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Poulenc1 year, 2 months ago
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Interesting: both the left and the right find the prospect of the opposing candidate's election terrifying, no less. Not just undesirable: intolerable.
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But the right has demonized Obama in a way that the left hasn't done with McCain. I'd say this is because O., who is more moderate in his political stance than otherwise, is construed as the Other:
He's black (actually half-black, but this is America where one is entirely black if one is black at all);
he's something of an intellectual, which of course means "he thinks he's better than me";
he comes from the left, which means he's a socialist and/or communist, which is dangerous, even as our country implodes due to capitalistic abuse and malfeasance.
his middle name is Hussein, which means he's Muslim, which means he's a terrorist and/or "pals around" with same;
he's...well, you know...different, not like me:
the Other.
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