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White Racism Forever
The American Thinker ^ | September 23, 2009 | Robert Weissberg

Posted on 09/23/2009 3:23:29 AM PDT by Scanian

White racism is back. Not so much any actual racist behavior by any actual white people, but rather the charge leveled against political opponents of President Obama. Obama's election supposedly ushered in a new post-racial era where old animosities would fade from memory, but if anything, charges of white racial vitriol are as prominent as ever.

Let me try to explain this eruption and suggest why accusations of white racism will become increasingly strident. In a nutshell, white racism has become the glib reason for imperfect racial progress, and the term's definitional fuzziness, it's resistance to scientific confirmation makes it

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: excuses; forever; inequality; obama; racehustlers; racism; white

1 posted on 09/23/2009 3:23:29 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

White racism will be around as long as the charge works. If people back off, if they follow Zero obediently, then as a threat it’s a pearl beyond price. Until, of course, Zero’s policies land us in hot water, in which case whites will be at fault anyway. And it’s too bad. Blacks and Hispanics can’t see they’re being victimized by leaders of their own races. Ninth rung of you-know-where awaits every last one of them.


2 posted on 09/23/2009 3:38:46 AM PDT by hershey
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To: Scanian

see tagline


3 posted on 09/23/2009 4:05:01 AM PDT by joe fonebone (I am racist, hear me roar....I don't give a crap anymore....)
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To: hershey

I think it will also remain so long as race hustlers like Sharpton, Jackson, Farrakhan, et al, can continue to make a buck with it...


4 posted on 09/23/2009 4:15:25 AM PDT by jaydee770
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To: hershey

It appears to me that the charges of racism just aren’t working anymore.

Pretty tough to get people to buy it with a black guy in the WH.


5 posted on 09/23/2009 4:24:25 AM PDT by Sherman Logan ("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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To: Scanian
Racism will be a scourge among us as long is it remains an excuse that works. When somebody who raises the issue is treated like they had suggested their problems were due to being left handed or having brown hair, then we will have transcended racism. As long as we continue to put race on a pedestal where it contains "magic power" it will continue to be an issue.

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6 posted on 09/23/2009 4:24:42 AM PDT by wastoute (translation of tag "Come and get them (bastards)" or "come get some")
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To: Scanian

When it comes to racism, : The one who smelt it dealt it.


7 posted on 09/23/2009 4:26:01 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Venturer
When it comes to racism, : The one who smelt it dealt it.

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Don't kid yourself.

8 posted on 09/23/2009 4:27:39 AM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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To: Scanian
If failing blacks were entirely educated by blacks and enjoy equal if not superior resources, no matter: society is so infused with racism that its debilitating impact is inescapable.

If every black person in America woke up tomorrow with white skin, blond hair and blue eyes, it would make very little difference in their lives.

9 posted on 09/23/2009 4:30:44 AM PDT by Sherman Logan ("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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To: Scanian

Racism, both white AND black, has never left us. And never will.


10 posted on 09/23/2009 4:34:39 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Scanian

I’m a racist so what, so is Black Whiteguilt Oblack. I just don’t have any White Guilt for what the DNC has done to Blacks.

Pray for America


11 posted on 09/23/2009 4:43:34 AM PDT by bray (He's a Divider not a Uniter)
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To: Scanian

I sort of feel that it’s akin to being a German these days. In other words, if you are a German and someone doesn’t like your ideas, then “you are a Nazi” is the accusation against you. In the USA, if a liberal disagrees with your opinion and you are a white citizen, the old cannard arises, “You are a racist.”

This tactic reduces a person to a numbed robot. “Just shut up, you Nazi, or you racist!” That way your antagonist does not have to use his/her brain to actually think or to actually debate the serious issues of the day.

I think ye need a response to these idiots, such as, “Would you please use your adult brain instead of behaving like a bully in the schoolyard shouting names at me?”


12 posted on 09/23/2009 4:44:48 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: Scanian
This idea is out there (by David Horowitz) for one and bears repeating:

The American people will not stand for a President who "cannot" be criticized.

If the elites make it "impossible" to criticize a President because they constantly label that criticism "racist," guess what? Americans simply won't vote for a black presidential candidate again. Not because they actually are racist (they are not). But because they will say, hey, we can't get in a situation where a president is given a pass on all his policies, all his decisions, all his appointments simply because of his race.

