Barack Obama spent eight years in the White House. Since Mr Obama is a black man, this means that there is no discrimination against black Americans. The carriers of Confederate flags often say that it is absurd for Mr Obama to complain that blacks face discrimination.
Their argument goes thus: Mr Obama was president. Mr Obama is black. Therefore, blacks don’t face racial discrimination. Similarly, the success of Oprah Winfrey proves that there is no discrimination against black women. Extending the logic, Mr Obama’s middle name is the uncompromising “Hussein”. Hence, some of the “very fine people” who rallied
Their argument goes thus: Mr Obama was president. Mr Obama is black. Therefore, blacks don’t face racial discrimination. Similarly, the success of Oprah Winfrey proves that there is no discrimination against black women. Extending the logic, Mr Obama’s middle name is the uncompromising “Hussein”. Hence, some of the “very fine people” who rallied
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