Posted by
Andrews on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:29:09 PM
I know I said I would stop writing about Obama's speech, but I can't.
My question now is this: Since Obama says that Rev. Wright was justified in his tirades because black people were mistreated in America, can I start hating the US with impunity too?
My Irish ancestors were treated badly. They were denied jobs, forced into Irish neighborhoods, kept from many respectable establishments, and were presumed by many to be violent drunkards. My Ukranian relatives were unable to find work here and ended up working 16 hour shifts in coal mines from an young age, continuing to work until they died an early death. And my remote Cherokee ancestors were treated no better. My specific relatives were not involved in that whole Trail of Tears thing, but many were. And even if they were not forcibly relocated, no one can claim Cherokees were treated well.
So, since I have an ancestral history of discrimination and poor treatment, can I now spout off about any hateful topic without offending anyone?
Or better, can I adopt a rabidly conservative position, associate with any hate filled speaker, yet still run for the presidency as an almost messianic "healer"? After all, my people were mistreated too.
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Spell checker note: Strangely enough, when I misspelled "Irish" as "Irtish", my spell checker paid no attention. Apparently it does know the names of Siberian rivers, but not the word "Objectivist." How odd.
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Note: Before the irate responses begin,
please read my next post.