Lots of people disagree with Obama for lots of reasons. His policies are very European in nature and to the left of most Americans, including within his own party. Many of his supporters last election hoped that he would set some of those views aside and govern from the center, and he has in some areas (war, terror). However, this healthcare bill offended many both in its universal nature and in the way he tried to ram it through congress.
Disagreeing with universal health care or Obama’s shotgun approach to passing it isn’t racist. Even wanting to preserve your tax dollars as a general principle isn’t racist. The WAY you choose to protest could be, though. The REASON you disagree with health care could also be racist. I believe many of these charges would have still been levied if, say Hillary Clinton was president. After all, who will disproportionately benefit from universal health care? Poor Latinos and Blacks. As soon as some people hear that, they can’t close their wallets fast enough, even if they were willing to shell out a billion a day to bomb poor Arabs and throw a ticker tape parade after every mission.
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