Here is an excellent blog post by Daniel Greenfield, courtesy of a friend. My take: Barack Obama was elected by guilty, self-loathing whites. The thought was that, by voting for the dark(er)-skinned man (he's only half black, after all), all would be forgiven. Nobody who voted for Obama would ever again have to suffer the indignity of being called a racist. Obama didn't understand this. He thought he was elected because of his beliefs and values, and of course he proceeded to act on them. He thought whites shared his beliefs and values, when in fact whites were saying nothing more (or less) than "Let's give the black man a chance." As it turns out, Obama was no better than any white president has been or would have been. In many ways, he was worse. It would be unfortunate if Obama's weak and wandering presidency made it less likely for an authentic black person (by which I mean someone who descended from slaves) to be elected, but that may well happen. Only time will tell.
“He Belongs in the Rubbish Bin”
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