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Racism amoung the republican party?

Is the republican party motivated by racism?


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Someone very close to me thinks that the republican party is racist. I was watching CNN (I believe) and came across Newt Gingrich saying Obama is the most radical president ever. Then, someone said that the most radical thing about Obama was his race.

So, is the republican party racist?

I'm not taking any sides, just provoking debate. I will be voting, however :p
 
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well, i guess in some ways you could say it is, only for the fact that it represents conservative america, and most rascists are conservatives, but as a party, i wouldn't say its rascist.
 
There are racists in the republican party, sure. There are racists in the democratic party. I do not think they make up a large portion of either though.
 
Someone very close to me thinks that the republican party is racist. I was watching CNN (I believe) and came across Newt Gingrich saying Obama is the most radical president ever. Then, someone said that the most radical thing about Obama was his race.

So, is the republican party racist?

I'm not taking any sides, just provoking debate. I will be voting, however :p

Some are just as some dems are. However, the GOP does not have institutionalized racism as part of its program as does the dems. The Dems are the party of affirmative action which is doublly racist. It is racist because it punishes white and Asian students who have no blame whatsoever for the alleged problems blacks suffer today due to what blacks clearly suffered 200 years ago. .

It is racist again because it punishes blacks with a subtle cancer of lowered expectations that keeps blacks mired in mediocrity in many cases. It also punishes blacks who really did make the grade or earn the job on their own

two explanations

when I was a college kid, bashing south africa was popular among many college students. Having been to Africa and studied african politics I knew that racism existed all over sub-saharan africa such as the discrimination against the Ibo in Nigeria, the Masai in Kenya etc. When I asked the ignorant bashers of the RSA why the RSA and its apartheid was worse than say the racial based genocide of Macias or the mass executions launched by Amin, I was told the National Party made apartheid an official policy while the Black dictators were just "de facto" racists.

second point. 12 students in my class (to the best of my knowledge) were nominated by the University for the Rhodes Scholarship Those endorsed were instructed to attend a briefing session with four recent Rhodes Scholars. Three were white, one was a black medical student from Princeton. One of my friends made some comment about "we know why the Black guy got a Rhodes and into Princeton and the Medical school"

well I had the good fortune to talk to the fellow after the meeting. I found out he was valedictorian of his HS class, got 1500 (back under the old standards) on the SATs,was an All-American and Phi Beta Kappa at Princeton and worked in a hospital as well. He was the most qualified guy in the whole room and no matter what he did, people would assume he got to where he was because he was Black.

He is a victim of the racism of affirmative action as surely as the many whites I knew who were turned down for places at say Yale Law or Stanford Medical Student in favor of Blacks with much much lower scores and averages.
 
A good portion of the conservatives I know where I live are racist. But I cannot say if it is a regional thing or not.
 
I don't think the Republican party has any more racists than any other political affiliation (or or lack thereof).

Since racism is a sociological phenomenon, I fail to see what significance ones party affiliation would have in whether or not one is racist.
 
Some are just as some dems are. However, the GOP does not have institutionalized racism as part of its program as does the dems. The Dems are the party of affirmative action which is doublly racist. It is racist because it punishes white and Asian students who have no blame whatsoever for the alleged problems blacks suffer today due to what blacks clearly suffered 200 years ago. .

It is racist again because it punishes blacks with a subtle cancer of lowered expectations that keeps blacks mired in mediocrity in many cases. It also punishes blacks who really did make the grade or earn the job on their own

two explanations

when I was a college kid, bashing south africa was popular among many college students. Having been to Africa and studied african politics I knew that racism existed all over sub-saharan africa such as the discrimination against the Ibo in Nigeria, the Masai in Kenya etc. When I asked the ignorant bashers of the RSA why the RSA and its apartheid was worse than say the racial based genocide of Macias or the mass executions launched by Amin, I was told the National Party made apartheid an official policy while the Black dictators were just "de facto" racists.

second point. 12 students in my class (to the best of my knowledge) were nominated by the University for the Rhodes Scholarship Those endorsed were instructed to attend a briefing session with four recent Rhodes Scholars. Three were white, one was a black medical student from Princeton. One of my friends made some comment about "we know why the Black guy got a Rhodes and into Princeton and the Medical school"

well I had the good fortune to talk to the fellow after the meeting. I found out he was valedictorian of his HS class, got 1500 (back under the old standards) on the SATs,was an All-American and Phi Beta Kappa at Princeton and worked in a hospital as well. He was the most qualified guy in the whole room and no matter what he did, people would assume he got to where he was because he was Black.

He is a victim of the racism of affirmative action as surely as the many whites I knew who were turned down for places at say Yale Law or Stanford Medical Student in favor of Blacks with much much lower scores and averages.


What he said....

There are conservative "citizens" that identify with the republican party that are racists.

However, democrat "representatives" have shown racism in their policies.
 
I don't think there are racists in the Republican party. A racist can't survive politically, being racist is like political suicide (or career suicide for any job for that matter). The notion that Republicans are racist usually comes from a very low level of minority support or because the media says so.
 
Strom Thurmond was a segregationist who served in Senate for three billion years.
 
I don't think there are racists in the Republican party. A racist can't survive politically, being racist is like political suicide (or career suicide for any job for that matter). The notion that Republicans are racist usually comes from a very low level of minority support or because the media says so.

A public racist cannot survive politically. What is mentioned in the comfort of one's own home or among friends is another matter.
 