That is a dangerous situation for the country and Americans won't stand for it.

13 posted on 09/23/2009 4:47:51 AM PDT by fightinJAG (Mr. President: Why did you appoint a Communist to your Administration?)
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To: wtc911

I am not sure I understand your meaning so I will explain mine.

Those making the racism accusations are much more guilty of racism than those being accused.


14 posted on 09/23/2009 5:07:52 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Venturer

Indeed, they are the only ones who are guilty of anything.

There is no subtle balance of guilt here. All the hate, all the prejudice, all the immoral dishonesty comes from the Race-Baiters.

We must hurl it back in their faces. Never, ever put up with this sh*t. When you are called a racist, immediately reply “You are a race-baiter and you just lost the argument”


15 posted on 09/23/2009 5:14:18 AM PDT by agere_contra (The Democrats use Black people as human shields.)
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To: Venturer
Those making the racism accusations are much more guilty of racism than those being accused.

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Again, don't kid yourself. Racism is alive and well in America. It is not the reason for the political noise against DC these days but that does not mean that it is dead.

16 posted on 09/23/2009 6:11:33 AM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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To: wastoute

The cry babies need to have the success of the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, West Indian blacks, and Hindus thrown in their face every time they bring up “racism.”

If people of other races—who frequently lack English language skills to boot—can succeed in huge numbers, the whiners come out looking pretty damn stupid.


17 posted on 09/23/2009 6:18:11 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Sherman Logan

The problem is what used to be called a “poverty of spirit.”


18 posted on 09/23/2009 6:19:42 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: All

I think I speak for millions of white Americans when I say:
We’re done, we’re even. It’s like the 24 year old son sleeping on your couch who refuses to grow up: it’s time to kick him out.
We’ve spent billions if not trillions of dollars in targeted monies to the minority community. If you are black and you are failing, it’s your fault, not mine, and certainly not my childrens’.
I’m done, WE THE PEOPLE are done, as we have more important things to worry about than whether you are being seated at Denny’s fast enough...
Racism still exists? I don’t care and it’s not whitey’s fault that I don’t care, it’s the people that the black community have turned to as leaders/mouth-pieces/plantation owners....


19 posted on 09/23/2009 6:20:07 AM PDT by Maverick68 (w)
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To: All

I think I speak for millions of white Americans when I say:
We’re done, we’re even. It’s like the 24 year old son sleeping on your couch who refuses to grow up: it’s time to kick him out.
We’ve spent billions if not trillions of dollars in targeted monies to the minority community. If you are black and you are failing, it’s your fault, not mine, and certainly not my childrens’.
I’m done, WE THE PEOPLE are done, as we have more important things to worry about than whether you are being seated at Denny’s fast enough...
Racism still exists? I don’t care and it’s not whitey’s fault that I don’t care, it’s the people that the black community have turned to as leaders/mouth-pieces/plantation owners....


20 posted on 09/23/2009 6:20:34 AM PDT by Maverick68 (w)
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To: Gumdrop

Laughter and ridicule should be used more frequently. Just laugh at the accuser and ask, “Is that the best you’ve got?? That’s pathetic!”

If enough people sis that the Left would have to come up with a new smear.


21 posted on 09/23/2009 6:22:55 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Gumdrop

Laughter and ridicule should be used more frequently. Just laugh at the accuser and ask, “Is that the best you’ve got?? That’s pathetic!”

If enough people did that the Left would have to come up with a new smear.


22 posted on 09/23/2009 6:23:21 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: fightinJAG

Rev. James Manning, who is regarded as clownish by many, made the cogent comment that Hussein will set blacks in America back 50 years.


23 posted on 09/23/2009 6:28:17 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

Unfortunately, he is absolutely correct.
I spent much of my later life trying to unlearn some of the prejudices that are held by EVERYONE, EVEN PEOPLE OF COLOR.
Lately, I don’t give a damn.
You’re (the Left) trying to make the world hostile towards whitey, well that happens to include my family. You think I’m gonna stand for that?
BTW,
Those kids that beat the white boy on the bus had better be damned glad it didn’t happen in certain parts of the country that are far less forgiving toward that certain type of animalistic behaviour...


