A troubling survey just came out that corroborates our worst fears about racism being a major factor in this election. Here is a link to the article:
http://news.yahoo.com/page/election-2008-political-pulse-obama-race
As the article makes clear, it is hard to draw definitive conclusions in this area, but the perceptions themselves suggest that people are letting their racial predilections cloud their decision-making.
What set me off on the article on the housing crisis was its not-so-subtle racial and class presumptions. Any time you hear the term "personal responsibility" the person is attempting to use neutral language to mark his/her true pejorative intent. The notion is that certain races and income classes do not take, or are incapable of taking, responsibility for their actions, and the rest of society has to pay. It is as brilliant a mask as the derivative financial instruments that "responsible" people created, but ultimately as dangerous and valueless as the truth they hide.
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