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Lessons learned under Obama, part 1 of a series
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We have learned a lot since Obama has taken office. There have been very disturbing truths about our country that have been revealed. We have learned that racism is bad, unless it is practiced by someone with darker skin and/or someone who spends time with Obama. We have learned that, when in doubt or lacking information, the best option is to blame authority. We have learned that our government has become one that is made up of the wrong people, disliked by the people, and is for the people within it. We have learned that the Constitution does not matter in most cases (such as the election of a president), but does matter when used as an argument against policies by Conservatives. There really is a lot of gray area of when it matters (at least according to many of the people in office today), so one just kind of has to wait and see what Obama and all his friends say about the Constitution in order to know how important it is regarding each issue.
As most of you probably know, there was a 17-year old student sent home from school on Friday because he went to school dressed as Aunt Jemima. The principal felt that it was “racially insensitive” and the student was told to either wash the black makeup off of his face, or be sent home. The student chose to be sent home. If the student was a member of a Nazi group, or showed signs of hatred/disrespect for black people, then this was the right move. However, there has been no evidence presented that would suggest that the student had any racist tendencies at all. It has been a tradition for him, as a joke, to dress as a woman for Halloween, since he has been in the 3rd grade. He was dressed as Pocahontas last year, and Wilma Flinstone the year before that. So dressing as a random female character has been a consistent thing with him. Yes, race was involved, but simply that he was a white male dressed as a black female brand character. That’s all. From all the information that has come out, it was not intended to get the response of “hey, look at that kid dressed as a slave. Maybe he’s trying to say that all black people are servants or that we should go back to slavery.” Rather, the intended response was “hey, that’s funny. It’s a white male dressed as Aunt Jemima.” It’s not even as though Aunt Jemima is looked at as an embarrassment to black people. She is the character that represents one of, if not, the most popular brands of breakfast food items. It was done as a joke, not against black people, but as a joke about who it was that was dressed as a black female character. What if a black student came in dressed as Bernie Madoff? Would he be sent home for having that as a costume, and blamed for stereotyping all white males as scam artists who will rob people of millions of dollars? No, he would not. Now one can make the argument that there is a difference because whites enslaved blacks centuries ago, and that racism was a prevalent social problem until just a couple decades ago. However, America has reached a point where, at least in the area of race, efforts are being made to make sure everyone is considered equal. If that is our goal, shouldn’t any action/sentiment that suggests racism be considered wrong? If everyone is supposed to be equal, why should one race be given the “privilege” of being allowed to insult another? Regardless of history, our goal now is equality, and allowing that prevents equality. Some may doubt that there has been an actual case where it is known that a black man has made racist comments or behaved in a way that was racist, and was able to get away with it, even when it was known by someone who could do something about it. And that is what part of this article is for. It is to point out a severe problem.
Remember, I am against racism totally. It does not matter who the sentiments are coming from, or who they are against. I am completely against racism. I just do not see any racism in the student’s costume, but racism is quite evident in the information I am going to give now:
Malik Zulu Shabazz is the leader of the New Black Panther Party. He spends part of his time telling people that the Native Americans should have “left (the white man) to die” when he came to America. He also tells people that 4,000 Jews ran out of the World Trade Center just before the attacks of September 11th. He considers Jews to be “bloodsuckers” and refers to the pope as a “no-good cracker.” He also says that all white people have at least a little bit of “Hitler in them.” These are just some of the racist comments that he has made. Now one might say that the government must be paying attention to that, and keeping and eye on him. They are keeping an eye on him, but unfortunately, it is as he walks into the White House to visit Barack Obama. That’s right, Shabazz’s name is even on the log of visitors.(Along with William Ayers and George Soros). And don’t forget, it was Obama himself who said that we should judge him based on who he associates with. And remember Jeremiah Wright? The one who Obama “separated himself” from? The one who said that he can’t spend time with Obama because of the “Jews complaining.” He’s also on the list of visitors. So why is it that not only do these men not get reprimanded or disciplined appropriately, but they even get a special place of honor with Obama? There are two reasons for this. The first is that they can be racist because they make statements against whites, and mainly against Jews, and apparently, that is looked on favorably. The other possible reason has more to do with Obama’s character and opinions, but I am not going to say any more than that about that reason. The main point I’m trying to make here is that, just as there is in politics regarding criticism of Democrats and Republicans, there is a double standard when it comes to racist sentiments/actions. It is sad and scary when the same people who say we need to be more tolerant and promote equality will applaud/reward certain people who make racist comments, and punish others when they say/do anything that can be misinterpreted as racist.
We have learned a lot about race from Obama. Some of the things have been good, and some of the things, as shown above, have been bad.
This has been the first part in a series of articles about what we have learned during Obama’s time in office. What he and his political friends have taught us would take up too much time for one article. The next one will address the issue of authority and one of the several issues regarding the Constitution.
