rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm] noun
1.
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2.
a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3.
hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
Definition (Obama/Pelosi media era)
1.
Using race to marginalized or vilify dissenting opinions.
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Nancy Pelosi is a racist. There was an old while lady in one picture holding a racist sign. Nancy Pelosi is anold white lady. Coincidence?
Obama is also a racist. There have been pictures of well dressed men of color at Tea Party events. Therefore, all well dressed men of color are racist.
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The sad fact happens to be that racism is not isolated to men and women that love their country. There are many people of many races that can be called racist. The attempt to marginalize common sense (ie: the ability to use a calculator) with name calling is an age old tactic of those that have no ability to support their position.
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Somehow slavery keeps being brought up as if the Tea Party is a family reunion of the descendants of southern slave owners. Of course, everyone forgets that there is a big monument in DC (Lincoln Memorial) with a giant statue of a descendant of a slave owning family in the ... wait for it ... "North". It would seem that "The South" wasn't the only place where human beings were bought and sold as property.
It is also somehow forgotten that Africans were knee deep in harvesting fresh crops of slaves for sell to the Americas. More to the point, it is forgotten that slavery was not invented when the Declaration of Independence was written. Most seem to forget that slavery predates the United States, hence The South, by ... pretty much the birth of man. All known civilizations in history have practiced slavery.
The North can put a button on it's vest saying they stopped before the south did. However, it cannot accurately assert that The South would have slavery today were it not for the Civil War. While it sped up the process, slavery in The South would not be an aspect of 2011 life.
There is no excuse for enslaving human beings. It doesn't matter if the slaves are the same race, same tribe, different race, or different tribe. The United States learned that lesson. However, we have allowed the media and "race pimps" to profiteer from that time in history. We've allowed politicians to use racism as a blank check on those that disagree.
I've yet to meet a person who can trace their family tree back to a slave owner. The most likely candidates for that particular genealogy would be elected officials in the Democratic and Republican party. The average "white guy" that is called a racist does not come from an affluent family with historical ties to slavery. However, that guy is the one being called a racist. His only sins are 1. being white 2. being able to use a calculator. 3. pointing out that a political movement is a lie.
In short, those that dismiss the Tea Party with name calling should probably wonder why they do so. They might find that they "heard it on tv". Abdicating all of your decision making to mass media is essentially what people refer to as "drinking the Kool-Aid"...
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