Someone very close to me thinks that the republican party is racist. I was watching CNN (I believe) and came across Newt Gingrich saying Obama is the most radical president ever. Then, someone said that the most radical thing about Obama was his race.

So, is the republican party racist?

I'm not taking any sides, just provoking debate. I will be voting, however :p

I notice you voted "a good deal are racist" which would indicate that you're incapable of having a rational discussion on the issue, as you have already formed an emotionally-based and biased opinion with no grounding in reality.

For once, you folks on the far left should remain open to the possibility that people can have honest disagreements with you without being racists, homophobes, imperialists, rednecks, etc.
 
A good portion of the conservatives I know where I live are racist. But I cannot say if it is a regional thing or not.

Blacks tend to be very racist in some areas. what passes for leadership in the Black circles of power are almost required to be racist.
 
I notice you voted "a good deal are racist" which would indicate that you're incapable of having a rational discussion on the issue, as you have already formed an emotionally-based and biased opinion with no grounding in reality.

For once, you folks on the far left should remain open to the possibility that people can have honest disagreements with you without being racists, homophobes, imperialists, rednecks, etc.

racism is a term that the left uses to end an argument they have lost. They scream racist like a squid squirts ink--its a cloud and coverup designed to allow the beaten lib squid to retreat.

being called racist might be something one has earned. More likely than not it comes from pointing out some uncomfortable facts to those who enable the pathologies of Black culture that is deleterious to Blacks and America as a whole
 
Someone very close to me thinks that the republican party is racist. I was watching CNN (I believe) and came across Newt Gingrich saying Obama is the most radical president ever. Then, someone said that the most radical thing about Obama was his race.

So, is the republican party racist?

No more than the democrats and any other political party which is on the fringe.
 
Blacks tend to be very racist in some areas. what passes for leadership in the Black circles of power are almost required to be racist.

Examples?

10char
 
Strom Thurmond was a segregationist who served in Senate for three billion years.

Robert Byrd was in the KKK, used the word "nigger" on national TV and is still in the Senate.

Now what?
 
Now both sides have racists. Not exactly news. Both are fringe.

I agree that both sides have racists. However, the question was asked about the republican party.
 
Examples?

10char

Jesse Jackson-racist

Maxine Waters (D-California) racist (she was the twit who tried to justify Reginald Denny's beating by a bunch of racist black thugs)

Al Sharpeton-Racist

Mel Reynolds (former Rhodes Scholar, Dem congressman and convicted Child rapist and extortionist) Racist

Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga) racist

Black columnists are riddled with racists Herbert, Pitts for example

Harry Banana boat Belafonte-Racist
 
Racism gets a raw deal anyway. If you didn't laugh at the "nappy-headed hos" comment from Don Imus, you have no sense of humor. Even black comedians were saying "that was damn funny".
 
I notice you voted "a good deal are racist" which would indicate that you're incapable of having a rational discussion on the issue, as you have already formed an emotionally-based and biased opinion with no grounding in reality.

Whoa, that came out of nowhere. I mean, I'm sort of just viewing the discussion. Please learn some manners. So, maybe since I'm being attacked for voting a certain way, I should address my opinion.

I believe that there are racists in the republican party. People are raised a certain way and, that's just how they think. There are racists in the democratic party as well. Whether there are more in the republican or democratic party, you would need to look at social and historical tendencies within each party. I am no statistician, but I would surmise there are more conservative racists, given the historical background of conservative politics. I don't believe that is an outlandish statement at all.

That sounds pretty rational/detached from emotion to me.

For once, you folks on the far left should remain open to the possibility that people can have honest disagreements with you without being racists, homophobes, imperialists, rednecks, etc.

All I did was pose a question, and vote a certain way.

I never said people cant have honest disagreements. Most of the country honestly disagrees with Obama's policies. I honestly disagree with some of Obama's policies including affirmative action. Even racists can have honest disagreements. Please, stop jumping to conclusions.

Also, being anywhere left of you on the political pendulum does not mean I am far left.
 
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I believe that there are racists in the republican party. People are raised a certain way and, that's just how they think. There are racists in the democratic party as well. Whether there are more in the republican or democratic party, you would need to look at social and historical tendencies within each party. I am no statistician, but I would surmise there are more conservative racists, given the historical background of conservative politics. I don't believe that is an outlandish statement at all.

Did you know that Republicans were the ones who got the Civil Rights Act passed? Republican's Lincoln came up with the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves. Democrats were against the Civil Rights Act and historically were the ones who supported the KKK, Jim Crow and the segregation in the south.

Learn some history before making assumptions.
 
Did you know that Republicans were the ones who got the Civil Rights Act passed? Republican's Lincoln came up with the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves. Democrats were against the Civil Rights Act and historically were the ones who supported the KKK, Jim Crow and the segregation in the south.

Learn some history before making assumptions.

Plenty of democrats voted for the Civil Rights Act, which Johnson signed, and Kennedy supported.
 
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Did you know that Republicans were the ones who got the Civil Rights Act passed? Republican's Lincoln came up with the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves. Democrats were against the Civil Rights Act and historically were the ones who supported the KKK, Jim Crow and the segregation in the south.

Learn some history before making assumptions.

1. The republicans were the more liberal party during the time of Lincoln.
2. When civil rights happened, the south went solidly republican as a result.
 
Plenty of democrats voted for the Civil Rights Act, which Johnson signed, and Kennedy supported.

After years of obstructing it, yes.
 
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