"But there were dozens of students at that Octoberfest!"
"But you were the only GERMAN students celebrating GERMAN culture, and here at Greendale that is a big, fat no-no. We frown on anyone celebrating their own cultural heritage. I mean, if the Hasidic student union wants to host a Kwanzaa celebration, 'you go Jews,' but Hanukkah, 'no sir!' It's why I keep a detailed list of every student's race and nationality, to prevent racism and nationalism!"
That last sentence is the real kicker. I have yet to see a better description of the left's mentality. The race card has been played (and played out) to to the point where some people will use their own inherent racism to create issues of race where there are none. Racism is used as the knee-jerk reaction to any Republican attempt to oppose any legislature. It has been seen in debates over Obamacare, pay disparities, minimum wage, and voter registration, to name just a few.
Attorney General Eric Holder is one of the worst offenders in this bigotry on racism. After a house judiciary committee hearing April 8, where Republican Louis Gohmert voiced legitimate concerns concerning the Fast and Furious gun-running scandal, the attorney general went to speak before Al Sharpton's National Action Network. Here's the transcript:
"Forget about me. Forget about me. You look at the way the Attorney General of the United States was treated yesterday by a House committee. It had nothing to do with me; forget about that! What attorney general has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment? What president has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment?"
Nevermind that Attorney General Holder was held in contempt for refusing to provide documents related to the Fast and Furious gun-running scandal. Nevermind that he is the first attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt. Nevermind that he has abandoned his oath to represent the people in order to pursue his own agenda. He is a black man, so Mr. Gohmert must be a racist! Attacking the house committee's members for asking legitimate questions is -- make no mistake, dear reader -- a blatant act of racism AGAINST HIS OWN RACE!
On a side note, let me clarify something else: racism is NOT discrimination against blacks, hispanics, asians, or any other specific race. Racism is discrimination against ANY PERSON based on their race, whatever that race may be! I acknowledge that there are specific ethnicities that have faced more adversity, especially in the last century. The atrocities committed by hateful people against the Jewish people during the Holocaust, against blacks during the civil rights movement, against the Japanese during the WWII internment are all reprehensible. However, bringing the hatred of the past into arguments of the present is a crutch; it is an excuse to avoid the real argument. It is the defense of a weak-minded person.
Dr. King's infamous "I have a dream" speech painted a picture of an America free from all racial constraints. He did not envision a world where minorities are given specific advantages in college and job applications based on the color of their skin. He did not envision a world where asking voters to show a photo ID is considered an act of racism. He did not envision a world where people can't engage in rational discussion with each other for fear of offending someone. He dreamed of a world where people are judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
So ask yourself, dear reader, are we closer to that vision today? Or are we regressing once again into a polarized society divided by racial discrimination?
Andrew
Sources:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/13/gop-base-includes-racist-elements-congressman-charges/?hpt=po_c2
Sources:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/13/gop-base-includes-racist-elements-congressman-charges/?hpt=po_c2
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/holder-what-attorney-generals-ever-had-deal-kind-treatment
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