24 posted on 09/23/2009 6:32:18 AM PDT by Maverick68 (w)
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To: wtc911
Do you think all the talk about how white people are racist is doing any good? That caca is causing a lot of damage to this Country and will backfire against the minorities. Why should I care if I am called a racist no matter how I feel or what I do? Anger and disgust are the only products of all the race baiting. People should be careful when they sow seeds. Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
25 posted on 09/23/2009 6:37:55 AM PDT by seemoAR
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To: fightinJAG

I was trying to explain something very similar to a couple of black friends of mine. They voted for Obama, because he is black. In reality they disagree with his politics, but the color of his skin was enough to cancel their political preferences.

I told them that when his policies destroy us, it will be devastating to the future potential of any black presidential candidate. The fact that many people voted for this President due to the color of his skin, his failure must be blamed on the color of his skin by those same voters.

The race based voters, practicing racism, will have done a lot to advance future racism.


26 posted on 09/23/2009 6:49:16 AM PDT by CSM (Business is too big too fail... Government is too big to succeed... I am too small to matter...)
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To: wtc911
"Again, don't kid yourself. Racism is alive and well in America. It is not the reason for the political noise against DC these days but that does not mean that it is dead."

To me, the term alive and well almost indicates that racism, and I mean the dictionary definition not the new PC definition, is found everywhere all of the time and I simply don't see that.

As long as there are human beings on this earth, there will be racists. In this country, folks are still free to be racists if they so choose. What we shouldn't accept is racism being practiced by society.

The charge of racism being thrown about every time someone is offended, their feelings are hurt, they don't get their way, or there is a lack of agreement on a particular subject, has morphed and diminished the meaning and the gravity of racism that actually harms people.

The way I look at it, we have a choice between living free and knowing that there will be a racist here and there, or becoming so frightened and politically correct that we indoctrinate our children into mindless little robots that HAVE to accept all colors, faiths, sexual deviants, in the same manner. I'll take a few racists and call them on it if they try to harm someone with words or acts.

27 posted on 09/23/2009 6:52:34 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Southern by choice ... American by the grace of God)
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To: Maverick68

Maybe it’s because I came up the hard way but I had very little sympathy for the white kid on the bus. He was a little punk who hadn’t the slightest idea of how to defend himself. Of course bullies will go after a chump like that. Hitting them back hard with whatever you’ve got in your hand is the only way to get them to leave you alone.

As for prejudice, it is a well-known rule of sociology that people will gravitate to people like themselves. That is normal and no one can call it racism. To magnify differences and exploit them for reasons of gain or just plain meanness is racist and bigoted—absolutely.


28 posted on 09/23/2009 7:09:16 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Proud to be White

Michael Richards makes his point...............
Michael Richards better known as Kramer from TVs Seinfeld does make a good point.

This was his defense speech in court after making racial comments in his comedy act. He makes some very interesting points...

Someone finally said it. How many are actually paying attention to this? There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc.

And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction. You call me ‘White boy,’ ‘Cracker,’ ‘Honkey,’ ‘Whitey,’ ‘Caveman’... And that’s OK..

But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Beaner, Gook, or Chink .. You call me a racist.

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you..... So why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?

You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day.

You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day.

You have Yom Hashoah. You have Ma’uled Al-Nabi.

You have the NAACP. You have BET.... If we had WET (White Entertainment Television), we’d be racists. If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.

If we had White History Month, we’d be racists.

If we had any organization for only whites to ‘advance’ OUR lives, we’d be racists.

We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce. Wonder who pays for that??

A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.

If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships... You know we’d be racists.

There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US ..... Yet if there were ‘White colleges’, that would be a racist college.

In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.

You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you’re not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.

You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.

I am proud... But you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites can be racists??

BE PROUD TO BE WHITE!

It’s not a crime YET.... But getting very close!


29 posted on 09/23/2009 7:20:36 AM PDT by slorunner
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To: slorunner

That was an excellent statement by Mr. Richards. Hopefully, it is not one of those things spread around by email that has little basis in fact. Where did you come across the information?


30 posted on 09/23/2009 7:48:27 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Southern by choice ... American by the grace of God)
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To: slorunner

the TRUTH shall set you free!!!! Amen from a NON-racist,AMERICAN who just happens to be white.I will never deny anyones right to be proud of their ethnicity or beliefs, but don’t try to deprive me of mine, thank you very much!!!


31 posted on 09/23/2009 8:14:50 AM PDT by pawnshop dave
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