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nruthie

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17. Yes, things have gotten much worse.

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:55 PM

Dec 2014

The racists all crawled out from the woodwork with the election of Obama. Before that they had sort of bit their tongues enough that they weren't that noticeable. But, Fox news and the Republicans made it socially acceptable for them to start spewing their garbage wherever they please. They opened Pandora' s Box with the likes of Sarah Palin and the tea party loons. Instead of being ignored they were being treated with respect and were being actually listened to and encouraged to bring out the worst in people. Suddenly these people were being treated as respectable citizens; not the ignorant yahoos they are. Their hatred is now out in the open for us all to see. I don't see the situation improving, and the idea of another civil war is not that difficult to imagine. I've been around for over 70 years and watched things go from bad to worse.
It's like some repulsive disease.

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Has anyone found this to be true since President Obama was elected? [View all] redstatebluegirl Dec 2014 OP

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