by Zorah N.
Well, its not really Minneapolis, but one of the outlying cities here. Anoka is a city/town about 30 minutes from Minneapolis. Not so far from civilization, but maybe they are!
The twin cities– Minneapolis and St. Paul- is very liberal. A recent report by Minnesota Public Radio made me sick to my stomach. And it was not because I have since discovered, Minnesota is not as blue as I thought we were… but is some shade of purple. Let me just get to the point, by quoting George Ziegler, from Anoka, who was interviewed by a reporter from MPR:
“I wouldn’t vote for that n—-r,” he said. “I wouldn’t vote for him. No way in heaven’s name would I give him a chance to take my vote and go in there. I’m smarter than that.”
Ahem. I bet you are now as angry as I am?
Perhaps you read a recent poll that showed that a third of Democrats and Independents still harbour racist attitudes towards black people?
MPR quotes Karen Ackerman, who says that unions, representing blue collar workers in Minnesota, need to address the race issue head-on. According to her, it is in the best interest of unions to discuss race with its members. She suggests identifying individuals who harbor these sentiments, and discuss the issues at hand.
“The Republicans have used gays, guns and abortion in past elections as an emotional issue to overcome our own self interest,” the activist said. “This year, very candidly, it’s going to be race. I have talked to a lot of union members who are having a difficulty just because he’s black. How are we going to deal with that? Is the AFL-CIO going to deal with the issue of race? We can’t let it go unsaid because a lot of members feel that way.”
And this is not about being pro-Obama or not, neither is it about being Republican or Democrat. Instead, it is about how much race is a really big issue in this election.
You can read the MPR article in its entirety here.
