| − | [[File:Biden and neo-nazis.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden shaking hands with Ukrainian Neo-Nazi [[Oleh Tyanhbok]].<ref>https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1112498132489814017</ref>]] | + | [[File:Biden and neo-nazis.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Biden shaking hands with Ukrainian Neo-Nazi [[Oleh Tyanhbok]].<ref>https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1112498132489814017</ref>]] |
| | In addition to Biden's longstanding alliance with fellow Democrat segregationists in the U.S. Senate, Biden is known for a history of making racially insensitive remarks. Reportedly, Biden’s political approach to race has long been geared toward assuaging the racial anxieties of white voters. Biden exposed his racial insensitivity towards the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate and running mate, Barack Obama, when he declared, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." He later claimed, "Barack Hussein Obama is change enough for most people."<ref>Ryan Grim | ''The Intercept_'', Joe Biden’s Stunningly Racist Answer on the Legacy of Slavery Has Been Overlooked, https://theintercept.com/2019/09/13/joe-biden-democratic-debate-slavery/, September 13, 2019</ref> Biden called [[Confederacy|Confederate flag]] advocates "very fine people"<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> and a disproportionate share of the U.S. military which are minorities as "stupid bastards"<ref>https://youtu.be/lfmy0FQRoNc</ref> | | In addition to Biden's longstanding alliance with fellow Democrat segregationists in the U.S. Senate, Biden is known for a history of making racially insensitive remarks. Reportedly, Biden’s political approach to race has long been geared toward assuaging the racial anxieties of white voters. Biden exposed his racial insensitivity towards the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate and running mate, Barack Obama, when he declared, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." He later claimed, "Barack Hussein Obama is change enough for most people."<ref>Ryan Grim | ''The Intercept_'', Joe Biden’s Stunningly Racist Answer on the Legacy of Slavery Has Been Overlooked, https://theintercept.com/2019/09/13/joe-biden-democratic-debate-slavery/, September 13, 2019</ref> Biden called [[Confederacy|Confederate flag]] advocates "very fine people"<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> and a disproportionate share of the U.S. military which are minorities as "stupid bastards"<ref>https://youtu.be/lfmy0FQRoNc</ref> |