Republicans Transcend Birtherism and Embrace Brazen Racism

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http://www.politicususa.com/republicans-transcend-birtherism-embrace-brazen-racism.html


Republicans Transcend Birtherism and Embrace Brazen Racism

By: Rmuse
September 1st, 2012

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Throughout the Republican primary race, one after another presidential contender appealed to racists by implying that President Obama is guilty of taking something that belongs to white people and giving it to lazy African Americans, and it is nearly indisputable that the party’s standard bearer going into the November election is making this election about race. Willard Romney is having difficulty running on his record as a vulture capitalist, governor of Massachusetts, or head of the 2002 winter Olympics, so he has made a calculated decision to use brazen racism as his campaign strategy, and coupled with Republican-controlled states restricting African Americans from voting, there can be little doubt he and the GOP is determined to win the election on race alone.

As more Americans learn Romney’s economic plan is giving the wealthy resources he plans to steal from middle-class and poor Americans, and that he advocates for preventing women from making their own reproductive choices, he is resorting to the only thing Republicans have left; appeal to angry white males as a path to victory. Senator Lindsey Graham reiterated that point this week when he said, “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business,” and instead of reaching out to Latino, African Americans, women, and gays, Republicans are attempting to resurrect negative racial stereotypes and bigotry to grow the “angry white guy” demographic, and Willard is at the forefront of the Republican effort. The natural inclination is to blame Romney’s racism and bigotry on his upbringing in the Mormon cult, and it likely is a contributing factor, but the truth is his policies are so abhorrent to most Americans that there is little else for him to campaign on. What is disturbing is that he is not just appealing to racial resentment in the party faithful that went on quietly in the past; he has made it the issue of his campaign.

Willard cannot run on ending Medicare, ending programs that help the poor, restricting women’s health care decisions, dirty energy, giving everything to millionaires and billionaires, perpetual war, or ending social commitments to seniors, but apparently he can run on the idea that Americans no longer have a responsibility to care for each other; especially dark-skinned people. Romney is being helped in part by teabaggers, who adhere to racial and bigoted sentiments, and it is extremely unfortunate but at this point being a bigot and racist is part and parcel of what it means to be a Republican. The Republican primary gave all the evidence Americans need to understand that, for whatever reason, Republicans are counting on white supremacy, racial resentment, and bigotry to carry the day.

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What is happening in the Republican Party transcends dog-whistle racism and birtherism; they are brazen racists counting on vengeful bigots to help them win an election and it defames the entire country. One has to wonder that if Romney were to win in November, how he expects to govern when he has deliberately and with malice aforethought demeaned, disenfranchised, and alienated more than half the population? Despite the Republican racism, there are indications that Americans are disgusted at the abject bigotry being played as campaign strategy, and they will be heard in November when they reject hate that permeates the Republican Party. Lindsey Graham is right that Republicans are not “generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term” and it is a testament to most Americans who are not angry white guys, and it may be the first bit of hope for this country after a long, Republican, racist campaign.

[Generic Other]

1. "Republicans are counting on white supremacy, racial resentment, and bigotry to carry the day"

They should put that on their t-shirts.

[freshwest]

2. That, or just go full KKK with cross burnings. They claim they are doing God's Will, although they

Follow Ayn Rand in the way they hate all the people Jesus came to help, by reviling and harming them with glee.

[iemitsu]

3. i certainly hope that the author is right

when he predicts that american voters will reject the blatant racism of the republican party.
i hope that romney/ryan lose their bid for the presidency and that ryan loses his wisconsin seat.
i would like to see so many democrats replace republicans around the country that it forced mr obama to begin to address some of the inequalities and injustices that sorely plague our country.
but i fear the influence of money in this election cycle.
scalia's wet dream.
i will do whatever i can to see that republican racism is rejected and discredited in the november election.

i have been frustrated with the president on a number of occasions (not prosecuting bushco, no single payer, etc.) but every time i am some republican says something about mr obama that makes my blood boil. and i forgive obama any transgression i might have seen earlier.
their attitude works wonders for mine.