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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Free To Be, You and Me?

I am puzzled as to why racism is thought to be a terrible thing, rather than entirely natural and often reasonable, and why people allow themselves to be brow-beaten about it. Maybe we should stop. Domestic tranquility would follow in torrents.

As nearly as I can tell, a racist is one who approves of rigorous education, good English, civilized manners, minimal criminality, and responsible parenthood, among other things. I am, then, a racist. I see no reason to grovel about it.

I decided long ago that if, while I was doing a radio interview, a caller-in told me, “You a racist!” I would hesitate as if puzzled, and say “…So what?” This would add immeasurably to the planetary supply of stunned silence. The expectation is that anyone so charged will fall on his knees and beg for mercy. It would be a lesser offense to be caught sexually molesting autistic three-year-old girls while attending a Nazi torch-rally.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

"As nearly as I can tell, a racist is one who approves of..."

No. A racist is one who judges others based on their racial characteristics. Nothing else.

Education, language, manners, etc. are values displayed by all races and people of all races are equally capable of behaving badly.

Anonymous said...

If you were to minimize racism, and treat it as a natural thought process whereas one human is afraid or fearful of another due to a lack of understanding, (natural human trait) the leftist would not have a tool by which to smash you over the head and incite their uneducated base to vote affirmative on matters that are contrary to the base's best interest. So, no, not gonna happen. The Leftists need hate/fear in order to survive and win.

Anonymous said...

You seem to be an expert, 12:34. Is it 'racism' if the vast majority of a given group exhibit a certain trait or behavior? Is it racism if mathematics support the stereotype for a particular group of people? If racism is supported by facts and figures, do you consider that wrong?