Re: Let.s Go Hillary

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

Matthijs Krul wrote:
>
> > One can say that Al Sharpton carries some real baggage, but what is
> > the primary baggage that Jesse carries relative to Obama? Jesse is
> > "divisive" *because* he represents black demands for equality.
> >
> >         --ravi
> >
> >
>
> Well, black voters have turned out in vast numbers, and the overwhelming
> majority have voted for Obama. It seems blacks themselves sure don't feel
> that Obama isn't representing their demands for equality.

Voting that is visible as group voting carries a message. What the
precise message is of the large black vote for Obama I couldn't say, but
it probably does _not_ carry the _same_ message that the white vote for
Obama carries. It is the latter that needs analysis. The black vote is
(I think) clearly anti-racist: i.e. does _not_ indicate a ratifcation of
those parts of Obama's spiel that imply and/or state that the struggle
for equality can be put behind us as accomplished.  The white vote (I
think&) does reflect a "woft" racism -- precisely a wish that there
won't be any more nasty struggles.

But interpreting voting patterns is a mug's game, & I won't defend any
of these positons but both may be worth speculation.

Carrol