So this is the paradigm of our age - self delusion on the one hand, a guy trying to govern on the other, while hemmed in by race, defined in crude, stereotypical imagery, yet unable to fight it, talk about it, or even admit he sees it, for fear of compromising his effectiveness, being dismissed as, God forbid - "an angry black man."
If Obama even for a second started to complain about the obvious and pervasive racism pitted against him on the Right, he would immediately make the whole race an issue of race. And he's just not wired or inclined, politically, to open that front or wage that battle. It's a losing battle anyway. The Right would only say he's making excuses. So he must remain silent about the (Republican) elephant in the room. If you think he's not aware of it then you're kidding yourself. He knows the score and must bite his tongue. Post-racial country, my ass.
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| What's worse, this racist sentiment emblazoned on his car, or the fact that he has no fear that somebody will seriously damage his automobile once they see it? Anybody who puts this kind of sticker on his car must feel pretty confident there are a lot more people out there like himself. Whereas in certain places in America, just having a pro-Obama bumper sticker could earn you an angry honk, a shaken fist, or a parking lot confrontation. It happened in 2008, I know it. |
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
September 23, 2012 | Miami Herald
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