Hoosierboy has written a post about Jimmy Carter calling Obama’s critics racist. His post inspired me to write a comment which I have decided to repost here.
Thanks for linking to those wise words of former President Carter. I did not realize until now that I too am a bigot.
When my parents divorced decades ago, my dad rented an apartment in The Meadows and I remember playing with a kid who lived in a nearby apartment. Shortly after that, my mom had to go out of town for some job training, so I found myself integrating an inner city daycare for a few weeks.
Until now, I thought that playing with children who happened to have a different skin color without giving it any more thought than one would give playing with children with different color hair made me the fulfillment of MLK’s dream.
However I now realize that I’m a bigot because I don’t agree with every word and deed of President Obama.
For those who don’t know Indianapolis history, The Meadows was an apartment complex near 38th and Rural. At one point in the 60′s it was the hip, trendy place to live. After that, it turned mostly black. At some point after that, crime became a real problem. Several Indianapolis Mayors targeted the area for revitalization efforts which all failed. I think it was ultimately torn down.
Let’s review: If you didn’t vote for Obama, you are a racist. If you criticize Obama’s policies, you are a racist. What if someone voted for Obama, and now is critical of his policies? Are they a converted racist?
It’s all so confusing…and stupid.