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Can Blacks Be Racist?
Townhall.com ^ | March 28, 2015 | Carl Jackson

Posted on 03/28/2015 5:20:20 AM PDT by Kaslin

What if it's not injustice that has led so many blacks across America to feel disenfranchised? What if it's judgment?

Last week on two separate occasions guests on Sean Hannity's radio program reiterated Jesse Jackson's decades old mantra that "blacks can't be racist because we have no institutional power." This may be a clandestine way to excuse blacks for destroying cities like Ferguson, MO in the name of justice for Michael Brown, but it's hardly worth addressing seriously.

Unknown to many is the fact that blacks hold more government jobs by percentage than any other ethnicity. In an article entitled "Government Job Cuts Threaten the Black Middle Class" on npr.org, "Blacks are thirty percent more likely than non-blacks to work in the public sector, according to the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Labor Research and Education. And "roughly 21 percent of black workers are public employees compared with 16.3 percent of non-blacks." In other words, blacks are the institution!

We would be better off if blacks were more concerned about the injustices that occur within our own communities than looking at external factors. Government dependency has contributed to broken homes, multiple baby-daddy's, black-on-black crime, jobless men and most importantly, an abandonment of biblical values in black communities. Yet these issues are continuously ignored or excused within the community. Whitey makes for a great scapegoat but they're not to blame for our problems today. Blacks can be racist just like anyone else if and when we allow unforgiveness to take root in our hearts. So where did this ridiculous notion that blacks can't be racist come from?

The tipping point seems to have been when blacks decidedly chose the policies of LBJ's War on Poverty over God's divine plan of family. The floodgates to despotism and desperation at the expense of destiny were opened wide. Racism is a condition of the heart! Only a just and fair God can rightly examine the individual heart- not phony civil rights activists. Imagine a Black Panther standing before God on judgment day asking for his hatred towards whites and Jews to be forgiven based solely on the argument he had "no institutional power." It's ridiculous isn't it? Each man will give an account to God for his own life. We mustn't allow America's race-baiters to control this argument!

Black female rapper Azealia Banks was quoted in an interview with Playboy magazine saying "I hate everything about this country. Like, I hate fat white Americans. All the people who are crunched into the middle of America, the real fat and meat of America, are these racist conservative white people who live on their farms." Wouldn't it have been nice to hear black leftist demand an apology from her? If we're to love our neighbor, shouldn't all racially divisive language be unacceptable from anyone of any color?

When a young black female at a Brooklyn McDonald's was beaten senselessly by at least four other black females recently, it would have been cool to see one of the dozens of black spectators step in to break up the fight. Instead, the onlookers cheered on the beating! The women brawled like men, and the men sat by like helpless women. And we have the audacity to be worried about white policemen!? Where is our humanity towards each other?

What a pleasant surprise it would have been to see a "civil rights leader" demand peace despite the perceived grievances of the black community in Ferguson, Missouri when Attorney General Eric Holder's report concluded Officer Darren Wilson was justified in shooting Michael Brown. Instead we witnessed a black Ferguson sniper shoot two innocent police officers brought in from another department to help protect the people of the town against a potential second wave of riots. As long as blacks are allowed to hide behind terms like "institutional racism," they'll continue to evade any fault or guilt regarding racial issues brought on by themselves, including riots.

My eighth grade science teacher Mr. Royce addressed a mostly black and Mexican student body during an assembly after a large brawl between gang members took place at my school. In his frustration he stated, "we run to fights but walk to class." That's stuck with me over the years. In addition, we scream for civil rights, just don't expect us to act civil! We demand respect just don't ask us to respect ourselves! We vote, just don't expect us to hold politicians accountable! We collect welfare checks, just don't ask us to collect job applications!

Sadly, the gift of freedom given to all Americans by God will continue to allude blacks like utopia does liberals. Blacks don't have the moral authority to determine whom can or cannot be racist. God does! Perhaps if we begin treating each other better, cops would have less need to police our communities.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bible; blackcommunity; civilrights; god; racism
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To: BenLurkin

Blacks that are severely rude to non-black individuals, can be and are in positions of power, and yes, they exert that power in a negative way.

This is in no way different from the supposed discrimination that non-blacks who exert power in a negative way against blacks, when confrontations come up. It may be as simple as mere rudeness, or it may be an all-out assault. The basic intent behind the confrontation remains the same. It has to do with content of character, not the color of skin.

And some people have pretty rotten character, regardless of skin color.


21 posted on 03/28/2015 6:02:24 AM PDT by alloysteel (It isn't science, it's law. Rational thought does not apply.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

And this will continue till whites open their mouths and say something. It’s our own fault. My lesbian sister in law called me a homophobe because I like Ted Cruz in 2016.

