Comments on: Yes, Race Influences my Vote http://henrysthreads.com/2008/05/yes-race-influences-my-vote/ Thoughts on Religion in the World from a passionate, moderate, liberal charismatic Christian Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anne http://henrysthreads.com/2008/05/yes-race-influences-my-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-107518 Anne Fri, 23 May 2008 22:27:33 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=1351#comment-107518 If government is "of the people, by the people, for the people" -- if this government is in any sense a representative democracy -- then identity is not a dead issue. I do not think it should be reduced to bigotry to consider identity as a factor in representation. I know it opens a can of worms but I think the can was already open ... If government is “of the people, by the people, for the people” — if this government is in any sense a representative democracy — then identity is not a dead issue. I do not think it should be reduced to bigotry to consider identity as a factor in representation. I know it opens a can of worms but I think the can was already open …

]]> By: Clix http://henrysthreads.com/2008/05/yes-race-influences-my-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-107367 Clix Wed, 21 May 2008 21:25:18 +0000 http://www.energionpubs.com/wordpress/?p=1351#comment-107367 Also? Race and gender are part of a person's identity. To attempt to ignore them is to deny part of ourselves and part of others. There's more cogent thinking somewhere in the cobwebs, but I've gotta run for now. :) Also? Race and gender are part of a person’s identity. To attempt to ignore them is to deny part of ourselves and part of others.

There’s more cogent thinking somewhere in the cobwebs, but I’ve gotta run for now. :)

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