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8/11/2009
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African Americans march against Obama
DECRYING Barack Obama as "white power in black face", hundreds of African Americans marched on the White House today to protest policies of the first black US president, and demand that he bring US troops home.
More than 200 people gathered for the first public demonstration by African Americans against the Obama administration since his historic inauguration in January, and slammed the president for continuing what they described as Washington's "imperialist" agenda around the world.
"We recognise that Barack Hussein Obama is white power in black face," civil rights activist Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the Black is Back coalition which arranged the protest, called into a megaphone as the group marched outside the mansion's gates.
"He is a tool of our imperialist enemies and we demand our freedom. And we demand that Obama withdraw all the troops from Afghanistan right now."
Protesters also called for Mr Obama to order troops out of Iraq and to scrap Africom, the controversial year-old United States Africa Command, and demanded "hands off" Venezuela and ends to the Cuba embargo and the Zimbabwe blockade.
Several demonstrators held up placards bearing messages such as "US out of Afghanistan" and "Stop US war against Iraq".
Charles Baron, a New York city councilman and former member of the Black Panthers, a Black Power movement in the mid-1960s and 70s, attacked the president for turning a cold shoulder to the plight of African Americans.
"We're not satisfied with him, and ... this hope and change rap has not been a reality for black people," Mr Baron said.
"We are glad that Barack Obama broke up the white male monopoly on the White House, but we were not looking for a change in the occupant of the White House from white to black, we were looking for change in foreign policies and domestic policies," he said.
"To have a black person exploiting me just like a white person, that's no easier pain."
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By: the_green_millennium
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The group also called for the release of former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted in 1982 of killing a white police officer and sentenced to death.
The US Supreme Court upheld Abu-Jamal's conviction in April and rejected his bid for a new trial.
Black Americans voted overwhelmingly for Democrat Obama in last year's election, when he defeated Republican Senator John McCain.
About 13 per cent of US citizens are African Americans.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/african -americans-march-against-obama/story-fn3dxix6-1225 795449465 |
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By: jaykaye_09
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'Umm, so this fool thinks it is ok for Mugabe to exploit the Zimbaweans even more inhumanly than whites every did?'
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Straw man. It seemed pretty clear that this was a discussion about American politics (i.e. policy, or supposed lack thereof, by Obama both in the US and abroad). |
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'Umm, so this fool thinks it is ok for Mugabe to exploit the Zimbaweans even more inhumanly than whites every did?'
-foxdemonau
Straw man. It seemed pretty clear that this was a discussion about American politics (i.e. policy, or supposed lack thereof, by Obama both in the US and abroad). |
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| Otherwise, Barron can often be a bit of an ass. |
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'Sad that it seems an awful lot of people didn't look past the colour of his face when voting'
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Imagine that. A group of people voting for an individual based on a set of characteristics. Who would of thought. Politics eh? Imagine those who didn't vote for him because of skin colour. People eh?
In any case, I certainly hope you apply the same level of scrutiny to the way in which people vote across the entire spectrum of politics. |
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By: the_green_millennium
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Sad that it seems an awful lot of people didn't look past the colour of his face when voting.
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You talking about voters of the BNP andrei? |
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By: andreihicks
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97% of Black people voted for him Jay.
You think the fact he was black played a role?
Is that the kind of voting you like to see is it? |
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'97% of Black people voted for him Jay. You think the fact he was black played a role?
Is that the kind of voting you like to see is it?'
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And because you didn't seem to get it.
Imagine that. A group of people voting for an individual based on a set of characteristics. Who would of thought. Over 70% of Evangelical Christians voted for McCain. Politics eh? Imagine those who didn't vote for Obama because of skin colour. People eh?
In any case, I certainly hope you apply the same level of scrutiny to the way in which people vote across the entire spectrum of politics. |
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By: foxdemonau
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Not straw man as this point is relavent to the protestor's argument.
