A word on voting based on bigotry.

[zephyr013]

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Injustice in any voting booth is a threat to justice in every voting booth.

We cannot stop Americans, such as Gayle Quinnell, from voting based on fear, bigotry, and untruth.

I do not fully agree with either candidate and on many issues I am split down the middle.

But I have decided to support Barack Obama, if for no other reason than to offset the bigotry affecting the votes of Ms. Quinnell and many other Americans.

Tell me. Is that a valid argument?

[Jennifer5]

Originally Posted by zephyr013

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Injustice in any voting booth is a threat to justice in every voting booth.

We cannot stop Americans, such as Gayle Quinnell, from voting based on fear, bigotry, and untruth.

I do not fully agree with either candidate and on many issues I am split down the middle.

But I have decided to support Barack Obama, if for no other reason than to offset the bigotry affecting the votes of Ms. Quinnell and many other Americans.

Tell me. Is that a valid argument?

I agree on some level.

I agree that bigotry should NOT have anything to do with how people vote. I think we do need people to offeset it. I even agree with going with Barack Obama, but that's personal.

However, I do not agree with chosing a person just because you want to offset someone else's vote. I think that you should only back the person because they stand for what you believe in. If you agree with McCain, but you don't want others to vote for him just based on bigotry, you should still be voting for him. But if you agree with Obama, you should back him and not just to offset McCain votes.

So, I suppose that it is a valid argument, but I don't think that offsetting a vote is the entire point.

If that makes sense...

[zephyr013]

I think my point is that Barack Obama represents my values only on a sociological sense, born from a deep admiration for the civil rights moement.

[Jennifer5]

Originally Posted by zephyr013

I think my point is that Barack Obama represents my values only on a sociological sense, born from a deep admiration for the civil rights moement.

I completely agree with where you're coming from on this then.

[ladyinred]

I don't think anyone can agree 100% with any candidate but the important thing to consider is what do they represent? I used to be a big Hillary supporter ,and then I saw that many people going down the road to vote for McCain just because Hillary didn't get nominated, but they chose to be bitter about it. They were basing their vote on sentiment rather than any rational response. They seemed to defend their stance against Obama, calling him, sexist, racist etc. No matter what you said they would not change their minds. I'd say don't base your vote on some emotional response about racism because it can work either way. But do look beyond the color of a man's skin and see what he is, where he is on the issues. Content is more important than external issues ,like whether he looks presidential or whether he's war hero,whether he is black or white and all the other blah,blah BS. Color isn't even an issue with me, I'd vote for Obama because the other option is too scary.(And because he makes more sense and is alot more intelligent on issues) IS this just my observation ? Obama seems to bring out the best in people while McCain the worst?
Plus he scores low with the far right,LOL (FRC and the others) On interests groups he scored 0% by FRC consistently and 0% American family association (both far right)