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Friday, March 30, 2012

Blaming others is so easy



Politics of Resentment

Blaming others is so easy

Tom McLaughlin

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America is stuck because too many black Americans wallow in victimhood while millions of other Americans feel guilty being white. Together, they comprise Obama’s base. His campaign rode that base to victory in 2008 and is revving up to ride it again in 2012. Both the “Occupy” movement and the orchestrated outrage over the Trayvon Martin death may both be understood in that context.

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 Racism in America is less about victims than it is about political leverage.

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