06-17-2021, 08:01 AM
(06-17-2021, 07:17 AM)hollodero Wrote: But overall? It's the black community that played the deciding part in Biden getting the nomination in the first place. Most of the alleged racism victims don't seem to consider him a racist. In that sense, I find it hard to be more appalled than the demographic that would have most reason to be if Biden really came across as such.
This is the primary thing. Biden is gaffe prone, but he has also been a part of a system that has been set up against black people in this country for generations. There is little doubt he will have some questionable things with regards to race going for him. However, taking that into account, many leaders in the black community know him to be someone they can count on when they need him and he will be someone sympathetic to their concerns. He has been a known quantity in that regard for a long time and has voted in that manner.
He certainly isn't perfect by any means, but black politicians and other community leaders know that he is on their side. The same can't be said for many white politicians, and it certainly couldn't be said for Trump. Biden's statements are one thing, but how he has voted over the years are another. In addition to that, him spending eight years as second fiddle to the nation's first black president is something that cannot be undervalued. Spending eight years serving a younger, black president and not undermining him or showing resentment speaks volumes about his attitudes with regards to race.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
