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Sean_H

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Posted on Mar 15, 2009

 
 
I actually don't know how to respond to this, as a white South African.
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aussiebacon

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Posted on Mar 16, 2009

Oh wow.

At first I wasn't sure were he was going with his bohmoth rant, but then it became painfully clear.

1. He doesn't believe Barrack Obama is Black
2. He doesn't think black people can run anything, not even a country.

They are too very big claims.
He berates and belittles People of African heritage all through this video, which initially made me quite confused. He picks out 3 (i think) examples of "black" leaders failing to lead. Which in my mind is manipulating the truth, especially in Nelson Mendela's case. Yes there is crime and AIDS in South Africa, but shock surprise, there is in every country run by"black" or "white" people. I think the example he uses were very one sided, as those particular leaders have also done some good.

I personally don't think having African heritage has anything to do with leadership. Africa seemed to be steps behind western society early on living in 'grass huts', does this mean they would bad leaders...i think it's irrelivant.
I don't think pigmentation and culture pre destinates you as a person. Barrack Obama, I believe, will prove this.

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Sean_H

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Posted on Mar 16, 2009

The thing is if that same speech where made by a white man, all hell would break loose. But this is coming from a black man.
I think Obama is white, I'm going to go out on a limb and call him that, cause his mama is white! On the South African subject, sometimes I'm not sure if I should be proud to be South African......my mind just went blank, will add more later.
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m_jel

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Posted on Mar 16, 2009

i don't know how to reply to this video.  I've sent it to a couple other people and got the same reaction. I guess you could call it shock?
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postapokalyptic

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Posted on Mar 18, 2009

Listen, the race of a particular person does NOT make them an expert on their race.
 
A person's race does not make blanketed statements about their race true.
 
The fact is, Obama is black. And he is white. And it is inconsequential, other than the historical significance of his election.
 
This guy wants to talk about history, yet he says only god can save black people when, in actuality, Chistianity was introduced to slave culture as a means to placate slaves.
 
He thinks just because he talks in volume, his statements hold weight, but it only takes more air to shout, and air weighs very little.
 
In the end, he is nothing more than a bigot, a racist. He says how dare black women vote for Barack, simply because his mother was white? Is there really a better example?
 
African nations may have leadership problems, but he doesn't back up his claims that this whole is due to some innate problem with black people or that a lack of faith in god is a cause for this. They are simply controversial claims that get him noticed, but offer no substance. There is much more evidence that this is due more to the cultural differences that opened them up to explitation, the rape of the lands resources by outside nations, and the desperation that now results from it. The idea that the only successful leadership is the western civilization kind is very close-minded, especially if it was that very same leadership that created some of the problems.
 
Anyway, I have to go brush my teeth, since I gagged a few times listening to that disgusting sermon.

Sean_H

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Posted on Mar 18, 2009

I must be careful what I say about his South Africa rant.....yes, we have a crime 'problem', but since apartheid ended it has opened us up to the rest of the world, tourism for one has taken off, I work in tourism, so I should be happy that apartheid was ended, I now have something to do which I enjoy, driving tours all over the entire country, all this foreign income is doing wonders for the economy. We are also going to be hosting the world cup soccer next year, for the first time ever in africa. That in itself says the world has faith in us as a country.....that make sense? I could go on, but I think you get the picture.

I found that by chance on a facebook group, and I was shocked. I guess I'm curious to know what the rest of the world thinks about my country? Preacher man made his point, or at least tried to. 
Don't let the man get you down ~ Empire Records

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