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| Corrik 07/19/18 3:38:30 PM #78: | Former President Barack Obama delivered a forceful rejection of identity politics during a speech Tuesday, saying democracy doesn't work if people dismiss opposing voices for reasons like they're "white" or "male." Speaking at the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in South Africa, Obama said to make democracy work that people had to follow the example of Mandela in engaging with people who look and think differently. "This is hard," Obama said. "Most of us prefer to surround ourselves with opinions that validate what we already believe," he added. "You notice, the people who you think are smart are the people who agree with you. Funny how that works." Obama said perhaps one's mind could be changed by talking to someone who thinks differently. "You can't do this if you just out-of-hand disregard what your opponents have to say from the start," he said. "You can't do it if you insist that those who aren't like you because they're white or because they're male, that somehow there's no way they can understand what I'm feeling, that somehow they lack standing to speak on certain matters." Jesus... I wonder if there are people I can think of that this could apply to... --- LoL ID = imajericho XBL GT = Corrik ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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