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Dec 14, 2008 18:26:19 GMT -5
Post by MasterSnit on Dec 14, 2008 18:26:19 GMT -5
With Obama becoming President in about a month, there will be some interesting stuff ahead. I'm sure we have all imagined various scenario's in our heads as to how things might turn out.
When he was elected it was obviously the thing to talk about. I listened to various people's opinions on it, from some people who think everything will be fine, to people who think the shit is really going to hit the fan. I'm not sure what will happen and don't want to think too much about all the countless positive and negative possibilities.
I've been thinking recently though, due to the riots in Greece. If you've not heard, basically what happened was a 15 year old boy was killed by a ricochet bullet and because of this there have been riots all across the country for more than a week now. Basically the public (a minority) are going all out on the authorities because one officer, accidentally it seems, shot and killed a boy. Now just think what would happen if a white man was to shoot, not even to kill, but to shoot the incoming president. It could possibly rip a line between the races all over the USA (and would likely create much tension in other countries) and could take us into some very unpredictable times.
Like I said before, I'm not predicting anything, and I've talked to people who think things are going to be just swell, but I've also talked to many people, some of them lecturers and very intelligent people, who feel it's not an overreaction to expect a civil war if Obama is shot or killed. Thinking about it right now, it may seem like an overreaction, but when you consider how quickly things can kick off, it may not be too far fetched.
Anyone have any opinions or thoughts regarding the Obama reign.
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Dec 14, 2008 19:59:56 GMT -5
Post by Velkontés on Dec 14, 2008 19:59:56 GMT -5
Somebody tried to assassinate Regan. To impress Jodie Foster. Anything's possible. Doesn't make it likely, though.
To be honest, the flatlining economy is a bigger threat to U.S. stability (and what Obama will do about it).
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Dec 14, 2008 21:51:59 GMT -5
Post by KOAG on Dec 14, 2008 21:51:59 GMT -5
Nobody shot Bush, but they like to throw shoes at him. So I think he will be in the clear. Everything will be fine
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Dec 14, 2008 23:03:01 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Dec 14, 2008 23:03:01 GMT -5
You also have to remember that there are some crazy white boys out there. It's a lot different when you have a black president as opposed to a shitty white president, although I'm surprised Bush never got picked off
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Dec 15, 2008 9:01:37 GMT -5
Post by Naitch on Dec 15, 2008 9:01:37 GMT -5
Champs right. Race can make all the difference. There were a ton of people arrested for plotting to assassinate Obama just during the campaign. One of them grew up down the the road from me so I'm not actually surprised at what kind of people are doing it.
Will he be a good President if he lives? We'll find out. Unfortunately for him, if he doesn't make the economy better in about six weeks a lot of people that voted for him are going to turn on him. A lot of the black voters that voted for him think hes made of magic for some reason.
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Dec 15, 2008 12:09:52 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Dec 15, 2008 12:09:52 GMT -5
The black voters think he's the first black coming of Christ. The stuff they expect him to get done is going to majorly disappoint them and for once they can't blame us whiteys
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Dec 15, 2008 13:07:00 GMT -5
Post by Naitch on Dec 15, 2008 13:07:00 GMT -5
I just can't wait for them to interview black people that don't understand why they still have a mortgage payment in June.
We've all heard that Howard Stern clip that SM or Champ or KOAG posted where they asked how they thought Palin would be as Obama's VP. Maybe they should make an IQ test part of voting. If you don't score at least a 50 no voting booth action for you.
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Dec 15, 2008 17:31:37 GMT -5
Post by Snitskyman2016 on Dec 15, 2008 17:31:37 GMT -5
They used to have an illiteracy test and it was overturned
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Dec 15, 2008 23:38:40 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Dec 15, 2008 23:38:40 GMT -5
They never should have overturned that because there are some STUPID motherfuckers voting these days.
See I expect Obama to try and turn things around and realistically he could make things better in 4 years but I'm not counting on him to trim my toenails and send me a free jacuzzi
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Dec 16, 2008 9:33:37 GMT -5
Post by Naitch on Dec 16, 2008 9:33:37 GMT -5
Its a real shame that some people do expect that though. I mean they are obviously not well educated people. And those people still worried about they're mortgages, should still be worried. Those banks are still going to ruthlessly try to make they're money and will still foreclose on them just as hard as when Bush or Clinton or Nixon was around.
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Dec 16, 2008 15:34:55 GMT -5
Post by MasterSnit on Dec 16, 2008 15:34:55 GMT -5
I had to laugh when I saw Obama on TV the other day taking questions. During the campaign he would answer everything clearly and concisely about how he was going to do this, and do that, and save the day, blah blah, he spoke like a guy with a real belief and passion. However, when he was taking these questions the other day, all of that was gone. It was the same old doublespeak, and dipping and dodging questions as any other politician does, especially those who hold the power or position they have wanted and achieved.
About my original point, if there was to be an attempt on his life, most likely by a white man, then it really could be a catalyst for some major tensions. If it was to happen, I think there is a possibility that your boiling pot over there might blow its lid off.
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Dec 16, 2008 17:21:40 GMT -5
Post by Velkontés on Dec 16, 2008 17:21:40 GMT -5
You know MS, for some people any excuse is good enough to cause a ruccus, so I'm sure there would be some shit going down in the unlikely event of an assassination. Just like some Muslims were targetted after 9/11. But the country didn't fall apart after that either.
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Dec 16, 2008 18:46:33 GMT -5
Post by Naitch on Dec 16, 2008 18:46:33 GMT -5
I think the worst you'd see is blacks rioting in they're own neighborhoods. Thats fine, they aren't destroying my shit by doing that. Maybe a crazed black man would kill the killer.
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Dec 17, 2008 15:47:44 GMT -5
Post by MasterSnit on Dec 17, 2008 15:47:44 GMT -5
I think the potential problems would be on a larger scale to the problems Muslims faced after 9/11 because there are more blacks than there are Muslims. Also, I don't think their collective anger would be projected onto themselves, but would be projected onto the whites. I think many blacks now feel as though they can now finally consider themselves equal, and treated fairly because one of their own will be holding the most important job in the country. However, if it appears that after their long struggle to equality, he is eliminated by whitey so that whitey can take back the power, then there may be one or two blacks who would be quite perturbed by the whites.
I'm totally generalising, by the way.
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Dec 18, 2008 18:42:01 GMT -5
Post by Champ on Dec 18, 2008 18:42:01 GMT -5
The blacks that aren't dillusional and realize they have as much of an opportunity as anyone else now are the ones that realize they are equal. Then you have the ones in the ghetto that are lazy and leech off society and then blame whites for them not getting ahead. THOSE people are niggers
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