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asylum31 asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Are pictures depicting the President as Hitler, racist?

I was reading this article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100826/ap_on_en_tv/us... on Y! news and in it, it says that in past protests, people have brought signs depicting President Obama as Hitler, or at least as a Nazi, and that critics use that as grounds to say those people are racists.

Looking at these pictures...

http://www.ringospictures.com/index.php?page=20090...

...would you say that those protesters are racists?

Update:

I would ask that you look at the link to the pictures that I posted, because it gives this question an interesting twist, I think.

Update 2:

Splitters, beach heaven and TAT - That's exactly the point I was trying to make.

Update 3:

Chin T - No, I'm not trying to be. If I come off as that, I apologize. What I'm trying to do is point out political hypocrisy. If liberal radicals, of any skin color, are allowed to depict Bush as Hitler without being considered racist, shouldn't it be the same when conservative radicals depict Obama as Hitler?

Update 4:

Tony Z - So, under your definition, pictures with Bush made to look like a chimp are racist?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Funny how easily the dems forget how critical they were of Bush. But try to tell them that & you're racist. We say, no, it's the policies. They still say we're racist. Black people oppose obama also? They just hate their own race. WTF is wrong with this country??

  • 1 decade ago

    No, they're not. There is any grounds to think that, it's crazy. There's also no reason to think your post is anti-semitic, that's crazy too. One might as well assume you hate cross-knitting switch-hitting Maori bisexuals, or the color purple, or that you're anti-apple from this post, it would be just as wild and random as the anti-semite slur.

    Don't let them lie to you. I've SEEN THEM on here say it was racist, and use the Hitler association as a sign of racism. They've done it in other arenas too. They might say that their own accusations of racism aren't based off this, but at least some of them have flatly said the Obama=Hitler signs are racist.

    I am not addressing those Dems like TonalC and the others who said the signs aren't racist. If you say they're unwarranted or retarded, that's fair. Especially if you apply that to both sides and thought the Bu$Hitler signs were embarrassing too. I'm more concerned about those who insinuate that no one is saying that. Because THOSE people are lying. Through their teeth. You even provided a link. Or maybe they're ignorant, but they don't have any excuse after today.

    We sat through 8 years of Bush being associated with Hitler, and the link you posted is not REMOTELY the first time I've seen that. My God, they even call Jews(Jonah Goldberg) and Israel Nazis. What a kick in the stones, eh?? We also saw signs depicting Bush as a monkey. And many others. So that was a guarantee the Left would be subjected to the same thing. I can't imagine anyone naive or newbie enough to forget about the Bu$Hitler stuff that went on for a decade, but then act surprised when it's done to Obama. I always think "Did you start paying attention to politics last WEEK??? Did you even VOTE in 2008!!?". It's fine, we were all newbies once. But have the stones to admit it, right?

    The signs about Obama may be excessive in their comparison, they may even be stupid. But they're not racist, period. And there's little reason to expect the comparisons to stop, given the amount of Bu$Hitler signs we saw for nearly a decade. But I always see these shock and awed Leftists "innocently" freak out on here about how could anyone associate Obama with Hitler and I think..."Get outside much...?".

  • 1 decade ago

    I am against Obama's policies as much as anyone and I truly believe that he is taking us down a path that is clearly not in the best of the country.

    I am truly offended by anyone being compared to Hitler but do not agree that it is racist. It seems that anything critical of Obama is labeled as racist when it is possible for a person that is white to be critical of a person of color and simply be critical of the person.

    I have seen many illustrations of Bush comparing him to Hitler and I am sure that those were not considered as racist.

    The reason most people that are anti-Obama policy are white is because almost 98% of blacks feel that he can do no wrong so obviously most protesters are white.

    There are racist on both sides but not everything is racist.

  • TAT
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Pictures of Bush as Hitler were not considered racist. Don't see a difference

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  • 1 decade ago

    Not exactly. There are pics of people holding signs with Bush dressed up and looking like Hitler. Is that racist?

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    The political climate is plenty uncontrolled at present. i comprehend that liberals made relaxing of Bush for being stupid. yet it rather is by technique of the fact somewhat some the failings Bush mentioned have been stupid. And on good of that, liberals have on no account justified a reaction like this. Liberals have carried out some distance worse issues to Ralph Nader (a authentic liberal) than they ever did former President Bush or any of his artwork tension/senatorial/congressional republicans. yet at present's conservative pundits explicitly referred to as for "broken domicile windows" for demise threats to be mailed and referred to as in to liberal baby-kisser's places of work. the thought that it rather is tea social gathering activists getting even is loopy. at present's real wing is purely undeniable loopy. i'm a hundred% helpful that if president Regan grow to be alive at present, he would resign his ties to the Republican social gathering and time table. the radical photos of President Obama with a hitler mustache are loopy. i'm concentrated on political overhaul. yet you have have been given to bypass approximately it the main ideas-blowing way. real now, the conservatives are performing like a baby who did no longer get what they needed at Toys R Us. Im so ill and bored with turning on the television and seeing particularly loopy conspiracy theorist real wingers who desire no longer something greater effective than see Obama fail. he's THE PRESIDENT OF the u . s . a .. teach some rattling appreciate!

  • Tony Z
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    you are mistaken.

    The use of Nazi symbology or depicting Obama as Hitler is not the basis for the label of racism.

    Rather, the use of a monkey doll with a noose around its neck, or depicting President Obama as a vaudeville minstrel (white-faced caricature) is indeed racist.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, just ignorant and stupid.

    Just as I thought the Bush as Hitler signs were. As soon as Hitler comes into the conversation, it becomes meaningless.

  • 1 decade ago

    I guess Godwin's Law applies to politics outside of the internet, too.

  • 1 decade ago

    Obama? I saw mostly Bush.

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