For race relations, the OJ Simpson trial was the worst of times, until now, when the first black President has encouraged the worst of times to return. American’s view race relations in as much of a bleak manner as they did 20 years ago.
This month, only 34% of Americans believe race relations in the U.S. are fairly good or very good, down from a high of 77% in January 2009, after the election of Barack Obama as America’s first black president.
The figure is the lowest since 34% in October 1995, after the acquittal on murder charges of African-American former football star O.J. Simpson, a traumatic and racially polarizing event.
The platform that both OJ and Obama had to make positive change has been squandered. With much power comes great responsibility and Obama has failed miserably at forging a lasting constructive merging among all races and ethnic backgrounds.
In an unhappy irony, the gloomy view on race relations is a rare point of agreement among blacks, whites and Hispanics who are divided on so many other issues.
In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 26% of African Americans, 33% of whites and 38% of Hispanics view race relations as very or fairly good.
The numbers accuse the man who so many hoped would unite and not tear apart the nation, yet no one else can shoulder the blame but Obama, as he took every negative news story, from Zimmerman to Freddy Grey, and turned it into a issue to create a firestorm of distrust.
Source: WSJ
Well in Obama’s eyes, If you are not an Islamic Muslim, you are NOTHING.
Every time news like this comes out. the ACTUAL cause rush to blame Obama. Let us count the ways, shall we?
If President Obama were trying to alleviate racial tensions, would he have accused the police department in Cambridge, Massachusetts, of acting stupidly in arresting a friend of his, Harvard professor Henry Gates?
He might! Police have to know when behavior is actually suspicious. You know who else was a victim of such? Amadou Diallo (although in his case, he could not tell that the people making requests were cops; he thought they were robbers).
But if there was any doubt, Obama removed it when the main message he chose to impart from the Trayvon Martin matter was implied in this bizarre statement: My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, hed look like Trayvon.
Americans overreacted to that. They knew or should have known that many blacks look alike and it has happened that blacks who have done no crimes were wrongfully arrested for such (see Kashawn Kirton—he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time).
As for Ferguson, that was standard procedure to at least investigate them. Most times, the investigation turns up clear. Who complained here? The sheep.
Any deterioration on race relations is not because of any action (or inaction) by government.
Then Donald Trump is your man, attack hispanics, and all muslims, or anybody whos not white for that matter…….No wonder Jeb Bush said ” you cant insult your way to the presidency” Why not admit that Obama’s election brought out a lot of racist feelings in people that were covert now they’re overt………but blame Obama for the reason why they feel this way? That’s the real reason race relations are tanking. Obamas election sent them into a fever that never broke.
So which one would you choose the teleprompter guy Or the Racist race baiter…….guy?
There is a reason Obama has attempted to highlight the race card. If he can continue to promote racialism, his chosen faith of Islam says all races live happily ever after so he is pushing black America toward this faith!
Thank those IDIOTS who vote for Obama and his goons like O.J.
Incites and stirs the pot every opportunity that he has and gets Sharpton to stir the hate even more.
Obammma has freed Gitmo prisoners, other Fed. prisoners–why not ex-NFL running back O.J.Simpson? I think he’s learned his lesson? Eh? What do you think??