Posted on 07/28/2013 7:26:27 AM PDT by Kaslin
Despite all of the genuine hopes, by millions of people, of every tribe and tongue from every corner of this planet, an excruciatingly sad reality is being made perfectly clear.
The issue of race--and more specifically America's brand of racism--will never be defeated.
As the father of a multi-racial family, this reality strikes at the disappointment my soul feels about many things in our nation today, but none more personal.
Some who see the headline to this piece will immediately assume I've taken a position in this fight. Because I merely observe what is evident, and state my observation publicly. Some whites will believe I am attacking them. Many African-Americans will believe I am championing their grievances. The truth is neither, the truth is both, and the truth will never be admitted.
For it is impossible to cure a societal sickness, when parties don't wish for it to be cured!
And while there are some pockets where racial bias presents itself in the white to black reality of our culture, the overwhelming abusers of race, the manipulators of skin color, and the purveyors of hate based on ignorance and ill will--are actually those who claim they are fighting against it.
The case of Travon Martin's death is the complete evidence of that last assertion.
No where, was there an ounce of evidence that the man who shot Travon followed him, reported him, or defended himself against him--even for his very life--based on the color of Travon's skin. Yet "civil rights 'leaders'"--who in reality have more moral authority being a clown in a local circus than thoughtful and genuine purveyors of racial understanding--manipulated every element of fact in the case to convince the sleeping media--who refused to do their homework--that the man who shot Travon was racially motivated, racially biased, and hateful of races different than his.
None of which was proven in the elongated case, coverage during, or clownery following the conclusion.
Simply put, the Sharpton, Jackson, Holder, and Obama rhetoric--though stating it was dressed in compromise--actually was intended to incite further anger, resentment, and furtherance of the untruths told for months in the case.
So if the "civil rights 'leadership'" is throwing gas on the heated embers, how else will those--who choose not to investigate facts for themselves but accept these voices wholesale--react?
The accumulation of power in the minds of the four leaders mentioned above is more important than truly trying to find resolution, understanding, and accuracy.
Another bit of evidence in the matter is that when voices of reason do speak (i.e. Lisa Fritsch, Charles Barkley, Dr. William Cosby, et. al), based on seeing the facts for themselves and then urging calm they are shouted down. Or in Dr. Cosby's case--"Reverend" Jesse Jackson in a moment of candidness--utters desires to remove Cosby's anatomical manhood.
Also readily evident to any who would be honest is that when there are voices who point out that current solutions being touted for suffering neighborhoods are not working, squeals of "racism", come the same grievance inciters. So when a popular commentator on the largest news network points out the inconsistency of punishing a Latin American man harshly for an accidental death, while more or less ignoring the character, grooming, and integrity of African-American men who go on killing rampages in wholly African-American controlled neighborhoods is at a minimum hypocritical.
The truth--the cold hard truth--is that this cadre of voices (Sharpton, Holder, Jackson, Obama, et al.) benefit far more by practicing racism in theory, rhetoric, and actions, than by ever seeking honest resolutions. They continue to be propped up by those who keep themselves intellectually shallow of fact. And a handful of media outlets--mostly operated by NBC--seem to pander on the issue instead of seeking intellectually rigorous, heartfelt, passionate solutions to the problems that face the nation.
This combination of dishonesty, access, and support now furthers racist outcomes and those involved are directly contributing to the anger, vandalism, and violence that follows in its wake.
As the father of a son whose skin is darker than any of the men mentioned in this article, my fear is what consequences he faces, because of their vanity, selfishness, hubris, and greed.
See in order to end racism, you must not merely tolerate people who are different than you--but begin to truly honor, serve, and love them.
And it is the absence of honor in the character of today's "civil rights 'leaders'" that betrays their true intention: to practice racism, and to profit from it for themselves indefinitely.
Making it an issue that appears at present nearly impossible to defeat.
In 2012, 93% of American black voters proved that they were not only still RACIST like before, but that they were STUPID beyond repair.
