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Old 03-19-2008, 07:05 AM
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Re: U.S. Presidential Election 2008
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Originally Posted by cacophony
i'm not sure i agree with your point. the general communal sentiment towards robertson's and falwell's words was pretty angry and unaccepting of the blame. i don't see the outcry over this situation as being inherently louder or more divisive than what came out of the white preachers' portrayals of 9/11 and katrina as a delivery system of god's wrath.
Yes but they weren't callled unamerican. That was my point. Yes people railed against the absurdity of the comments, and even the hate it betrays towards certain minorities. But there was very little talk about it being hateful towards the country, and anti patriotic. Compare that to the outcome of Wright, and you see first and foremost a question of patriotism, a hate for america, and only sometimes a logical counter argument to the pastor's comments. This is the exact opposite response.
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