I don't get why Freedom4umers are hating on this black minister? He cries out against the evils of American empire just as we do, and with as much force. Fact is, rich white men have run it, and we should all hate them for it as much as he does. That hate has nothing to do with their skin color. It has everything to do with the evil that they do, to blacks, whites and every shade in between.
This man is a Christian and the spirit of Christ is in him, for he hates the Roman Imperial Beast just as Christ did. I think it speaks well of Obama that he came to Christ through the ministry this fearless Empire-denouncer. That Obama might also share his sentiments might be one reason why neocon Kristol is presently lying in NY Times columns to try and derail his candidacy.
Black, white, red or yellow, the Beast is the enemy of us all. Reverend Wright, who sees this ememy clearly and preaches against it with great force, with the power to change even the heart of a future president, deserves our thanks for that, not our condemnation.
I don't get why Freedom4umers are hating on this black minister? He cries out against the evils of American empire just as we do, and with as much force.
i don't think anyone is "hating on this black minister," mark, and certainly there is no criticism about his rants against the evil of the empire. my post on this thread was in response to Wright's racist rant in the video. if he were white (i think he's half as well) and his rant were directed against a person of color, he'd be ridiculed unmercilessly. my point is that what he said was hypocritical and there does exist now a double standard on acceptable speech by persons of color and whites, along with reverse racism.
incidentally, don't you find it ironic that Obama himself has denounced Wright and distanced himself from him because of his anti-government, anti-American empire, 911, and foreign policy statements.
incidentally, don't you find it ironic that Obama himself has denounced Wright and distanced himself from him because of his anti-government, anti-American empire, 911, and foreign policy statements.
If Obama had not distanced himself, I suspect the people condemning him on this board would be doing so all the more vociferously.
Myself, I think it's ironic that people are condemning him for bowing (somewhat) to political realities -- at the same time that they're condemning him, by association, for Wright's statements.
It's obvious that the archsupporters of war and empire are panicking at the prospect that Obama might become president. They clearly don't welcome the idea. Shouldn't we be guided by that fact?