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Originally Posted by PaulS
Funny you mention Colin Powell - he just said the whole Birther movement was racist.
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Just because he said it doesn't make it so....
Was it Idiotic? Yes. Was it Misguided? Yes. Was it one Party trying to defame the other party's candidate? Yes
Was it Racist? Absolutely not....
that term has gotten sooooo over-used it has completely lost its validity in most arguments.
Please tell me how asking someone to produce their birth certificate, or claiming they're not a US citizen, meets the definition of racism.
rac·ism
/ˈrāˌsizəm/
noun
noun: racism
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.