Reply #2: Doesn't matter, although i respect the point [View All]

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If Obama even slightly implies that his race is a reason to vote for him... or even slightly implies that somehow his opponents are using race against him... he's going to get destroyed.

American ideology is blatantly two-faced.

Sure, this undermines real dialog on many legitimate issues, but that's the unfortunate political reality of a society that deludes itself into believing it's a real meritocracy. Even if you have legitimate gripes, if you step out of line with this meritocracy stance... you're invariably going to be accused of "playing the ___ card."

We can whine about this reality, but there are obviously ways to negotiate this sad fact about our culture.