Continuing to address NPR’s Michelle Martin’s silly notion that there are lines that should not be crossed in politics, here is another gem I found recently that prove my point.
“Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.” (Mary Frances Berry – Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.)
That’s right! Paint anything coming from the right as racist and you will have them doing everything they can to prove to you that they are not racist. As I told one radio show host last week, the Right should spend less time trying to prove that they are pure as the driven snow when it comes to race and more time going to places like Detroit, MI and get behind local leaders and organizations that are doing something to bring hope to that city. The left has abandoned that city and left it in shambles. The Right should take advantage of the vacuum and show how their policies can foster hope. To me, this is way more effective than searching for Black faces to put on stage at Tea Party rallies.
The last time I heard Blacks being referred to as “mongrels” was in my history class in school as we learned about how the Klan defined all of those who were not of a “pure” bloodline. Although the word “mongrel” can apply to humans, it is usually associated with animals (which is why the Klan used it so frequently when talking about non-Whites). Obama uses this word and he gets a “Wink, Wink. We understand, bruh.” Like I told my wife, Obama could have just said “niggahs” and folks would have still extended him the same kind of courtesy.
I say all of this because like Berry has suggested in her quick comment, the accusation of racism in politics is more of a tactic and less of a reality. Accuse someone of racism over and over again and it becomes a reality. People like Berry understand this point while Martin and others believe that politics is about 12 paces back, turn and shoot.
Wake up!
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There Are No Lines In Politics, Ms. Martin (Part II)
by Duane on July 31st, 2010 at 9:38 amContinuing to address NPR’s Michelle Martin’s silly notion that there are lines that should not be crossed in politics, here is another gem I found recently that prove my point.
“Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.” (Mary Frances Berry – Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.)
That’s right! Paint anything coming from the right as racist and you will have them doing everything they can to prove to you that they are not racist. As I told one radio show host last week, the Right should spend less time trying to prove that they are pure as the driven snow when it comes to race and more time going to places like Detroit, MI and get behind local leaders and organizations that are doing something to bring hope to that city. The left has abandoned that city and left it in shambles. The Right should take advantage of the vacuum and show how their policies can foster hope. To me, this is way more effective than searching for Black faces to put on stage at Tea Party rallies.
The last time I heard Blacks being referred to as “mongrels” was in my history class in school as we learned about how the Klan defined all of those who were not of a “pure” bloodline. Although the word “mongrel” can apply to humans, it is usually associated with animals (which is why the Klan used it so frequently when talking about non-Whites). Obama uses this word and he gets a “Wink, Wink. We understand, bruh.” Like I told my wife, Obama could have just said “niggahs” and folks would have still extended him the same kind of courtesy.
I say all of this because like Berry has suggested in her quick comment, the accusation of racism in politics is more of a tactic and less of a reality. Accuse someone of racism over and over again and it becomes a reality. People like Berry understand this point while Martin and others believe that politics is about 12 paces back, turn and shoot.
Wake up!
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