08-24-2020, 04:35 PM
(08-24-2020, 03:59 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Is Barack Obama the first black president?
I'd say he was, yes. The first president coded "black" in the US system of culturally defined "race."
But neither Obama's self identification, nor my answer, are an example of "the left"/left using the one-drop rule.*
(08-24-2020, 03:59 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote:Quote:Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I find it interesting that both the Klan and the far left use the same rules to decide who is, and is not, black.
Quote: What is gained by such a claim? What would Leftists or "Leftists" gain? It's pretty easy to see how the one drop-rule supports the Klan's vision for an all-white US; how would it support the left's vision of a multicultural US, one based upon racial equality?
That is an outstanding question. I'm sure the real answer to it would be very enlightening.
Since you are the one who made the claim, I was assuming YOU could enlighten us. If we had some examples of "the left"/left using the one-drop rule we might be able to work out an answer.
You would surely not the claim baseless, so we just need to know whom, on the "left"/left is using the one drop rule.
*FYI in some countries, like Brazil, there is a one-drop rule but it works the other way. In Brazil Obama could be "white."