Posted on 03/03/2020 7:49:12 AM PST by Kaslin
Last Wednesday, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on "Voter Suppression in Minority Communities: Learning from the Past to Protect Our Future." The hearing was based on the premise that "today, many Americans — especially those in minority communities — face significant barriers to registering to vote and casting a ballot."
One witness, civil rights activist Diane Nash, delusionally claimed that America "was founded on genocide," which was an "extremely fundamental institution in our history." She went on to state that "we look on the value of lives of Europeans and white Americans and Australians and maybe Israelis as much more valuable than the lives of people who are Asian, African, and Latin American."
First, as an American Jew, I take issue with the loose use of the term "genocide" to describe America's founding. The Holocaust was a genocide; Rwandans faced a genocide, as did the Armenians. But even if you agree with Ms. Nash, what occurred 300 years ago in the Americas is not something that was foundational to our founding and is not enshrined in our Constitution today. Today, our history books — until now, with the New York Times attempting to rewrite history with its 1619 Project — accurately portray what was done to American Indians and slaves. Despite Nash's claims otherwise, we do in fact acknowledge our historical mistakes.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
A wound will never heal if you keep picking at it and pouring salt in it.........................
I said for decades that the biggest problem in America is race and all of the issues that are attached to it. Schools. Crime. Housing. Public transportation Reverse discrimination PC BS Welfare.
Throw in sports. Tokenism Division
I think we need a national discussion about racism. Exactly how should it properly be defined?
Regarding blacks, this land of opportunity has worked well for them for they have substantial numbers in every aspect of American society and modern culture. And it has become successful because the white people willed it happen. I know of no area of American life where black people are not only welcome, but are already succeeding. Is it necessary to continue coddling them by guarding words, yearbook pictures, etc??
This racism rant must come to an end.
Except for a few small, insignificant pockets where it will never be eradicated. America is not a racist nation.
Is obsession a mental illness?
The Democrats are the ones who keep opening up that racial wound, and they do it on purpose to empower themselves while doing nothing for the people they claim to be standing up for. Racial division and strife are part of the Democrat Party handbook and they’ll keep playing those “cards” as long as it benefits them politically!
It’s the media and the Socialists who have the emotional illness.
Where are these small, insignificant pockets?
Have the discussion and get no where.
We need to look forward, not backward.
Isn’t this the post racial era? Thanks Obama.
Whaddya mean? The rest of you don’t think of yourselves as Scarlet O’hara on a plantation?
Huh.
America suffers from Race Baiters’ disease.
Right. Rationality has to power against those who have none.
Psychology should incorporate a new disorder: Chronic Perceived Racism Syndrome (CPRS).
A black man who was TWICE FREELY elected President of the most powerful nation on God’s green Earth, claims we are a nation of racists..............................
You are correct.
Racism is a cop out.
NO!! only the half on the left who were originally responsible and who will not let it go .
At this point in their sordid history I think the Democrats are finally starting to alienate blacks
We finally have a real man is a president that’s willing to call out the Democrats on their lies hypocrisy and all the bull crap they’ve been telling blacks for all kinds of decades
And Dad the Democrats are starting to cater more and more to illegal aliens at the expense of blacks they’re starting to see that all Democrats really give a shiiite about his power for themselves and they don’t give a shiiite about aliens legal or not black women and gays
All of these little desperate groups are just pawns that they care about for about five minutes during election day
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