I wanted to write something amazing
and eloquent about my view of racism in this Presidential race and
Colin Powell's endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. Then I read this
article this morning, and realized I could not have said it better
myself...
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Where's the racial outrage when white generals endorse McCain?
By Griffin ยท October 20th, 2008
"But the reality is that Colin
Powell, in his interview with Meet the Press, gave about a dozen
reasons why he would be supporting Barack Obama over John McCain-
McCain's response to the economic crisis, McCain's selection of Sarah
Palin, and Obama's growth over the last two years, just to name a few.
None of those reasons had to do with race, yet that is the first thing
these prominent conservatives see in Powell's endorsement.So here's my
question: John McCain has been endorsed by over 200 retired and active
military officers, the vast majority of them white.
So where was this racial outrage
when all those white generals endorsed McCain? I mean, obviously they
were only doing it because of the color of his skin, right? Even
though none of them, to my knowledge, explicitly cited McCain's race as
the reason for endorsing him, that just had to be why. After all,
they're white; he's white. And it would be naive to suggest that that
had nothing to do with their decision.
So again, I ask to the Rush
Limbaughs, George Wills, and Pat Buchanans of the world, why didn't the
discussion immediately turn to race when any of those white military
officers endorsed the white candidate for president? And why is your
reaction to the Colin Powell endorsement anything less than racism?"
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The definition of racist is "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"
So these questions come to mind...
If I'm black, and I vote for Senator Obama because he is black, am I racist?
What if I'm white and I only vote for Senator McCain because Obama is black, am I racist?
To
say that Powell endorsed Obama simply because they are both black is
ridiculous. If you are going to say this, then all the white generals
and politicians that are supporting McCain are doing so because he is
white. Correct?
If you
can't see this argument, then the only words I can come up with is not
really being racist, but completely practicing a double standard. It
can't be one without the other. You can't use the race card with Obama/Powell and not use it with McCain/and the hundreds of white Generals that endorsed McCain.
And
please, don't get me started on the Muslim thing. The belief that
Obama is Muslim or even a terrorist is both IGNORANT AND RACIST.
If
he was really a terrorist then we are all plain stupid. The entire
country is. The fact that he is an ELECTED OFFICIAL of our Government
and has served as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
Veterans Affairs Committee, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,
and we didn't "figure this out" by now, I'm scared for all of us and
our National Security.
AND REALLY...
What
if he was Muslim? Who cares? The idea that if you are Muslim means you
are "BAD" or a "terrorist" is the ugliest of all the tactics that are
being used in this election. The teachings of Islam are beautiful, just
as the teachings of Judaism and Christianity are. What if he was
Atheist? Oh goodness, he probably wouldn't of gotten this far, correct?
To say that something is
wrong with him if he was Muslim, is the worst, disgusting and racist
topic so far. The problem is most people are ignorant to Islamic
teachings. Because of the attacks of 9/11, we are predisposed to
believe that Islam=evil. It would be like grouping ALL white Christians with extremist KKK members and beliefs.
The REALITY and TRUTH is ALL extremist groups are dangerous. I read a comment on a post on CafeMom the other day that I loved and believe wholeheartedly:
"We do not need to teach our children TOLERANCE, we need to teach them ACCEPTANCE."
This
is the only way we will ever grow as a nation. This is the only way we
can stand up to the rest of the world and say as Americans, that we believe and claim that,
"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The Declaration of Independence.
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