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Why I'm Happy, Why I'm Not satisfied



From http://www.illdoctrine.com

I think what I love about this video si that it sort of says a lot about what I'm thinking - I'm happy about Obama being president, but it does not satisfy me. It does not mean the US (or any country) is post-racial when they have a minority president. The work isn't done, racism still exists, a huge step toward Martin Luther King's dream, but it has not been realized.

Um, yes. The video is about 3 minutes long.

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[info]skuf 1/23/09, 10:28 am
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Is anyone claiming you should be satisfied, though? I hope no-one is that ridiculous.

[info]sciencegeek 1/23/09, 10:47 pm
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I don't think so in so many words though. But media being what it is, is saying a lot of very stupid things that come across as very self-congratulatory, and how MLK's dream has been realised, as if having one black president somehow makes racism disappear and negates decades of oppression.