Monday, April 16, 2012
"Manipulating Death: The Nation’s Grievance Industry"`
I believe that there are those who are trapped in their past; and, as a result, are far too quick to see things as race related.
Of course, those same people clearly have something to gain (notoriety, money, or votes) from such behavior....
Of course, those same people clearly have something to gain (notoriety, money, or votes) from such behavior....
At PJmedia.com, Joe R. Hicks writes about the issue:
"These bizarre, racially inflammatory outbursts come at a time when the nation is led by a black president, there is significant black presence in the White House, and Obama’s attorney general is a black man. Some of these hackneyed claims of raw, unfettered racism would have sounded absurd and outdated even at the end of the 1970s. Yet, with a straight face, these race-hustlers — some still captives of another era — would like us to believe that George Zimmerman was acting as an agent of Jim Crow-era race policies when he shot Treyvon Martin.
The recurring claim made by an assortment of black leaders is that the lives of black youths are virtually worthless. This was the theme of a recent Time magazine article by Toure, who sets out to instruct black adults on how they should talk about the Martin killing with black youths. He starts by saying they should be told: 'It’s unlikely, but possible that you could get killed today. … Or any day.'
Revealing the settings of his own racial compass, even the nation’s president seemingly bought into that perspective. At a Rose Garden press conference, President Obama mused: 'You know, if I had a son, he’d look like Treyvon.' Meaning exactly what?
Obama’s racial instincts aren’t surprising. He’s shown a disturbing tendency to whip out the race card."
