I’m a racist, I suppose.
I am not the least bit excited that Obama is black. I couldn’t care less. I don’t think this is a wonderful day in American history because we have elected a black President. This in no way indicates any improvement in “race” relations. The very fact that people are making a big deal about it proves that. The fact that vast numbers of people, by their own admission, voted for Obama because of his color, and that others who could not vote for him wish that they could have because of his color tells me that color holds a place of significance that it should not. When the day comes when people no longer speak of “race” at all, especially as a factor in making choices between individuals, then I will recognize that something important has happened. I do not think of Obama as a black man. I think of him as an extraordinarily evil man. There’s nothing exciting about that.
I just read something at The Thirsty Theologian blog that I heartily agree with. It is something that has passed through my mind at some point or another in the past few weeks, but I have not been able to articulate it. Well, The Thirsty Theologian has done a good enough job that I thought I’d share his (and mine) thoughts with you.
He writes (click here to read the original blog):