That's only a 3% improvement over four years of non-stop evidence of Obama's intentions to destroy the USA and its people. That 93% is one huge bunch of unredeemable human garbage.
Racism is a problem. It exists predominantly in the black community. But so long as we seek racism only among whites, we have no hope of finding the solution. The light might may seem better -- the politics of reparations and extortion may be appealing -- but the problem lies elsewhere.
Simply put, the Sharpton, Jackson, Holder, and Obama rhetoric -- though stating it was dressed in compromise -- actually was intended to incite further anger, resentment, and furtherance of the untruths told for months in the case... The accumulation of power in the minds of the four leaders mentioned above is more important than truly trying to find resolution, understanding, and accuracy.
Might be uncomfortable, but true..
Strictly speaking, I think gambling is verboten in Islam.
That's why the guy wearing the bomb vest does not also carry the detonator.
It's going to take women even longer to get ready to go out for the evening... "Does my green dress clash too much with my purple skin?" ...
Problems in “race relations” in the US mainly result from the left’s equivocation about whether blackness refers to a race, or whether it refers to a culture that rejects anyone who isn’t black. Anyone who says anything bad about the aforementioned color is branded a “racist”, even though that latter culture is in fact responsible for almost all of the “uniquely-black” problems in this country and is harmful to just about everyone.
I had a certain black guy tell me he didn’t want to raise his child around black people
Disagree. At the very least, I personally have no preference for those of my own "kind", disproving your point.
Look at Japan...one of the most prosperous,peaceful,civilized...and homogeneous...nations on earth.And that last adjective goes a long way toward explaining the others.
As another post pointed out, Japan was every bit as homogeneous in the 1930s & 1940s. How peaceful and civilized were they then?
Not to mention North Korea. You don't get much more homogenous than that...
However, the problems we face today are not racial but cultural.
Racism fuels big dollars for the likes of Jesse and Sharpton; if they don’t keep that pot stirred their money dries up. Anyone paying attention can see they do not really care about any problems the black community may have as far as finding a solution for those problems. It is all about stirring the pot of racism so people will send money.
Racism has become a nonsense term. That whites excluded blacks is an historical fact and it manifested itself in many forms. However, all great people are exclusive and as the greatness America once was passes away so does the exclusion. We have now entered into a phase of Formless Struggles that will be our reality until our Caesar comes and imposes his will on a dispirited and demoralized demographic.
“Once Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, et al go the way of the Dodo themselves.”
Unfortunately in many communities there are young community organizers plying the race hustle and living off government grants like young Obama did before moving to elected office. None yet have the national prominence of Jackson and Sharpton but once they pass from the scene the media will create their replacements.
In the mainstream press young Charles Blow is giving a good account of himself. He wears the victim mantle quite well and has the benefit of writing opinion pieces for the New York Times. He is well known in progressive circles and could easily be transformed into a national spokesperson if he desired to step out of the cushy offices of the times and begin agitating.
“Wouldn’t this be the second time Jackson has expressed this desire (the first time being towards obama)? Is this a weird fixation of his?”
Maybe he has a little Lorena Bobbit syndrome!
Here. Take this pill. It will turn your skin turquoise for twelve hours.
The left has learned they can easily play the race card and and it sticks to such groups as the tea-party, while there is ZERO evidence of racism, it still sticks to the Tea Party thanks to the MSM.
While the Zimmerman case has zero to do with race, the MSM still made the play, and the sheeple left bought it hook line and sinker.
To the left, racism is far worse than abortion, murder, the IRS scandal and everything else Obama has done to ruin this country combined.
Defeat it? Can’t even define it. I guarantee that generaly speaking all races define it differently. Even within the same race there is huge variation of what it is.
Yes, and we are hard-wired that way for a reason. Those who did not avoid/fear members of other tribes did not survive in a hard world. The libs love Darwinism, but ignore the fact that human racism is an evolved defensive characteristic through survival of the fittest.
You have more faith in mankind than I have, if you think we can continue down this path for 10k more years!
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