Progressives Label White Americans "Racist" in order to Shut Down Debate and Stifle Free Speech

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "racism" as : (1) a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race; (2) (a) a doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism and designed to execute its principles; or (b) a political or social system founded on racism; (3) racial prejudice or discrimination. • Google defines "racism" as "the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races." • Wikipedia says "racism" is "a product of the complex interaction in a given society of a race-based worldview with prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g., apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices." • • • One can choose a preferred definition. But, whatever the choice, CNN and most other mainstream media teach their viewers that it is impossible for black people to be racist because they are not the power group in American society. This view is also held by many university professors and sociologists today. In July, Professor Marc Lamont Hill of Morehouse College, who is HuffPost Live host, told CNN that black people are "incapable of racism." Professor Lamont Hill made this statement just four days after a black racist(?) shot 11 white police officers uniquely because they were white police officers. Lamont Hill explained that “black people don’t have the institutional power to be racist or to deploy racism.” • • • This popularly held notion that racism can only be the characteristic or policy or basis for action of white Americans is commonly accepted in racist minority groups, because, as they say : "racism can’t apply to those without power." • • • Yet, according to a July 2013 Rasmussen poll, black people can be racist. Rasmussen asked black people whether they think blacks can be racist, and a wide plurality of blacks, 31%, believed most blacks are racist, compared to 24% of blacks who believed most whites are racist and 17% who said most Hispanics are racist. • • • So, defining racism as a trait that can only be based on power imbalances is a sure way of ensuring a moral double standard that ends with more racism, not less. Why? Well, for example, by Lamont Hill’s argument, President Obama and Loretta Lynch, both black, wield significantly more power than any white people in America -- does that mean that white people are incapable of racism? Obviously not. • • • Racism can be a political ideology, a method or system of social stereotyping based on racial differences, and/or a personal practice, and none of these requires power as the necessary basis of personal action. But, as an example, Zeba Blay of The Huffington Post says : “racism is a system in which a dominant race benefits off the oppression of others -- whether they want to or not.” So, by defining racism to require power in the "actor" or "system," it can be made to apply only to white people. Voila! Black people can never be racist. This is nonsense -- racist nonsense. To say that people are incapable of being racist thanks to their skin color is in itself racist. And, that is the problem with the Progressive and Left’s view of race : they believe -- regarding racism, as well as as in all other circumstances -- that group identity triumphs over individual responsibility. But, reality tells another story. Poor people can be racist. Rich people can be racist. People of all colors can be racist. All of us, as human beings, must fight racism, instead of seeing ourselves as part of a victim group and demanding moral sanctuary while carrying out our own vile bigotry. • • • Ah-ha. Bigotry. A much-used and misunderstood word that is often set beside racism as a sin committed only by white Americans. Merriam-Webster defines a "bigot" as "a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance." So, perhaps individual racists should be called bigots. But, note that there is no mention of power in the definition of bigot -- sadly, anyone of any race, powerful or powerless, can be a bigot concerning anyone who is 'different.' We need look no farther than Progressives, who hate conservatives and so treat all conservatives to intolerant character assassination. • • • Why do I go on about these words that are flung around like confetti to label white Americans? The latest reason is David Wilcox. If you don't recognize his name, it is because the racism and bigotry of the mainstream media has withheld his story from you. Here is how Fox Nation reported it : "David Wilcox was just minding his business the other day when he got rear-ended on a Chicago street. When he got out of his car to exchange insurance information -- a mob of teenagers pounced. He was dragged from his car and pummeled as a crowd of onlookers watched. Somebody yelled, ‘That’s one of those white boy Trump supporters,’ Mr. Wilcox told CBS Chicago. 'I said, what does that have to do with this? We’re talking about insurance here.' Video of the attack has gone viral on social media. It shows an untold number of suspects brutally beating Mr. Wilcox -- egged on by the crowd. 'Beat his ass,' one of the bystanders shouted. 'You voted Trump. Don’t vote Trump.' While one group of thugs bloodied Mr. Wilcox, another group rummaged through his car -- and one of the suspects got behind the steering wheel and drove away -- dragging the poor man. Police say there's no indication it was politically motivated -- even though video evidence clearly shows the mob was motivated by politics. 'What’s happening to America?' Wilcox wondered in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. 