Racism and Saturday Talking Heads
I just saw a clip on Headline News in which U.S. President Barrack Obama stated (essentially) that yes, racism is real and there is an element of that amongst the political opposition he faces, but that opposition is principally simply anti-government. This is, in my view, a correct and honest assessment that Obama deserves credit for offering. Notably, it contradicts what many of his supporters are saying.
Compare the above with an earlier segment I saw on MSNBC where Carl Jeffers said (among other things) that the oft-repeated phrase (amongst what I would characterize as the right-populist crowd) that “We want our country back!” is a code word for racist sentiments. This seems a blatant smear on the part of Jeffers.
It would have been far more accurate criticism for Jeffers to call such statements simply dumb. If by “country” one means the US government, it has never been yours, folks. As George Carlin noted, it’s run for the benefit of an exclusive club and you’re not a member. Of course, Jeffers is unlikely to say such things because he’s an apologist for and junior member of that elite.
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