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tk2kewl

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2. I felt that the assholes started coming out of the shadows during the Bush admin.
Mon Dec 1, 2014, 04:47 PM
Dec 2014

maybe more so since Obama, but I think it became apparent under Bush.

Then again, it might simply be that new media has made them more visible

Wow, Wellstone ruled Dec 2014 #1
I felt that the assholes started coming out of the shadows during the Bush admin. tk2kewl Dec 2014 #2
Maybe, but I didn't see it as nasty until after November 2008. redstatebluegirl Dec 2014 #5
i can honestly say that prior to the obama presidency... tk2kewl Dec 2014 #9
Katrina was the eye opener ... GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #18
I wonder how much of this economic as well el_bryanto Dec 2014 #3
I think a lot of it is economic bhikkhu Dec 2014 #8
^^^^^this^^^^coupled with a media that is exacerbating the problem. nt okaawhatever Dec 2014 #13
And when you bring up the phrase customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #33
It has pluses and minuses el_bryanto Dec 2014 #36
In college customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #42
I don't think racism has increased nichomachus Dec 2014 #4
I didn't mean to imply it had increased redstatebluegirl Dec 2014 #6
Yes, it's acceptable now. But its more than that. progressoid Dec 2014 #11
Obama's election has caused their anger to boil over. JoePhilly Dec 2014 #7
I think it has gotten worse Liberal Lolita Dec 2014 #10
Lots of voices stoking division KT2000 Dec 2014 #12
Very well said, thank you! redstatebluegirl Dec 2014 #14
You have made some good comments, KT2000. brer cat Dec 2014 #24
Racism has become more open but I have no worries of talking with my friends, it is very much even uppityperson Dec 2014 #15
Racist behavior has indeed become more brazen. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #16
Yes, things have gotten much worse. nruthie Dec 2014 #17
Exactly! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #19
I don't see any major changes tbh SweetieD Dec 2014 #20
Do you mean it is more overt or just that it is being noticed more by more white people? uppityperson Dec 2014 #21
I think white people are noticing racism more now. SweetieD Dec 2014 #22
I never thought it was over, this just feels much worse. redstatebluegirl Dec 2014 #23
I didn't realize this kind of widespread racism still existed until 2008. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #25
Fortunately I have not found that to be the case with my African American friends. elleng Dec 2014 #26
After the 60's I thought it was slowly improving. At work I worked with many black people and RKP5637 Dec 2014 #27
Somewhat off topic but as you posted you are a diversity trainer, I thought I may ask and get kelly1mm Dec 2014 #28
It was a typo I didn't correct but.. redstatebluegirl Dec 2014 #39
I supose I was drawn to it as it seemed purposeful in that the 5 times black was used the B kelly1mm Dec 2014 #41
White supremacists are coming out of the woodwork Matrosov Dec 2014 #29
I haven't noticed any changes, except maybe in the opposite direction. JEFF9K Dec 2014 #30
Yes, I have noticed the same thing. n/t Lil Missy Dec 2014 #31
The thing is Obama has been all right and not the "worse than Bush" they expected and they hate it Johonny Dec 2014 #32
Call it majority privalege Skeowes28 Dec 2014 #34
You will get friends back Skeowes28 Dec 2014 #35
It seems to me, in regards to oppressed groups, Shankapotomus Dec 2014 #37
It's open season on mexicans/latinos BubbaFett Dec 2014 #38
Thanks Everyone! redstatebluegirl Dec 2014 #40
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