Salon.com and Brittany Cooper Promote Racism

Many white folks believe that black criminality has produced white fear and that white fear in the presence of black masculinity is therefore always justified. But the opposite is true. White anxiety and fear and racism have produced the myth of pervasive black criminality. Intraracial black violence is a problem, but white racism has produced the concentrated structures of poverty and lack of access to education that give rise to violent behaviors. 

This is considered worthy of being published on Salon.com?  This is exactly the problem with Media today, a one sided breathtakingly racist approach.  And, if one thinks this is the worst of what is contained within the article, you would have to be kidding.  We all know reporters who could have written up a much more thought out argument for racism.  This is just plain vile.

The "myth of pervasive black criminality" struck a chord.  Is it a myth?  No, not whatsoever; and, this is not just an opinion, but fact.  A white male is more than twice as likely to be murdered by a black male than the reverse.  Keep in mind, white males FAR outnumber black males in the US.

Where is Today's Martin Luther King Jr.?

Today, we celebrate the greatness of one man and his quest to bring equality to the races in America. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man who inspired many to take peaceful action to accomplish so much.  His legacy reaches far and wide and continues today.  However, a disturbing trend has arisen which, seemingly, undermines his legacy. Few leaders seek the transformation that Martin Luther Kind Jr. sought. Instead, leaders of today, seek to keep our nation divided so that they may profit from this division.

While capitalism is the driver of our country, capitalism derived from the legacy of a great man who's leadership brought us into a better time, should not be used in this way.  People such as Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and others abuse the message of Martin Luther King Jr. to profit from his teachings.  They do not teach of love and understanding in the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.  Instead, they seemingly seek to incite hatred through race baiting and other tactics.

Discrimination: Over Used and Abused

We see it all the time, calls of discrimination.  Certain groups, organizations and classes especially use this word excessively.  Discrimination is used so excessively that it has lost its' true meaning.  In political circles and discussion, discrimination is used as leverage in discussion, especially against those on the Right.  Discrimination affects everyone in their daily lives; it is not one class, race, religion, or sex that is affected.

Discrimination, as defined by Merriam-Webster is:

: the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people

: the ability to recognize the difference between things that are of good quality and those that are not

: the ability to understand that one thing is different from another thing

In reality, everyone is treated unfairly or differently in some way in our country.  There are 314 million individuals, all different, who are discriminated against in their own way.

First and foremost, it must be understood that we are a nation of discriminatory laws.  Each law we have enacted, discriminates against some person in our country.  Laws are made to protect us from each other, however, in doing so create a maze of discrimination.

For example, tax laws are complex and affect everyone differently.  Based on socioeconomic status, we are taxed at different rates, with varying deductions, credits, and so forth.  In general, if you are deemed high income, you pay a larger percentage than those with low incomes. Is this not discrimination against high income earners?  After all, they are being singled out for their income.  Sure, the argument can be made about the fairness of this practice.  But, who decides what fair is?  This is up to people's interpretation and personal discriminatory belief systems.

Laws have been enacted to discourage discrimination based upon race over the years.  These laws cause more discrimination through, again, judgement of what is discrimination.  These laws, much more needed in the past, created a safety net that protected individuals in the workplace.  Over time, these laws now protect minorities from poor performance at work. Companies have become so scared of lawsuits, based on discrimination laws, they can hardly release a minority for job performance.  A protected race could claim discrimination, based on their race, rather than performance. Is it not discriminatory to hold others to higher standards because they are not of a specific race?  That being said, there is no doubt that racism (a form of discrimination) does exist.  But, even this is debatable as to whom are racists.  As I discussed in Is Racism Only a White Phenomenon?, racism exists across all races.

One of the founding principles of our nation was, and still is, freedom of religion. Discrimination, based on religion, is also protected under the law.  As a nation of many religions, our system of laws cannot help but discriminate against people for their religious beliefs.  One of the most prominent questions surrounding the ACA is a conflict between sexism and religious freedom.  The conflict arises out of the requirement that all plans must provide birth control for women, however, this conflicts with the Catholic belief system which opposes birth control.  This conflict will have to be resolved by the Supreme Court in the future.