'You’re supposed to be able to vote in peace. It’s supposed to be part of our democracy, and what happened is I vote for somebody, and I get beaten, robbed, and my car stolen, and I have no way of getting my wife to and from work safe anymore.' So, why is it that Mr. Wilcox is not a household name like Michael Brown or Eric Garner? Where was the 'Breaking News' coverage from the national media? And why hasn’t the White House condemned this vicious attack? Why is President Obama’s indignation abput racist acts so selective? His silence after a white man was beaten by a black mob -- in his hometown -- does make one wonder." • • • The Davis Wilcox video shows racism doing its vile work. The silence of the mainstream media and President Obama is racism doing its vile work. On Monday, President Obama went out of his way to officiously and condescendingly praise Donald Trump, calling him a “gregarious” and “pragmatic” man, as he tried to reassure people around the globe who he says are fearful of the coming transition in power. “Do I have concerns? Absolutely,” Obama said. “But the federal government and our democracy is not a speed boat. It’s an ocean liner.” While Obama had mocked the notion of Trump’s populist appeal during the campaign, he credited him Monday with an “impressive” ability to energize supporters : “He successfully mobilized a big chunk of the country to vote for him and he’s going to win. He has won. He’s going to be the next President." Obama suggested that the office of President will change Trump : "Things change pretty rapidly but they don’t change inevitably. They change because you work for it. Nobody said democracy’s supposed to be easy. It’s hard.” Perhaps the office of President should have changed Barack Obama more. His racist defense of black Americans' violence against white Americans began with the Ferguson riots and has continued without abatement to encompass every illegal riot or criminal act committed by black Americans against American police and white citizens. • • • Perhaps President Obama feels comfortable using racism to support black criminals because he knows that billionaire George Soros and other big-money liberals who helped fund Hillary Clinton's losing presidential bid, just wound up a three-day meeting in Washington to decide how to use their cash to fight President-elect Donald Trump. Politico reported that the conference of the powerful Democracy Alliance donor club began Sunday. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairman Keith Ellison were scheduled to address the group. Politico said : "If the agenda is any indication, liberals plan full-on trench warfare against Trump from Day One." But, according to Politico, the DA's closed-door meeting comes as some liberals question its involvement in politics after Trump's upset victory. One Democratic strategist who has been active in the group told Politico : "The DA itself should be called into question. You can make a very good case it's nothing more than a social club for a handful wealthy white donors and labor union officials to drink wine and read memos, as the Democratic Party burns down around them." Soros had poured in millions of dollars to support Clinton's losing campaign, according to Bloomberg. • • • And, here is the Progressive kicker, the 'spin' that defies reality. Bloomberg reported that during the primaries, a Soros' spokesman said he was "alarmed by the intense anti-immigrant and anti-Moslem rhetoric being pushed by Trump and Republicans." Yet we know that Soros funds Black Lives Matters, the fake civil rights group that was sent out to interrupt Trump rallies and frighten his supporters into not coming back. We know that Soros sent BLM, then a fledgling group, into Ferguson to disrupt the community and stir up police hatred. We know that Hillary Clinton had BLM activists on stage with her during her compaign. We know that President Obama sent then-Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson to broadside police for trying to maintain order during riots that destroyed the Ferguson business district. We know that Obama went to Dallas to lead the memorial service for police shot by a black terrorist and used the occasion to preach to the grieving community about white "racism." And we know that at every opportunity, the mainstream media attacks white Americans for their "racism" and "bigotry." • • • So, dear readers, who is racist? Where are the white Americans killing blacks and walking free -- not white police who are routinely charged when they shoot a black for any reason. Where are the white Americans who went to Hillary's rallies to physically attack and bully her supporters. They don't exist. Where are the white Americans who call every questionable act by black Americans "racist"? The answers to all these questions is the same. White Americans are not universally, or even noticeably, racist. "Racism" and "Bigotry" have become epithets hurled at white Americans who support the Constitution and the rule of law. The loaded labels are intended by the Progressive media and its rich godfathers to shut down political and social debate and to change America into a Newspeak country reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984. The mainstream media attack on Stephen Bannon, calling him a racist and bigot, is part and parcel of their strategy to bring down Trump and his policies by falsely labeling the President-Elect a racist. Breaking the powerful grip of the purveyors of racist rioting and anti-constitutional suppression of free speech must be a key goal in the Trump presidency. America has no place for racism -- and that includes politically motivated black racism.