Comments on: The meaning of race http://donklephant.com/2007/01/26/the-meaning-of-race/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:39:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sean Aqui http://donklephant.com/2007/01/26/the-meaning-of-race/comment-page-1/#comment-203109 Sean Aqui Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:22:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/26/the-meaning-of-race/#comment-203109 BenG: It is indeed hard to argue with. But Tancredo is saying it not because he truly believes there are no racial distinctions, but because he opposes the power such organizations give to minorities, especially cultural minorities, whom he believes are a threat to American society. It's a bit like David Duke posing as a defender of free speech when he rails against Holocaust denial laws. His point, too, is hard to argue with; indeed, I agree with him that such laws should be repealed. But that does not make Duke a civil libertarian. I am *not* comparing Tancredo to Duke. Just noting the rhetorical tactic is the same. BenG: It is indeed hard to argue with. But Tancredo is saying it not because he truly believes there are no racial distinctions, but because he opposes the power such organizations give to minorities, especially cultural minorities, whom he believes are a threat to American society.

It’s a bit like David Duke posing as a defender of free speech when he rails against Holocaust denial laws. His point, too, is hard to argue with; indeed, I agree with him that such laws should be repealed. But that does not make Duke a civil libertarian.

I am *not* comparing Tancredo to Duke. Just noting the rhetorical tactic is the same.

]]> By: BenG http://donklephant.com/2007/01/26/the-meaning-of-race/comment-page-1/#comment-201276 BenG Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:48:42 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/01/26/the-meaning-of-race/#comment-201276 Well, the 'support Tancredo' link above provides nothing more than a glossy advertisement, like we need more of those in our life! Does anyone think past methods of running campaigns with fear tactics and 'swift-boat' stories is going to work this time? Yea, probably will... But, to the point, this quote by Tancredo: “It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race – and restrict their membership based on race,â€Â? is hard to argue with. In a perfect world this would'nt be allowed in a government associated function. But we are far from perfect in this day and age when all the craziness mankind has concocted seems to be reaching a boiling point. We'll keep posted...but now off to midtopia to see the rest of the story... Well, the ’support Tancredo’ link above provides nothing more than a glossy advertisement, like we need more of those in our life! Does anyone think past methods of running campaigns with fear tactics and ’swift-boat’ stories is going to work this time? Yea, probably will…
But, to the point, this quote by Tancredo: “It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race – and restrict their membership based on race,â€Â? is hard to argue with. In a perfect world this would’nt be allowed in a government associated function. But we are far from perfect in this day and age when all the craziness mankind has concocted seems to be reaching a boiling point. We’ll keep posted…but now off to midtopia to see the rest of the story…

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