You don't accept people with whom you disagree as "real" Americans. Please don't bother trying to argue that you're open-minded.
Did I say that? Are you supposed to be one of those liberals who see nothing but nuance? Yet you've shown nothing but ham-handed black and white thinking in this thread. I think racism is one of the cheapest crutches there is and far overblown. Most people are far to busy and have far too many problems to care about the race of other people. And I think each generation becomes more and more accepting. Do you think George Zimmerman was a racist or do you think he was on the lookout for people who he didn't know in his community?
Gee, That's right out of the neighborhood watch guide. Somebody he didn't know. Now Holder is going to look into why Martin was Profiled!!!! Three more years of this chit!!
The half-black Attorney General and President are opening up yet another probe against the half-white Zimmerman. Did I get that right?
yeah man, and OPBis pumping out 50s and 60s demonstration/riot stories "Dancing in the streets" is once again the rally cry
I just want to be clear, here, because I'm a bit confused. This is a case of racial profiling (even though everything in Zimmerman's past says otherwise), and the DOJ is going to investigate again based on civil rights? Isn't Zimmerman considered a minority as well?
I don't think so. Barack is half white you know, and a bit radical she was. Perhaps that is the source of his expressing disenchantment with the justice system. Zimmerman is half Peruvian Indian, damn! That must have been a disappointing discovery for those two half assed leaders The only half white is the boss himself.
I was probably trying to be too coy. How about if we just call all three of them half-white. Does this mean that people of Hispanic descent are a lesser minority than those of African descent?
Whatever, I'm reacting to the ridiculous black and white thinking people like PapaG and El Prez are showing. They are taking a dude at his absolute word for no better reason than to go against something Obama said. I think the issue of racism that we're dealing with today is not your proto-typical "I HATE THIS PERSON FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN." It's more of a creeping, institutionalized racism. One that is difficult to feel when you are of the privileged class of society. Some could (and have) argue that the cops letting him go without even charging him is an example of institutionalized racism. Based on my experience and hearing his interview with the police, that's hardly an open and shut case. I don't think he is a racist. I think he profiled Trayvon and that profiling could have been based on clothes, skin color, age or anything else. The fact is that he decided Trayvon was a criminal and something led to that decision. Like I said before, I think this case has less to do with race and more to do with how we view each other and how we view our communities.
I take Zimmerman for his word because it sounds plausible and consistent, backed by forensics, witnesses and does not seem to have any gaping holes. This was a pretty open and shut case before people started freaking out about outside factors.
