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<blockquote data-quote="Slothrop" data-source="post: 91044" data-attributes="member: 4707">mac,&nbsp;I don&#039;t believe that I&#039;ve called tie a racist, though I firmly believe that the &#039;anti-immigration&#039; crowd is driven by racism. If the sheet fits, wear it. Xenophobia and racism are not the same thing. Tie and others have demonstrated a racist undertone in many of the threads posted here, from New Orleans to Iraq to Dubai. If I had to choose, I would say that he is more an elitist, or at least a want-to-be elitist, he&#039;s not intelligent enough to be anything more than a blow hard UPS mid-managemnet thug. He may be an Afro-American, for all I know. I know plenty of racists of all colors. I know I wouldn&#039;t want him for a neighbor, and I suspect he, and many others here are racists.&nbsp;I had folks accusing me of wild ideas in this thread, when I had never stated any opinion, other than a quote from the Old Testament.&nbsp;As to who I am, I can assure you that I am 100% male. I live in many places around the country. I do live part of the year in AZ, I even have a place in your fine state, though the display of the &#039;Stars &amp; Bars&#039; that seems pervasive there keeps me from spending too much time there, it makes me uncomfortable. Don&#039;t care for the humidity either, love the food though!&nbsp;BTW, I do not agree with the Buchanan editorial. I don&#039;t trust any politician/pundit that claims to know what lies in the hearts of millions of people that they can&#039;t empathize with. I guess it&#039;s that &#039;walk a mile in my shoes&#039; thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slothrop, post: 91044, member: 4707"] mac, I don't believe that I've called tie a racist, though I firmly believe that the 'anti-immigration' crowd is driven by racism. If the sheet fits, wear it. Xenophobia and racism are not the same thing. Tie and others have demonstrated a racist undertone in many of the threads posted here, from New Orleans to Iraq to Dubai. If I had to choose, I would say that he is more an elitist, or at least a want-to-be elitist, he's not intelligent enough to be anything more than a blow hard UPS mid-managemnet thug. He may be an Afro-American, for all I know. I know plenty of racists of all colors. I know I wouldn't want him for a neighbor, and I suspect he, and many others here are racists. I had folks accusing me of wild ideas in this thread, when I had never stated any opinion, other than a quote from the Old Testament. As to who I am, I can assure you that I am 100% male. I live in many places around the country. I do live part of the year in AZ, I even have a place in your fine state, though the display of the 'Stars & Bars' that seems pervasive there keeps me from spending too much time there, it makes me uncomfortable. Don't care for the humidity either, love the food though! BTW, I do not agree with the Buchanan editorial. I don't trust any politician/pundit that claims to know what lies in the hearts of millions of people that they can't empathize with. I guess it's that 'walk a mile in my shoes' thing. [/QUOTE]

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