tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705419293148379593.post4833093681423750866..comments2024-01-06T11:20:19.459-05:00Comments on Kirwan Institute Blog: Europeans and how they talk about Obama, race, and the presidential electionKirwan Institute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03639557837131738798noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705419293148379593.post-25687519635708502552008-09-03T07:50:00.000-05:002008-09-03T07:50:00.000-05:00This contribution has some good points. Try to hav...This contribution has some good points. Try to have someone of Turkish descent elected chancellor in Germany... The disturbingly funny thing is that liberal yet oblivious people will tell me (I am German) that they have absolutely no hesitation about 'a Turkish chancellor.' Well, that being the problem in thought -wouldn't that exact person have to be German to become German chancellor? In thought, as in practice, there is a great divide between ethnic (read: white) Germans and Germans whose roots (no matter how far removed in time) can be traced to other regions. <BR/><BR/>Where this blog is wrong, though, is when the author writes that apparently for Europeans, race isn't a topic regarding the US election. Oh yes, it is. Obama is always the 'black Democratic candidate,' never simply a candidate. His skin complexion is probably the one -and maybe only thing- everyone knows, and the media vastly play on the 'Black versus White' war image. Plus, McCain is chastized as the 'cold knight' (in reference to the Cold War) and since we dislike Bush, McCain is often presented as Bush's mirror image (alas with war experience, which kind of makes it worse in European eyes), so he's automatically bad. Most Germans (maybe Europeans) know that McCain is pro-war, but ask anyone and they probably won't be able to give a detailed statement on Obama's position on that -or on any other topic of either candidate. Put all this together and Europeans feel very anti-racist and peaceful supporting Obama. It's a GOOD thing -for another country...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705419293148379593.post-29891126170052991352008-08-27T16:02:00.000-05:002008-08-27T16:02:00.000-05:00Bill Clinton was accused of racism over comments h...Bill Clinton was accused of racism over comments he made about Obama in South Carolina.<BR/><BR/>Geraldine Ferraro was forced to resign from her position on Hillary's campaign because of alleged racist comments she made.<BR/><BR/>But there's a double standard because Barack's stereotypical comments about Blacks' athletic prowess was much, much worse:<BR/><BR/>http://pledgednotbound.com/racialist.htm<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com