Thursday, August 5, 2010
"Is the Tea Party racist?" --from Jackie and Dunlap
Andrew "Breitbart's kind of a genius. You get accused of something and you just throw it back at your accusers--'You're the racist! Nuh-uh, Black people are the racists!' Now the whole country is in a dick-measuring contest over who's the most racist--White people or Black people." Back to me: That is some delicious, true, biting satire, right there, folks. If only it weren't true.
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Dear Mr. Kevin: Good satire!! And, yes, it is a ridiculous argument as to who are the "real" racists. Reminds me of all of the wearysome panel discussions I have been to over the years featuring Israeli and Palestinian scholars debating which of them are the "real" terrorists. And, this absurd debate takes place in the US for the same reason it takes place with respect to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute: No one wants to be a racist, just the way no one wants to be a terrorist. Let's remember, even David Duke claims he is not a racist--he is not "Anti-Black" he is "Pro-White." When a former KKK leader claims he is not a racist you realize that racism is totally delegitimized in US society. Personally, I think most of the nation is as sick of hearing "You're a racist" as they are of hearing "You're undercutting the troops." Sincerely and Respectfully, Ernest Evans
The small amount of overt racism I have seen (in general, not tea party) has been somewhat higher by blacks than by whites, but where I'm from there is not much from either side.
"Not much" is likely the best we can realistically hope for in any large group. If the policies and actions of a group are not racist, and the people not significantly more racist than the general population, It is dishonest to keep calling them racist--even if they don't appeal to blacks as much as whites. This applies to any group, not just the tea party.
The only racism I've seen were from people holding signs in groups and they were invariably white people holding these signs.
I feel certain (or at least I'm just hopeful) that they and their signs were in the minority but all it takes is one sign and there you are--you get the "that group is racist" accusation.
I agree--it goes for all people, not just one group.
mr
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