While the left seeks to resolve discrimination through law; the right seeks to resolve to discrimination through knowledge and understanding.  The right understands that, no matter the amount of laws enacted, discrimination will be inherited through those laws.  It is because of this, we do not support law as a way to resolve discrimination; it only adds to the discrimination that is already at issue.  It is interpreted, by the left, that the right does not care about discrimination, which couldn't be further from the truth.  The law, in our eyes, should look at everyone regardless of their traits or beliefs on an equal level.  No one should be treated better or worse based upon the laws of the land.

Cries of discrimination are commonplace now, lessening true discrimination for lesser and sometimes, pointless discrimination suits being filed.  It is this over use and abuse of the word that has made discrimination as convoluted as our tax law.

Political discourse has dumbed itself down to the point where people are randomly called all sorts of -ists without recourse or reason.  If you oppose Obama's policies, you are deemed a racist.  Oppose gay marriage, you are called homophobic; believe women should pass the same test to become a firefighter as men, you are sexist.  The list goes on and on.  And, because of this, it is hard to take anyone serious when these accusations are thrown out.

At some point, or numerous times, everyone is discriminated against.  It may be a person, the law, or accusation without cause.  The overuse and abuse have lost the meaning of true discrimination.  Instead, we are stuck with an unending list of supposed discrimination. Discrimination is real, it affects everyone, and it will continue until we move away from legislating it and teaching respect for one another.

A Liberal Argument Against Liberals

Let me warn you; my typical Conservative approach is lost this morning.  This post contains foul language and not so Christian statements.  If none of that bothers you, read on…

I have had it with Liberal “arguments”.  By Liberal, I mean far left Democrats, not classic Liberals.  This is my Liberal argument against Liberals and Liberalism.  If you are a Liberal, this is what Conservatives hear every day from you.  If you are Conservative, you know exactly what I mean.  After all, Liberals cannot win an argument on facts.  Liberals do not understand what a fact is.  Liberals only have rhetoric at their disposal.

Conservatives tend to be God-fearing, good Christian people.  And this is our downfall.  We are too nice to these dumb-asses who consistently badger and call us things we would never do to another human being.  Except me, who is on a war path this morning.

Liberals are stupid assholes when it comes to economic matters.  Liberals are so clueless on economics, it is nearly pointless to teach them.  To teach them would require starting with basic math and moving forward.  So, if you start now, you could teach a Liberal economics in about 15-20 years of daily teaching.  But, don’t use common sense in teaching them either, this confuses them.  They will call you a racist when you teach them.  But, remind them they are dumb-asses.

Despite their ego, Liberals do not communicate well.  Somehow, they believe that using big words make them sound smarter.  I will give you a hint, if you were smart you would not be a Liberal.  Liberals were equipped with a big heart and no brain.  God made them this way, and we just have to accept this.  A big heart makes you no smarter than anyone else.  Get over your stupid ego and learn something, for once!

Liberals are the most racist people I have ever known.  Liberal policies do nothing to help minorities; they keep minorities right where they want them.  If Liberals wanted to help minorities, they would stop the bull shit policies they “compassionately” enable.  Welfare does not help people get out of poverty.  Poverty has not changed since instating welfare.  Inner city schools suck and it is because of the Liberals and their policies.  Liberals will not allow school choice because this will help the minorities out of poverty. Liberals treat minorities like slaves by lying to them and telling them how the “party of the white man” is holding them back.  Liberals have lied so many times that they now believe it.

Liberals always remind us that the President is black.  Why?  Because they have to be careful what they say and always support him, no matter how stupid his ideas and policies.  After all, they wouldn’t want to show their true racism.  They believe, since a black Democrat was elected President, they are absolved of all their racism.  Liberals voted for Obama because he was black.  It doesn’t get much more racist than that!  How else do you explain voting for the least qualified candidate?  This country has enough problems without your racism getting in the way as well.

Liberals are bullies.  Bullies call others what they are inside.  The Liberal bullies call Conservatives racists, because they know what they are, deep down inside. Liberals are racists!!!

Do you realize how stupid you all look when you trash every place you gather?  Liberals preach peace and harmony and respect for mother earth and climate change.  Yet, Liberals are the biggest slobs on this planet.  Whenever you demonstrate, you destroy everything around you; people lives, property, and each other.  Your lack of moral compass causes you to rape each other, steal, and act like uncivilized barbarians.  You have no class, no clue, and no answers.

