The ugliness of race-baiting is dramatically rising of late as those desperate to re-elect Obama resort to it. For the younger crowd who aren't sure what the term means:
Race baiting is a term for groundless accusations of racism. It is a unique and deliberate focus on race in an attempt to discredit others as racist. An important component of race baiting is for the indicter to appear factual, neutral, unbiased, a person truly above racisms' perversion. Others are unapologetic about racial bias, referring to groups whether guilty or innocent, as rotten people that have to be exposed. Sometimes subtle in its use, race baiting is considered hate speech and affects all races and religious groups, even gender.
Where racism exists, we must stamp it out because it's an ugly, destructive and inhumane thing. That's true for white racism. It's also true for black racism. There's no place for either in a free republic.
Here's one honest examination of the dishonesty involved in today's race discourse:
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/278526/obama-s-racial-crisis-victor-davis-hanson
For sure, as I've said before, some elements of the Tea Party message (smaller, less invasive government, including controlling entitlements and welfare) appeal to anarchists and racists. We in the Tea Party abhor their thinking and reject it at every turn. We categorically denounce and reject their messages of hate whenever they show up. Not only is it unacceptable hate that we refuse to tolerate, it detracts from our real message. Besides racism being a sick and unacceptable thing, we'd be crazy to allow it, much less embrace it, for practical reasons ... ie, it's counter-productive to and destructive of our goals. We'd be completely nuts to allow it. In fact, we stand against it, period.
The Tea Party has become an inviting target for purveyors of race-baiting, especially those who are politically progressive. Our message of smaller government, less debt, less spending is increasingly sensible outside the Tea Party ranks. Since progressives have little ammunition with which to fight this increasingly logical, increasingly popular argument they're resorting to name-calling. Racist ... the ultimate insult that can stand and condemn without proof. Ask Morgan Feeman and Maxine Waters for proof that the Tea Party is fundamentally racist and they can't do it. But they're desperate now that President Obama looks more likely not to have a second term so they'll do desperate and dispicable things to help secure a second term for him.
Never mind that President Obama's policies have done nothing to help the black community in any way that helps ensure a better present ... or future ... for them. It's important to keep him in office exactly why? What has he done to restore our economy? Nothing, even during the two years he had total control to do anything he wanted. Tell me again, why is it so important to keep him in office?
Nevertheless, the Tea Party which is trying to get our economy going again for everyone, including blacks, is evil by definition according to many progressives like Freeman and Waters simply because we have the audacity to oppose THE POLICIES of our first African American president. Why, in a civil society, do they not have to prove their outrageous claims? They don't have to adhere to the same standard of civility that they falsely claim is being abused by the Tea Party. Their hate and dishonesty do harm to our country by encouraging and practicing incivility and race-baiting. Who are the racist ones, really?
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