Resonance

is it as racist as people saying blacks were resorting to cannibalism four days into being without food and that the reason these people are suffering is because they're black? You bet.

But how come it's okay to be racist if it's used against George Bush, and not racist to point out the left's obvious racism towards blacks?
 

You know, anon, if you re-read what I wrote, you'll find no mention of Bush, of right versus left, or of partisan politics of any variety. To reiterate -- and feel free to read this aloud, if that helps -- what I want to know is why people were so eager to believe the horror stories about post-Katrina violence in New Orleans. People in general, anon -- not just a specific interest group or political party.
 

Maybe it's because people like you prey on the stupid side of people? You push and you push and you push the supposed flaws and failings of the Bush administration, you push and you push that these things really are the symptom of something greater than they actually are, and yet, when you learn that what you believed to be true really WASN'T true, you attempt to pull a smoke and mirrors move to cover up the fact that, yes, it's YOUR racism that's made people think these things. Because you think black people are capable of doing this, you say it happens. Why don't you face up to the fact that maybe it's because you PERSONALLY are willing to believe that these things are automatically true, because, ultimately, what you're pushing is nothing more than liberal racism. I personally think that people like you don't really, truly care about black people. You keep them in the victim zone, you keep pushing oppression, you keep pushing that they're willing and capable of doing these things to one another--and then you act surprised when you find out they're not true? Gee, that says an awful lot about you, don't you think? Feel free to read that out loud, if that helps.
 

nhennies -- Good point about maintaining a certain amount of skepticism. There is a lot at stake politically, and I would not be surprised if the body counts are, ultimately, massaged. But I do think that there was a certain amount of hysteria reported, and accepted uncritically. And I think everyone, from the dailies to Oprah, needs to ask why those horrors seemed so easily believable. But you're right -- we need also to ask how much faith, at this point, anyone can put in the "official" story.

As for anonymous, you may want to check your meds. You seem to be arguing with people who aren't here.
 

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