Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

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How so? I’m sure any such record is Republican spin. And even if there is some corruption in her record, it pales in comparison to the corruption in the Trump administration.
 
Hume said:
So when he pulls someone over and they’re high, per what I assume to be your reasoning, he shouldn’t arrest the driver for DUI?
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i am disturbed by someone driving while high on marijuana. Yes, that is bad and it is nothing to laugh about. But what is even worse is to be high on whatever while having your finger next to the nuclear button - i.e., the button to launch a strike with hydrogen bombs which will inevitably result in a world wide total nuclear war.

 
That risks starting a racial purity debate. On the one hand, there is black as a skin color, on the other hand there is debate about who is really black as a grievance category: do newly arrived immigrants from Somalia or the Dominican Republic count? Or is this a category reserved for those who can claim slave ancestors in this country prior to the ending of slavery? Or is it reserved for those who have ancestors from Africa and dark skin (I have not heard arguments that white South Africans who have immigrated to the 'States should count) and have been here for…amount of time/generations. It’s a bit of a muddle and opinions vary.
Then we get to discussions/accusations of oreos: black on the outside but white on the inside- and that’s a whole new ballgame. Cultural markers are utilized to measure blackness. Who gets to determine which cultural markers count? Time for further debate.
One can get whiplash trying to keep up with the arguments.
If you’re following the BBC than you may have seen the Dominican actress who apologized for playing Nina Simone-those sorts of ideas can get a lot of traction in some circles.

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Nepperhan said:
I think she was asking the nominee if he could support judicial precedent. That’s not anti-Catholic bias.
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Looking at the quote (provided by Jharek) that’s not what she said. Here it is again:
“Since 1993, you have been a member of the Knights of Columbus, an all-male society comprised primarily of Catholic men. In 2016, Carl Anderson, leader of the Knights of Columbus, described abortion as “a legal regime that has resulted in more than 40 million deaths.” Mr. Anderson went on to say that “abortion is the killing of the innocent on a massive scale.” Were you aware that the Knights of Columbus opposed a woman’s right to choose when you joined the organization?”
No comment on precedent there.
 
I really thought Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, was the better and more strategic choice. What do I know?! I’m convinced the electoral college vote will be close. Now Michigan is still up for grabs. Whitmer would have also helped in states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. What will Kamala Harris know of these Rust belt states like Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania?

Personally, I’m still undecided…maybe they only one in the country. It’s not like I’m really rooting for either side quite yet. I just don’t like this decision to pick Kamala as the VP. I don’t get it.
 
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PaulinVA said:
Because old white guys have had their turns?
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It shouldn’t be a question of taking turns.
Timing sure helps though.
Once upon a time, I thought Condoleeza Rice was a shoe in for president.
Now, I think Michelle Obama could rally quite a bit of support for the Dems.
But I still wouldn’t argue for taking turns.
 
meltzerboy2 said:
is strong, tough, a fighter, but also a compassionate person with a moral compass. She has to be, being a DA and a woman.
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Has to be, being a DA and a woman? Are you suggesting that there certain characteristics listed here which are necessary to all women?
 
jeannetherese said:
Then we get to discussions/accusations of oreos: black on the outside but white on the inside- and that’s a whole new ballgame. Cultural markers are utilized to measure blackness. Who gets to determine which cultural markers count? Time for further debate.
One can get whiplash trying to keep up with the arguments.
If you’re following the BBC than you may have seen the Dominican actress who apologized for playing Nina Simone-those sorts of ideas can get a lot of traction in some circles.
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I think you are referring to “colorism” here. Someone calling himself “the1janitor” on YouTube did a detailed video on it, including more background on Zoë Saldana playing Nina Simone.
 
That might be a term used in some circles-I’ve never heard it in the inner city.
My goal in the post to Jharek was to give him a sense of some of the diversity of argument one might encounter in discussions revolving around blackness and what it means to be an African-American.
This is scratching the surface, of course. The debates are complex and continuous. Those made on the street, may be made in local language. “Oreo”, is local language where I grew up.
 
Why is Obama black rather than white when he is exactly 50/50? That doesn’t make any sense.
 
It’s the combination, I think, of being a District Attorney, a prosecutor, and a woman. Women often have to prove they can be just as tough as men, particularly in certain fields that are predominantly occupied by men.
 
I love this! Mopery!
This term would not play well in the USA of today!
Does anyone talk much about Ms. Harris’s Indian ancestry? Is she oppressed on that angle? Does she talk much about this – or are Indians too high-achieving for it to help her?
 
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I find this funny, because apparently a large number of Catholics don’t follow Church teaching anyway.
 
jeannetherese said:
My goal in the post to Jharek was to give him a sense of some of the diversity of argument one might encounter in discussions revolving around blackness and what it means to be an African-American.
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Within the USA many states had the “one drop rule.” This had been codified into law. If a person had and traceable ancestor that was black then the person was black. While the USA now classifies people by race based on ones self classification, the “one drop rule” appears to have left a cultural impact. The same person that identifies as black may be classified otherwise in some other countries.

For people that were considered black, there was still a spectrum of sub classifications based on their skin tone. One such classification was “the paper bag test” which was practiced within African American communities. Outside of those communities skintone could affect elegibilitie for various job positions.
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may be made in local language. “Oreo”, is local language where I grew up.
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I’ve generally heard this term to label a person that was black but culturally was thought to embody the behavioural attributes of white people within the community.
 
The key to this election is going to be driving turnout. The VP pick rarely moves the needle, but if it turns off people on the fence or who don’t like either candidate much, that is not a good thing.
 
You know the way that all Americans are completely motivated by race and everything 😂
 
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