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Obama's not making progress for the black community.  He's not making progress for the country.  He's just jumping into the endless bullshit president cycle to keep the masses occupied.  You really think having someone in office with slightly different skin is more important then living your individual life?

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Woah! your really trying to twist up and change what ive been saying. Thats a political trick you know. Perhaps you have been watching carefully. Just to humor you though; at what point did i advocate that individual freedom to lives ones life was subordinate to having a black president? Quote me in your response if you have one.

anyways, the endless bullshit cycle, as you say, has no real bearing? Thats laughable- again you are using your skepticism to posititian yourself as a sheep. Your attitude and those like you makes me sick in that you have no real contribution. At some point do you ever see yourself exerting any realistic influence? You would be kidding yourself to try and placate me in this. You will be happy? i doubt when you grow old you will be content with having lead a life of cynicism and ineffectuality. I will be happy with my outlook because i drive myself to find meaning and purpose in life. You can make a good argument that its all a game, theres no real ability to control things etc.. but all your really doing is denying your soul.

If thats not enough to discredit your statement dont forget Obama has a briefcase that could destroy everything you know and care about. I think that would both progress the world and affect your individual life, perhaps not in the direction you want, but it is vary possible. Power is as real as risk my friend.

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Hes half white as well you know; so I think that automatically takes any race issues out of the question for good. What I find so interesting is your hostile attitude towards the guy for wanting to be educated rather than shown a ceremony and speech.

I think that if you buy into hype and then get upset when others around you keep calmer heads and wait for actions and results; you have no right to complain if things don't turn out the way you expected.

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Mushroom Pizza said:

Its not black youth only tho, it could have been an asian or a white person who'd said this and maybe u wudnt have been so bothered by it. I happen to know a lot of black people who r interested in politics now more than ever and who genuinely care, u just sat next to a bad seed

Wat I CAN say however, is that I really don't like how black ppl seem to be making obama into a fad, (hats tshirts, anything obama said shud be jotted down and meditated over) but they don't have any idea about politics they support him soley because he's black. THAT'S where the problem lies.

The boy u sat next to, well whatever not everyone cares, I hope he didn't vote either than because I'd rather see those who don't care keep their opinions to theirselves if they aren't informed of the topic. Of course we want every1s voice accounted for and its good to vote, but if the person doesn't care or is unaware, personally I'd rather they didn't vote

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