Monday 7 January 2008

So What If Barack Is Black?

People make too much of the fact that Barack Obama is black. This may be a genuine indirect apology for years of persecution of non-"white" people. However, media involvement suggests that more sinister forces are at work. Certain members of the media, who envy Mr Obama's success, try to belittle him by saying "hasn't the black man done well". The key thing about Barack Obama is that he is an American. He is doing well because his policies appeal to a lot of people who support the Democrat party. His success has little, if anything, to do with the colour of his skin. Journalists who persist in patronising him merely expose their own deep seated prejudices!

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