I tuned around and called her a homophobe because she wants Hillary Clinton and Clinton hates women.

The look on her face was priceless.


22 posted on 03/28/2015 6:03:29 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
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To: Kaslin

Nope. Only those crazy azzed, blue eyed devil white boy honkey Crackas can be rasis.


23 posted on 03/28/2015 6:05:47 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Civil rights are for civilized people.)
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To: Kaslin

Ask one how many variations and names they’ve given to the different colors of their race.


24 posted on 03/28/2015 6:06:42 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Kaslin

They not only can.... most are!!!!


25 posted on 03/28/2015 6:06:49 AM PDT by ontap
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To: joethedrummer

Semantic. You know. From the Middle East.


26 posted on 03/28/2015 6:10:31 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Kaslin
Can Blacks Be Racist?

Racism is a belief and a belief not acted on is benign.

The belief that the different races, cultures, and tradition are not equal only become a problem when inferiority or superiority is assigned and acted upon.

Asking if blacks can be bigoted would be more honest.

I have observed that the self-appointed leaders of the black community are no longer seeking equality but now seek privilege.

Any right or privilege enjoyed by whites but denied to blacks should be discussed and corrected.

Do you know of any?

27 posted on 03/28/2015 6:10:42 AM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

There is NO reverse racism, RACISM IS RACISM, REGARDLESS OF THE RACE OF THE RACIST. Talking about reverse racism is as meaningless as saying a ball is rolling backward.


28 posted on 03/28/2015 6:16:55 AM PDT by RipSawyer (Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the racist.)
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To: Kaslin

An old black man once told he was raised to believe “the man ain’t gonna let you be nothing or do nothing”. I think at one time that was true but now blacks are keeping them selves down.


29 posted on 03/28/2015 6:18:42 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Zenjitsuman

When I worked in a restaurant and spit in the white people's food, I wasn't a racist.
I just hated those cracker ass mutha f**kers and was expressing myself.

30 posted on 03/28/2015 6:20:55 AM PDT by Baynative (You can judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.)
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To: ChildOfThe60s
If you had checked in Merriam Webster Dictionary.com you would have found that allude is an actual word, as is elude.

allude

elude

Notice especially the examples of ALLUDE and ELUDE and say you're Mē miseret (Latin for) sorry for your mistake

31 posted on 03/28/2015 6:23:36 AM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Kaslin
After out current rPresident retires I will be over the race thing. I couldn't care less and will ignore it and forget about it. It is "their" problem not mine. Just stay the F away from me.
32 posted on 03/28/2015 6:23:48 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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RUFKM?


33 posted on 03/28/2015 6:24:36 AM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: Kaslin
Ask blacks that question. Oh, wait! Somebody already did...

More Americans View Blacks As Racist Than Whites, Hispanics
Among black Americans, 31% think most blacks are racist, while 24% consider most whites racist and 15% view most Hispanics that way.

34 posted on 03/28/2015 6:25:44 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Kaslin

I have come to the inevitable conclusion that there are far worse things in the world than racism.


35 posted on 03/28/2015 6:27:02 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I don’t understand the term reverse racism. Is that like racism directed out and it makes a u-turn and comes back at you?


36 posted on 03/28/2015 6:28:03 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Kaslin; ChildOfThe60s
While it is true that both allude and elude are real words, within the context, elude is the correct word to use.

The author's sentence is "Sadly, the gift of freedom given to all Americans by God will continue to allude blacks like utopia does liberals." In this context, the word "elude" (to avoid) makes more sense than the word "allude" (to make indirect reference).

The author was tripped up with the fact that spellchecker does not check for incorrect words, but only incorrect spelling, and the piece was not proofread carefully enough.

37 posted on 03/28/2015 6:31:57 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: expat2

Right.

I’ve been subjected to anti-white racism. They’re racists and they know it, but excuse it in the name of old slavery.

Let’s apply Affirmative Action to sports. See what happens.


38 posted on 03/28/2015 6:32:47 AM PDT by Loud Mime (Keep God's Commandments; it's better than gambling on forgiveness.)
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To: Zenjitsuman
"Blacks used to say they had no power "

I can't find the word "power" (or anything even close to it) in the definition of racism.

The (provable) racists in liberal land have built it as a "back door" to limit debate on that subject.

It's used like "old news", "no controlling legal authority", etc. so they can bail on any given subject that makes them uncomfortable.

39 posted on 03/28/2015 6:38:58 AM PDT by capt. norm (Don't worry if plan A fails, there are 25 more letters in the alphabet.)
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To: Kaslin

yes


40 posted on 03/28/2015 6:39:26 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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