Here We Go

Just as they did a Hillary Clinton sexism watch, the awesome bloggers at Shakesville are doing an Obama racism watch, where you can see stuff like this:


Seriously. What's the matter with people? I try and I try to understand this. It must be fear, right? The people who peddle this garbage are afraid of The Other, afraid of anyone who doesn't look like their cigar-smoking, back-slapping, red-meat-lovin', boys-will-be-boys uncle ... right?

I finally read What's the Matter with Kansas? this year. The author examines how Republicans get many working-class white people—who are economically disadvantaged by Republican policies—to vote against their financial interests by exploiting cultural disillusionment and fear. I just can't believe people keep falling for it.

The nation as a whole is a thousand times worse off than it was eight years ago. But rather than work collectively to solve the country's problems, these people make a T-shirt calling one party's candidate for the presidency a terrorist. Seriously. Were these people dropped on their heads as children? I really wish I understood this.