I think my hypocrisy meter just broke....

[Solon]

and the damned thing cost me 125 dollars dammit! :)

Well, since I didn't piss off enough people around here for the past 6 months or so, I figure I'll do it now. Both sides, Obama and Clinton supporters are either going to hate me or reach an understanding between each other, or both, and I'm probably pissing in the wind, but what the hell.

Hypocrisy is the act of pretending to oppose a belief or behavior while holding the same beliefs or behaviors at the same time.

That's a very basic definition, and I'll show how it fits in a minute.

So, I see a lot of genuine outrage against Clinton for her handling of the Geraldine Ferraro debacle and Ferraro's racist remarks, and yes, they are racist, and there is also a pattern to her behavior dating back to 1988, at least, I wonder what she says in private?

I share in this outrage, Ferraro is a racist piece of shit, and Clinton should distance herself from this asshole as quickly as possible. The fact that she hasn't speaks volumes about her.

What I find interesting is this, many Clinton supporters are engaging in behavior that they decried in Obama supporters over the McClurkin debacle. Calling the above scandal "Faux outrage", defending Ferraro, dismissing the racism as irrelevant, etc. That, ladies and gentlemen, is an example of hypocrisy.

Now, the thing is, of course, is that Obama supporters are now decrying the behavior of these Clinton supporters even though they themselves have engaged in that same behavior during the McClurkin debacle. That is ALSO hypocrisy.

I see parallels between the McClurkin and Ferraro debacles, they are unavoidable to draw, both have a history of stating bigotry against certain groups of people, and both have participated, to varying degrees, in both candidate's campaigns, and both candidates, for reason known only to them, have decided, wrongly, in my opinion, to not distance themselves from these bigots.

I find anyone who excuses either candidate for this to be supporting bigotry through, if nothing else, apathy. To be apathetic towards another group of people is a type of "weak" bigotry, but can be even more damaging than being a "strong" bigot.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

Now, for many, on both sides, the fact is that the behaviors of either candidate's campaign is simply inexcusable and/or unforgivable when it comes to coddling bigotry, in any of its insidious forms. So now I ask for both sides to CONDEMN that bigotry, regardless of where it comes from, or what form it takes, and to reach an understanding with each other. This isn't a call for unity, this is a call to condemn both candidates for their actions on their campaigns. There is no high ground here, both candidates are acting like gladiators in a fight to the death, and both are down in the mud, using all the dirty tricks they can think of to win.

To be frank, I'm disgusted with both candidates and I support neither in this primary. All I know is that they are slightly better than the Republicans, and that's about all they have going for them.