notwithstanding, and they will always call any conservative group racist. They can't help it.
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So true...but Herman Cain is sick of it and wants to put it to bed once and for all! :lamo
 
sazerac said:
All true but I think the Tea Party would have prefered if some more minorities would have joined. It would have made them more credible.
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The very fact that they want more minorities is proof they aren't racists. If they were racists they'd be trying to get rid of the minorities they do have.
 
Patrickt said:
The fact of the matter is that leftist think it's their right to say who is and isn't racist, evidence notwithstanding, and they will always call any conservative group racist. They can't help it.
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"You know racism in this country is the exclusive province of the left." -- Rush Limbaugh

I know, lefties going around calling the right racist...
 
Zyphlin said:
Pretty simple question here.

As a group, a collective, is the Tea Party movement racist?
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I would have said other, but it was not offered as a choice. As a group, I would say no, but since a majority appear to also be birthers, one has to conclude that a majority of them are racist, or very stupid.
 
Catawba said:
I would have said other, but it was not offered as a choice. As a group, I would say no, but since a majority appear to also be birthers, one has to conclude that a majority of them are racist, or very stupid.
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^^ Yo tambien.
 
Barbbtx said:
The very fact that they want more minorities is proof they aren't racists. If they were racists they'd be trying to get rid of the minorities they do have.
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They were trying to attract all kinds of American at first. Their publicity shots showed minorities having a great time at a rally.

It just didn't work.

It just didn't work. :(
 
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theplaydrive said:
Which is NOT an accusation of active discrimination, bigotry or racism.
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.... you fail...
the definition of bias is- Show prejudice for or against (someone or something) unfairly. And , Influence unfairly to invoke favoritism.

Say that IS an accusation of active discrimination, bigotry, or racism.
 
Zyphlin said:
Pretty simple question here.

As a group, a collective, is the Tea Party movement racist?
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I don't think that as a group the Tea Party is racist.

However, I do think that they have a lot of racists as members. I also think that one reason why some Teabaggers oppose Obama is purely out of racist reasons.

But, as a whole, no, I don't think the Tea Party as an organization is racist.
 
celticwar17 said:
.... you fail...
the definition of bias is- Show prejudice for or against (someone or something) unfairly. And , Influence unfairly to invoke favoritism.

Say that IS an accusation of active discrimination, bigotry, or racism.
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Where did you get that definition from? Bias is a general form of favoritism - the definition usually doesn't include the word "unfair".

Actually, nonetheless, bias, prejudice and favoritism do not necessitate active discrimination, bigotry or racism. That's pretty obvious. For example, I may have bias for literate people but that doesn't mean that I actively discriminate against illiterate people, be blindly intolerant of them (bigotry) or think of them as inferior to literate people (some kind of ism). Similarly, the TP can be racially biased/favor wealthier whites without actively discriminating against blacks, be blindly intolerant of blacks or think of blacks as inferior. Study your definitions.

Bias does not equal active discrimination, bigotry or racism. If that were the case, we'd all be pretty horrible people since we all have biases.

If you're going to accuse me of failing, you might want to at least understand the definitions of the words you're using.
 
Catawba said:
I would have said other, but it was not offered as a choice. As a group, I would say no, but since a majority appear to also be birthers, one has to conclude that a majority of them are racist, or very stupid.
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So birthers are necessarily racist now?
 
theplaydrive said:
Where did you get that definition from? Bias is a general form of favoritism - the definition usually doesn't include the word "unfair".

Actually, nonetheless, bias, prejudice and favoritism do not necessitate active discrimination, bigotry or racism. That's pretty obvious. For example, I may have bias for literate people but that doesn't mean that I actively discriminate against illiterate people, be blindly intolerant of them (bigotry) or think of them as inferior to literate people (some kind of ism). Similarly, the TP can be racially biased/favor wealthier whites without actively discriminating against blacks, be blindly intolerant of blacks or think of blacks as inferior. Study your definitions.

Bias does not equal active discrimination, bigotry or racism. If that were the case, we'd all be pretty horrible people since we all have biases.

If you're going to accuse me of failing, you might want to at least understand the definitions of the words you're using.
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But the TP doesn't favor whites over blacks. Black conservatives are just as welcome as white conservatives. On the other hand, many liberals call black conservatives all kinds of names.
 
theplaydrive said:
Where did you get that definition from? Bias is a general form of favoritism - the definition usually doesn't include the word "unfair".

Actually, nonetheless, bias, prejudice and favoritism do not necessitate active discrimination, bigotry or racism. That's pretty obvious. For example, I may have bias for literate people but that doesn't mean that I actively discriminate against illiterate people, be blindly intolerant of them (bigotry) or think of them as inferior to literate people (some kind of ism). Similarly, the TP can be racially biased/favor wealthier whites without actively discriminating against blacks, be blindly intolerant of blacks or think of blacks as inferior. Study your definitions.

Bias does not equal active discrimination, bigotry or racism. If that were the case, we'd all be pretty horrible people since we all have biases.

If you're going to accuse me of failing, you might want to at least understand the definitions of the words you're using.
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I just typed it into google, and thats the first thing that came up. to show prejudice for or against (someone or something) unfairly.
 
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