Racial relations in this country are plummeting. Racial strife is rising. All the while, Obama is out there talking about unity and bringing us together.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The relationship of black Americans to Obama is sociologically riveting.
The promise of Obama's presidency, in many people's minds, is partly that America will move toward becoming a post-racial society. It's pretty clear, though, that we aren't there yet.
Barack Obama being President of the United States doesn't mean racism has disappeared. It's all a process, and we have to be aware that the work never ends.
In one sense, Obama's point couldn't be clearer: race is a distraction from class-based inequities. And if we dismiss working-class resentment as camouflaged racism, we will continue to be distracted by the spectre of race.
Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices.
I don't think President Obama has been that revolutionary in reaching out to ethnic communities. President Reagan did a lot for the black community that people don't realize.
The country has come a long way in race relations, but the pendulum swings so far back. Everyone wants to be so sensitive.
Fortunately, in President Obama, the child of an African and an American, we finally have a leader who is uniquely positioned to bridge the great reparations divide.
The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.
When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it's coming back to get everyone.
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