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A Manufactured Hate
American Greatness ^ | 4 Sep, 2023 | Paul Gottfried

Posted on 09/04/2023 5:29:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber

How did such a loathsome and masochistic state religion get established in the first place?

Thomas Klingenstein recently delivered a speech at the Claremont Institute that notes what should be obvious to most Americans. According to Klingenstein, racism in the US is now a “manufactured” problem,” and this tawdry invention allows the Democrats and the Left to increase their power by addressing a problem that they themselves have stirred up. Although Klingenstein does not deny that isolated cases of discrimination against blacks may occur, he regards these situations as sporadic but also gleefully played up by Democratic politicians and their media handservants.

When Joe Biden complains that white Americans are practicing “systemic racism” against blacks and that the US is being convulsed by white supremacist terrorists, he is clearly lying. But he and his handlers are acting as they do for a reason, which is not that they believe what they’re saying. They know that what they are loudly deploring will help shore up their party’s base consisting of the perpetually aggrieved. Black politicians who loyally serve the Democratic Party, like Sheila Jackson Lee, Cori Bush, Hakeem Jeffries, and Maxine Waters tell us breathlessly that white America is racist. Hearing this accusation may make their voters feel better about their social failures and even result in getting further government social programs targeted at inner cities.

Far more astonishingly, the never-ending invectives against “racist” white Americans doesn’t seem to upset most white voters. White Democrats in particular don’t mind being stigmatized as racists. Most white Americans may object to high gas prices and rising housing costs, but being attacked as racists for most of them (and here we have to exclude most Trump voters) may be like rain off a duck’s back. According to a Harris Poll taken last year, 53% of white Americans believe for sure their race is systemically racist.

For me, this defamation of whites is a shameless lie. Not only are white Americans overwhelmingly not racist bigots, but they lick the feet of those who are making false charges against them. The question is why so many white Americans seem content in their role as penitent “systemic racists.” They show no displeasure when TV stations feature predominantly black actors, even in advertisements, sometimes to the near exclusion of whites, and when more and more of their “entertainment” focuses on black victimhood. Although most American whites do not yet obsess over their inherited racist sins, some of them fund blatantly antiwhite organizations like BLM and Antifa. Further, some particularly troubled whites even join those antiwhite riots sponsored by richer adherents of their bizarre creed.

An obvious reason why some whites behave so masochistically or weirdly is that they are conforming to what they think is expected of them. Those who run corporations, educational institutions, the media, wokeified churches and the deep state all push antiwhite racism; and this poisonous product determines social behavior, and even pseudo-religious conviction. Although this toxin may do incalculable damage to race relations, education, and even our entertainment, it does not usually affect the lives of those who mouth the required gibberish, at least not too directly.

Parents may grouse that their offspring are kept out of a prestigious school because of a racial quota. But they try not to make too much noise lest they hurt themselves socially or professionally. In any case their kids have access to other overpriced citadels of “higher education” if a particular university keeps them out to fill a quota. Obviously white house owners don’t want BLM or other violent “social justice” organizations rioting in their neighborhood. But as long as the residents keep garish BLM signs on their front lawns, they should be ok. The signs function in a way similar to the garlic sack or crucifix that was supposed to ward off vampires, according to Romanian legend.

Another reason that antiwhite racism is such a hot item is that it comes fused with other leftist targets. Opponents of manufactured white racism are usually enemies of Christianity, “patriarchy,” and homophobia. Leftist bugaboos come in clusters. If you buy into one of the items, you are expected to take home the rest. I often receive letters from correspondents who insist that woke leftists really hate one of the stated targets on their list of villains but not really the other ones. It seems to me that the Left has made war on all their targets simultaneously. And if you want to hang with the powerful and influential, you’re going to have to pay lip service to all their madness. Otherwise, you might be mistaken for a Trumpite. Lately I’ve been impressed by how my former colleagues and younger relatives who belong to our state church belabor the now-ritualized observation: “Of course there’s systematic racism in this country.” Although their message sounds like lunacy, I’m sure there are others with more influence than I have who will be pleased with this credal recitation. The larger question is how such a loathsome, masochistic state religion got established in the first place.


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: authority; culture; matriarchial; racism
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1 posted on 09/04/2023 5:29:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

It is all orchestrated by the left. The right should call them out on it at every opportunity.


2 posted on 09/04/2023 5:29:54 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: GOPJ; poconopundit; Jane Long; Diana in Wisconsin; Grampa Dave; Godzilla; Vaduz; null and void; ...

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3 posted on 09/04/2023 5:33:44 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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To: MtnClimber

It was George Orwell who gave our current lefties the idea of “Two Minutes of Hate” in his 1984 novel. And Orwell also created “Hate Week” so the government bureaucrats could vent their spleen.


