Is the Term "Racism" Losing its Force?

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From Beliefcorner's homepage news feed:

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"Former President Bill Clinton enraged Obama supporters when he predicted Obama would win the South Carolina primary because voting would fall along racial lines. The former president later compared Obama’s victory to the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s win there in 1988.

Mrs. Clinton recently riled Obama’s allies by talking to USA Today about her greater popularity among white working-class voters."

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I really don't see where Bill or Hillary erred in their assessments.  It's no mystery that Obama has garnered 90% of the black vote nationwide because he's black.

Two things, first 90% of the black community isn't democrat.  And second, it's unreasonable to suppose that 90% of the black community is voting for Obama because they agree with his platform ideas more they agree with Hillary's.  Both of their positions are relatively the same, and I have a difficult time believing that democrat voters can distinguish between the two in terms of political ideas.

Don't you think people are being just a tad bit racially sensitive?

[metis]

It's truly unfortunate that the different sides are even bringing this up at all.  Maybe we're not as fair and open-minded as many thought we are.  And I certainly don't blame just one side because racism can cut both ways.  It just sickens me.