Sorry, a little Drunk! But MY GOD DO I MISS OBAMA!!

[flibbitygiblets]

17. How could the office of the preisdent's standards fall so far, so fast?

The contrast is stunning.

I'm convinced that most of this backlash we're seeing is due to white people freaking out that they're fast becoming the minority.

I was in Trinidad over the New Year with my affluent, white in-laws. One day we were going to a restaurant, when we pulled up in our car a few blocks away, there were a group of Trinidadians hanging out, and I could see the panic and fear start to build. "Can you move the car any closer to the restaurant?" said one of them. (Trinidadians are some of the most ethnically diverse people you'll ever find, and about 80% have some African ancestry.) It was fascinating to watch my in-laws deal with suddenly being the minority race--they were terrified. I said, "imagine that this is how minorities in the US feel all the time!" to absolutely no avail. The irony was completely lost on them due to fear overriding rational thought. Just a small example of what we're up against.