4 posted on 09/04/2023 5:39:07 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

We (Christians) saw the book “1984” as one mans idea of future possibilities. Left leaners see it as a handbook for change.


5 posted on 09/04/2023 5:42:44 AM PDT by exnavy (Grow your faith, and have the courage to use it.)
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To: MtnClimber

The vast majority of blacks just try to live normal lives.

Racism is a reaction to the small percentage of blacks who steal, are violent, lead astray or use foul language.


6 posted on 09/04/2023 5:43:53 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MtnClimber

Most of the racism you hear about today comes from the left and from blacks. Light skinned blacks even shun the darker ones. People who lean right tend to leave others alone and will go to great lengths to avoid confrontation.


7 posted on 09/04/2023 5:45:33 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: MtnClimber

It is all orchestrated by the left. The right should call them out on it at every opportunity.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
If the GOPe we elect to carry our message to Capitol Hill was doing what we elect them to do instead of kissing ass with the Communist Democrats our country would not be swirling down the toilet right now! GOD BLESS AND PROTECT PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP who I’m praying will win his THIRD presidential election next year.


8 posted on 09/04/2023 5:52:04 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Current POPE and POTUS: corrupt, ignorant, paranoid, angry, deeply hateful, and deeply despised.)
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To: MtnClimber

Why pretend it’s just Democrats, it’s the UniParty. The Republicans who deliberately sit on their hands while their comrades on the far Left accomplish the destruction of the USA, all in an effort to consolidate power for the UniParty. The only thing the Republicans do is attempt to raise funds on the pretense they object to the destruction and will fight it. The reality is, they’re all anti-American and could not care any less about America First or her foundation.


9 posted on 09/04/2023 5:52:24 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: MtnClimber

“The larger question is how such a loathsome, masochistic state religion got established in the first place.”

‘Small’ people want to be ‘big’.

Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Al Gore, Pence, Christie and Liz Cheney are also examples of attempted self-amplification.


10 posted on 09/04/2023 5:52:43 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MtnClimber

Well, their plan worked. Look at us hating on fellow Americans.


11 posted on 09/04/2023 5:55:28 AM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: Brian Griffin

Racism is a reaction to the small percentage of blacks who steal, are violent, lead astray or use foul language.
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Racism is a reaction to AND BY a small percentage of blacks who are immune from criminal prosecution because the anti-American Democrat/Communist Left shields them from it.


12 posted on 09/04/2023 6:00:49 AM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Current POPE and POTUS: corrupt, ignorant, paranoid, angry, deeply hateful, and deeply despised.)
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To: MtnClimber

We need to limit the power of governments to tax, borrow, print money and punish.


13 posted on 09/04/2023 6:03:43 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MtnClimber

Remember 1984? There was a two-minute hate session every day. Today it’s 24 hours a day.

If they can keep the middle class divided along racial/gender/religious lines, the middle class will lack the unity needed to resist an oppressive government.


14 posted on 09/04/2023 6:09:11 AM PDT by I want the USA back (If genitals don't define gender, how does removing them affirm it? )
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

Penalty time rooms would greatly reduce the cost of dealing with non-violent crime.

Upon arrest a charged person would have say 7 days to spend say 30 hours total in a penalty time room and as many hours thereafter as the police officer (or magistrate) specifies.

Time served within 24 hours of arrest might be double credited. Time served 168 hours thereafter might be credited with a 50% bonus. Time served 168 hours thereafter might be credited with a 40% bonus. Time served 168 hours thereafter might be credited with a 30% bonus. Time served 168 hours thereafter might be credited with a 20% bonus.

The penalty time room system would greatly decrease the need to provide prosecutors, public defenders and incarceration health care. Only those refusing to enroll and serve enough time would go to trial.

The penalty time room system would allow people to keep a job.


15 posted on 09/04/2023 6:09:38 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

It goes deeper.

Someone here wrote:

“This is what happens when you have Matriarchial authority. The men will always have the power, but unless they have the authority the power will be as gangbangers, shoplifters, muggers, rapists, etc.”


16 posted on 09/04/2023 6:12:14 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: I want the USA back

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/quotes/character/goldstein/

Can you name the American equivalent of Goldstein?


17 posted on 09/04/2023 6:20:04 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MtnClimber

Remember when people voted for Obama to prove that America was not a racist country? Boy, was that a wasted vote.


18 posted on 09/04/2023 6:20:25 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: MtnClimber
...a loathsome, masochistic state religion...
19 posted on 09/04/2023 6:24:43 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: MtnClimber

Joy Reid would have no career if she were unable to shout cries of ‘racism’ and ‘white supremacy’ on air.


20 posted on 09/04/2023 6:54:47 AM PDT by G Larry (It is RACIST to impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants by importing Cheap ILLEGAL Labor!)
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