Using racial dog whistles to attack the president from the left...

[Drunken Irishman]

It's remarkable how this is condoned. Just because the hits come from the left doesn't make it any less racist.

Calling the President a used car salesman is a typical right-wing attack point. It's also racist.











Yet it's allowed. So fucking disgusting.

[NanceGreggs]

1. But when you consider ...

... everything else that is "allowed", it is not at all surprising.

[ucrdem]

2. Strange how the haters keep outing themselves

and no one seems particularly bothered. Assange is a libertarian wingnut? Not a problem. Greenwald is a former pornographer and disbarred neo-Nazi defender? Meh. Snowball is a raging Paulbot and neocon loyalist? Manning admits he was motivated by a desire to bring down Hillary? Pfft, where's the beef. As long as they righteously rant against whichever Dem is at the top of the ticket they get their automatic hundred recs.



Speaking of which . . .

[bluestateguy]

3. Anti-Semitic attacks from the left are sometimes excused too

nt

[Hekate]

5. I saw that during the buildup to the invasion of Iraq....

I saw it here, and it shocked me. I saw it at the big rallies in NYC (could read in DU about who was there) and DC (where I went in person) but by then I had had an educational talk with my husband, who is Jewish and was raised in NYC and whose life experiences are different than mine. He said that particular strain of Lefties are indeed Anti-Semitic, sometimes blatant and sometimes subtle.

Let's just say I'm not impressed by people who call themselves Leftists or Progressives and manage to be racist and/or anti-Semitic at the same time. I don't always catch it if it's subtle, at least at first, but I get there in the end.

[Hekate]

4. Well. Those are sure disgusting and demeaning. 5th Rec.

[passiveporcupine]

6. I wish I say I agree 100%, but

It disgusts me to hear him called nasty names. I don't care how disappointed someone may be with some of his actions, he's our President, and he has done some great things in his time in office.

I do not, however, think that the name represented here was meant to be racist. It was just very juvenile and insulting.

[JustAnotherGen]

7. ITA. That's why I posted to a Manny thread yesterday

Just two pictures.

And when I look at who has engaged in this behavior - lets just say at 42 years of age I'm not easily swayed, there is no solidarity and I will hold my nose and vote for their "guy' - but I see some of his most rabid supporters for what they are. Which men's they'll throw my civil rights and liberties under the bus for their minimum wage. Fuck that shit.

[freshwest]

24. Got our back, uh... I'll stop now... And thanks. n/t

[davidpdx]

8. Thanks for posting this DI

I'm sure it won't get as many records since everyone likes to jump on board the (name redacted) train and hear him call President Obama a piece of shit car salesman

[ms liberty]

9. I'm southern, and have always lived in the south...

I'm in my mid 50's. For over 25 years I've lived in a rural community in NC. I have family on my father's side in Georgia that are KKK members; one of the many reasons I stay as far away from them as possible! And I have NEVER heard the term "used car salesman" used as a racist dog whistle, and I've heard pretty much every dog whistle there is. It's a racial and gender neutral term for a person who will sell you a piece of crap. I do not dismiss your anger at the DU'er who posted the OP using it, and I don't defend it, it is a degrading term. But it's not in and of itself racist.

[ejbr]

11. Thank you

Not that my being black has necessarily exposed me to every derogatory term for being black, the first person I think about is a white guy when I hear used car salesman. But I have claimed ignorance before...

[Android3.14]

10. Grew up in Texas, and this has never been a "thing"

This is one "dog whistle" only the OP hears.

[stonecutter357]

12. noop it's racist.

and will should be ban for it.

[Android3.14]

17. Could you help me understand?

My experience says no, but if you could explain how "used car salesman" is racist or even provide some sort of corroborating evidence to support the claim, that would be helpful.

[stonecutter357]

19. If you can't tell that it's racist there is no hope for you.

you won't ever see it as racist.

[Android3.14]

21. If you cannot show it, then it isn't there

Sounds like the hypochondria of racism. The inability of anyone on this thread to see your point should tell you this particular bit is just...off the mark.

[stonecutter357]

23. he is a racist pig

and maybe he was ban for it.

[Android3.14]

26. This is too strange

I'm out of here.

[whathehell]

13. Calling someone a "used car salesman" is racist?

Like ejbr, all I can think of when I hear "used car salesman" is a white guy.

Not getting this at all.

[PDittie]

15. +1

People who take offense to criticism of the president's policies by screaming 'racist' have completely worn out the trope.

The pictures in the OP are unflattering and insensitive -- all presidents are fair game for that -- but are not racist. if he had a bone through his nose or were eating fried chicken then I would agree that they are racist. But let's stop yelling racism every time somebody says something or posts a picture that doesn't exalt our Democratic president.

[whathehell]

18. Thank you.

I agree with everything you've said.

This is one of the most strangest, off the mark accusations I've heard here, and that is saying something.

[marble falls]

14. Calling someone a "used car salesman" has always been a claim against righties.....

[Lisa D]

16. It gets worse.

A hateful OP was just hidden in GD that refers to Obama making "his corporate owners happy"

There was so much spittle dripping off that post it needed a rabies shot.

[treestar]

20. The whole thing is just absurd

The ACA does not solve everything, but it does do a lot of good. The whole used car thing did not apply. When I went to get my policy, they had me make sure my doctor was in the network first, so I could consider a different plan if not. Will Pitt had some problem of that type, and the ACA was likely not to blame or there was some wrinkle to be ironed out.

One weakness of the ACA is when your income is near the medicaid borderline, medicaid will accept you provisionally without telling you and if you make too much, you can turn to the ACA but have to wait a month and end up not covered for a month. I had that happen and did not go into fits of rage. I mean, everything has to be ironed out over time. That's why the BS about the web site was ridiculous. I've dealt with many a government bureaucracy and things happen all the time. No system is perfect.

He expected perfection and blamed it all on the President when Lieberman and the rest of the crew had a lot to do with it. But as it was, even so, his wife's problem was eventually solved. So he has no excuse continuing that meme now.

The TPP thing IMO is simply being used by some as a wedge issue. They know it is not big deal and there is no way any US President or Congress would do the things they claim the TPP will do. Some of the visions of doom and gloom are ridiculous. But they know they can confuse people with it.

[yallerdawg]

22. Not racist?

Picking up right wing memes and caricatures doesn't have a racist origin?

Even here, comparing President Obama to an impeachable unindicted co-conspirator who resigned in disgrace carries no self-censorship?

Being respectful and loyal to our Democratic president who has been in a battle royale with the Republicans for 6 1/2 years, and was burdened with saving the world from financial collapse on his first day in office, and all the unimaginable slights and impugning his character relentlessly right here on a Democratic website? A safe haven even?

Jesus wept!

[Fred Sanders]

25. 113 blocked in this group, 43 in the new Sanders group and 84 in the less new Clinton group.....yeah, the

house is divided.

The threads that attack Obama as if mass amnesia has set in should be considered a violation of the entire site's TOS.

When and how and why did a group "supporting the President and his policies" become a "safe haven" from fellow Democrats?

Or any of the fellow Democrats DU groups of Sanders and Warren, both of whom which I also fully support....love is not a one person show.

Maybe the site needs a 'Democratic Party Truth and Reconciliation Group'.

[Enrique]

27. Obama is breaking more barriers

Google shows that "used car salesman stereotype" has up until now been exclusively white