tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post8569372607576160763..comments2024-01-13T10:12:47.756+00:00Comments on Ranting Stan: Obama's race was never an issue - until he wonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-7094111945610887022008-11-12T12:20:00.000+00:002008-11-12T12:20:00.000+00:00"The difference between the US and Africa being, t..."The difference between the US and Africa being, that a white president in Africa would seem reminiscent of imperial times."<BR/><BR/>Why? If a Briton can be black or white, then why can't an African be black or white?<BR/><BR/>And does that mean that now Obama is now president of the USA they could, for example, take over the Congo without being charged of "imperialism" or "colonialism"?<BR/><BR/>Finally, imperialism is not the preserve or invention of the white race - there were black, Asian and Arab imperialists long before we got involved in anything and even recent times. Ever heard of Haile Sellasie?Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007863347348182876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-7900499280305371102008-11-07T23:06:00.000+00:002008-11-07T23:06:00.000+00:00The difference between the US and Africa being, th...The difference between the US and Africa being, that a white president in Africa would seem reminiscent of imperial times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-3769035765966409742008-11-06T09:34:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:34:00.000+00:00Nothing the BBC does could ever be described as bi...Nothing the BBC does could ever be described as bizarre, it just washes over me now. <BR/><BR/>I recall reading somewhere that something like 95% of blacks and hispanics voted for Obama but only about 45% of whites. If those figures, or anything like them, are correct, race seems to have been a big player among the electorate.TheFatBigothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-26547284745322347222008-11-06T09:11:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:11:00.000+00:00The Beeb were out at Dalston Market, of all places...The Beeb were out at <I>Dalston Market</I>, of all places, yesterday, grabbing every black/Asian person they could find to ask them how they felt about the election.<BR/><BR/>It was quite bizarre!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com