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EdDantes11/04/2014 10:07:17 pm PST

re: #266 palomino

What’s racist about it? It’s a statement of fact based on the science of demographics.

In 1980, only 10% of all voters were nonwhite. In 2008, 25% of all voters were nonwhite. It’s not racist to make the observation that a black president in 1980 wasn’t plausible, but demographic changes tipped the scale by 28 years later. Over time, more such scales will be tipped by demographic changes. And taking note of that isn’t racist in the least.

You introduced race into the subject. Demographics can indicate many things that can be construed as racist, sexist..i.e