Quote:I think people on the extremes are particularly sensitive to issues of race.   Both the far left and the far right.   Ever since Obama got elected, some people have been watching to see if a black President would favor black people.   Personally, I didn't notice it, because I don't feel particularly threatened by black people. 

 

And also, people on the right have played up every little thing Obama has done in order to play on white people's fears of black people taking over, or getting their jobs, or somehow getting an advantage over them.   My opinion is that Obama's opponents have accused him of race baiting, when in actuality, what they are doing is actually race baiting, playing on white fear and white resentment. 

 

"Look at how Obama is favoring black people over white people!"   <That is actually race baiting in itself. 

 

To be fair, I think a lot of this racial polarization has been caused by policies fostered by the left, particularly affirmative action.   I think affirmative action is very bad policy, and one reason is because it stokes so much racial animosity.