The protestor is claiming Obama is no good because he follows so called white power, which is supposedly oppressive to blacks. Yet the protestor has expressed support for Mugabe, who's rule is demonstratably for the black citizens of that country.
The protestor's position is inconsistent and shows a lack of critical insight into global affairs. The man is a fool. |
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By: jaykaye_09
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'The protestor is claiming Obama is no good because he follows so called white power, which is supposedly oppressive to blacks'
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The protester is claiming that Obama has failed to live up to the rhetoric he delivered during the election, failing to pursue any policies that adequately address issues affecting African Americans (as has been the case prior to this election, in a traditionally white power structure).
Politics in Zimbabwe - and Barron's questionable views (to put it mildly) on the subject - have nothing to do with the suggestion that African Americans have so far been no "better off" under Obama. |
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'The protestor is claiming Obama is no good because he follows so called white power, which is supposedly oppressive to blacks'
-foxdemonau
The protester is claiming that Obama has failed to live up to the rhetoric he delivered during the election, failing to pursue any policies that adequately address issues affecting African Americans (as has been the case prior to this election, in a traditionally white power structure).
Politics in Zimbabwe - and Barron's questionable views (to put it mildly) on the subject - have nothing to do with the suggestion that African Americans have so far been no "better off" under Obama. |
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By: freda.thinker
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Hardly any of the African American voters turned up and 95% of them did vote Obama.
"95% of black voters went to the ballot for Obama and only 4% for McCain.
Obama has succeeded in mobilising African-American voters who, although strongly Democratic, have in the past been apathetic in turning out to vote.
Yesterday's surge in black voters, however, only boosted black turnout by two percentage points from 11% to 13%.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article- 1083335/Breakdown-demographics-reveals-black-voter s-swept-Obama-White-House.html#ixzz0WEHBASK4
95% of 13% of African American voters, who Mr Hicks refers to as "porch monkies". The African population only represents about 13% of the entire US population- and hardly any of those of voting age came out. We therefore have a miniscule amount of voters inciting Mr Hicks's ire. Of that lot some may have voted for Obama because he was Black just as an overwhelming number of whites by comparison perhaps did not.
It's not hard to see how Mr Hicks( or should that be Mr Pot) would vote if he were over there. |
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By: andreihicks
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Following his election there was bemusement amongst black South Africans with Nelson Mandela.
They wondered why now there was a black President why they didn't have nice cars and houses like 'all the white people do'.
The fact they are thick as two short planks had nothing to do with it of course.
Point is the ANC played on this belief to win the election and Obama did the same.
He never said he would do it, he just allowed blacks to believe there would be a big change.
Never going to happen.
I said as much back in 2008. |
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By: andreihicks
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Is it maybe that black voters are no better off because they have little skills, don't attend school, have a high number who can't even read and wallow in self-pity about the wrongs of about 200 years ago.
Just a thought, very much like aboriginal australians. Can't get out of their own way half the time. |
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Out of interest, why should Obama give any kind of priority or special help to black Americans?
I have lived in South Carolina and there are plenty of white people doing it tough - why should they not get his help? |
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jaykaye_09
"Politics in Zimbabwe - and Barron's questionable views (to put it mildly) on the subject - have nothing to do with the suggestion that African Americans have so far been no "better off" under Obama."
You ignore the rest of his agruement. He does bring forgien policy into his critique. Furthermore he advocates ending the embargo of Zimbabwe. Therefore I am within the sarguement in drawing attention to his inconsisitency in demanding better treatment of blacks in America while he over looks the result of 'black power' in Africa.
Another problem with his way of seeing things are that Aemrican power does not equal white power. Indeed Amercian power has been the strongest force against white power for the last 60 years. This fool does not seem to realise that he is undermining his own, American, power and with out it we would not have to put up with his misinformed, racist opinions. |
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By: bogarde73
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What's the matter with these black protesters?
Isn't "YES WE CAN" enough for them?
Do they want a rythym & blues backing as well? |
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