Last Tuesday in class, we watched a documentary on YouTube were we saw the reactions and views of the Republicans before the election in 2008. The people that were interviewed hated Barack Obama so much that they said he was a terrorist working with Osama Bin Laden and the Al-Qaida network, and called him names like “NoBama”, “Barack Hussein Obama” and singing songs like “O-O-Bama, he’ll tax to the max so you’ll feel real pain! No-Nobama, so vote with your brain, chose McCain”.
The source of the hatred for Barack Obama lies a lot in his believes and adolescence I think. They feel that Obama has been living in cities all of his life and does not know how it is for those who live in the country. They believe in God, not homosexuals or abortions. They also feel that they are the hardworking people who keep America running and that Obama can’t relate with them like McCain can. The Republicans are not ready for a black president.
Obama are also being connected with Hitler by the Republicans. Obama is a great public speaker and so was Hitler, and by that they think that there will be another WW2. Personally, I think what their saying and their behavior is ridiculous. The Republicans said that if Obama was elected President of the United States, America would be ruined and they would be scared for their lives and for their country. On Election Day they all cried when McCain lost just like if the world was going to end, but it seems to me like America is still going strong and Barack Obama is doing a decent job.
Yes it was a scary view that was revealed here. I need to point out that although many who were inter vied here were not ready for a black president, they can not be said to represent the Republican party. But certainly the view things differently in the deep south.
SvarSlett