Actually, if you listened carefully, the quote didn't say exactly where he was going with it. It ends with "...and now we are indignant?" thus leaving out the full context of the quote.
Of course, that brings up an interesting point. (unless you'd heard the whole quote before) neither of us knew which he was referring to, yet we both took different stances.
I personally took a negative stance because rev wright seems so keen on criticizing the "white man" (which is effectively me, male caucasian of voting age) for things neither I or anyone in my family took part in. My family is largely Irish-catholic, and immigrated to america only about 3 generations ago, yet mr. Wright seems perfectly content grouping me in with "the white man" and blaming me for things like slavery and minority oppression. With that, it's not too much of a stretch for me to believe he's not doing the same here.
What keeps me sane is that I remember I only dislike him for it, not those whom he claims to represent.
Last edited by Oddjob; 12-03-2008 at 12:15 AM.
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