Liberals oft refer to Conservatives as Homophobes.  Funny, Conservatives do not give a damn about people’s sexual preferences, color of skin, religion, or anything similar.  Liberals are homophobic, there is no doubt.  Why else do you have to single out someone’s sexual preference?  Why does it matter whom a person loves?  Liberal laws have made it such that we must now recognize same-sex marriages because they love the government being in our business.  Why else would anyone care about a person’s sexual preference?  Liberals single out homosexuals as needing special treatment for their sexual preference.  Why is this anyone’s business?  How would you feel if I asked you about your favorite sexual position and plastered it everywhere?  It is not ok to single out homosexuals, so stop doing it!  I know, liberals don’t give a damn about anyone but themselves and their causes.  So, why would they care about outing a bunch of people who deserve their own privacy?

Liberals do not give a damn about the poor, the needy, the disabled, veterans or other vulnerable people in our society. The only reason Liberals feign compassion for this block of people is for their votes.  They continually give handouts to buy their votes at every election.  However, these handouts do nothing to improve the lives of these people.  If they really cared to help them, they would stop bashing the solutions to save the programs that support our most vulnerable.  Our current set of programs offer no way out to those in need; they are designed to hold these people down in our society.  After all, Liberals love to control their voting block, not actually help them. True solutions to help these people only come from one side of the aisle, and it is NOT the Liberal side!

Liberals slammed our country with a Health Care Law that NO ONE supports, except them.  They did not give a damn about helping the uninsured, they are just power-hungry.  I am not going to go into detail on this; if you have read this far, you already know this!

In closing, I just want to say, stop calling others what you truly are, Liberals: Racist, Homophobic, lacking compassion, selfish, arrogant, unethical, and immoral. I did not use facts because why should I have to? Liberals never do!!

Don't PC me!

I have always disliked the term "Politically Correct."  I don't think this term has a true assigned meaning any more.  After all, politicians tend to be liars and rarely correct.  In debate, politically correct takes on multiple meanings; to be correct, would imply a right answer in a discussion regarding opinion.  Debate also requires proper use of language in terms of being politically correct; I certainly would not use the N-word in a political debate! (Or, at all, for that matter!)  Our language has also been distorted by being "PC". English is commonly misused in an attempt to be PC that most no longer know the true meanings of words.  Even our sense of humor has been destroyed by PC terms and uses. How is this really a country for Freedom of Speech, if our speech has become so filtered that discussion becomes lost in a sea of half truths?

Is Racism Only a White Phenomenon?

For some reason, our drive by media and "leaders" such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson cannot be honest about some of our country's problems.  God forbid, we should have an honest discussion about racial violence, especially if it is black on white.  Martin Luther King Jr. would not have stood for these activities or the lack of honest discussion. Don't get me wrong, there is racism from whites, Hispanics, Asians, etc.  Now, this may surprise some of you, but racial tensions are rising; not because the KKK is coming back into power, but because people have become ignorant.  People like our drive by media, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and other deniers want to point at one side of the equation.  And, they do nothing to work out the tension, they are fanning the flames. Racism is not a one way street.

Politics and Racism

I am often disturbed by the common used argument by Liberals these days; they don't like Obama because they are racist.  This all too common statement undermines the very fabric of political debate.  It demeans the person making the argument to a point where no validity is reached in discourse.  Those on the opposing side automatically tune out anything that the accused has to say, because, who would listen to a racist, after all?  This argument is not only used here on the internet in personal and group debates, but also in the public sphere where talking heads constantly point to racism as the motivation for opposition to Obama.

Let's step back for a moment, and recap some history regarding racism in general terms. First of all, racism exists, and few deny this.  Racism exists on both sides of the political spectrum as well as across all nationalities, sex, creed, religion, etc.  In other words, picking out racism is not a one-sided conversation; to suggest otherwise would be ignorant in and of itself.  Second, the election of Obama was a great moment in American history from the standpoint that we had our first black President.  It took more than 50% of the voting public to elect him (this is important to keep in mind later in this post).  Third, we have an ugly history when it comes to racism; from slavery to voting rights and even after that point.  Few Americans are proud of this deplorable history we share, and many work to overcome this and to heal the nation.