{"product_id":"2940012844880","title":"Real race discussion #1","description":"It is the spring of 2010 and the Tea Party movement is starting to attract attention as a threat to the Obama administration. The first reaction of political progressives is to notice that the Tea Party crowd is largely white.  A portrait of Obama with a Hitler-style mustache has been seen at one of its rallies. The Tea Party must be a racist organization masquerading as something else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRace is one of the main dividing points of U.S. politics.  The Democrats tend to attract black voters, and Republicans attract whites.  However, the focus here is the division between conservatives and progressives within the white community.  We start with the transcript of a real discussion that took place in the Minnesota-based e-democracy forum between March 27 and March 30, 2010.  Two very different attitudes emerge among whites harboring conservative or progressive political views.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs left-wing or right-wing violence worse?  The former used to be of greater concern, but today law-enforcement authorities are paying more attention to right-wing violence.  Someone suggests that left-wing violence is more often aimed at suppressing political speech and cites the forced cancellation of the American Renaissance (a pro-white organization) conference in northern Virginia two months earlier.  The progressives doubt that violence was a factor.  Conservatives cite specific death threats against hotel staff if the conference is allowed to be held.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe progressives are sure that the Tea Party crowd is filled with recalcitrant whites who resent the fact that a black man was elected President.  Their kind of person, used to controlling everything, cannot get used to the fact that they may have to share some of their advantages with minorities.  The tables are turned on the races.  He who was first shall be last; and the last shall be first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe point is that authentic racial discussions continue to be held in the United States even if the subject matter is not understood.  This e-book gives an insight into the racial thinking of Americans after Obama’s election.  It is the first in a series of “real race discussions” that actually took place.","brand":"Thistlerose Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156131758320,"sku":"2940012844880","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012844880_p0.jpg?v=1763573321","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012844880","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}