THIS IS HOW STUPID WE ARE
No matter how much we've progressed as a nation, there will be that glaring Achilles heel in which has dogged us since the end of the Civil War: Racial intolerance.
Anyone of different ethnicity that doesn't prescribe to the all powerful white Aryan race (to borrow a phrase from Hitler's book) gets racially played like a deck of cards:
What is this person's skin color? Is this person gay? Is this person an illegal immigrant? Is this person an American-hating Muslim? Is this person a gimp?
The insults go on and on and on. And--painfully--it's coming from us: The American public.
So lately, I've been on some board forums where people are coming out of he wood works claiming Obama is a Muslim, hates our country, and doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance often enough.
To make matters even worse, some people are now saying because his pastor went off the handle with his inflammatory remarks, it must mean that Obama is in league with him! He must hate America as much as his pastor does!
And on and on it goes.
Which brings me to my point: We can't stay informed, we can't get our facts straight, and so...? This is the reason why our government has been able to play on our fears like a second fiddle: Because we are so stupid, it's become evident that in the face of truth, we'd rather remain racially intolerant and woefully ignorant.
No wonder the GOP loves us so much.
Schuyler Thorpe
xxxth Street xx #X001
Everett, WA 98204
(XXX)-XXX-XXXX
Anyone of different ethnicity that doesn't prescribe to the all powerful white Aryan race (to borrow a phrase from Hitler's book) gets racially played like a deck of cards:
What is this person's skin color? Is this person gay? Is this person an illegal immigrant? Is this person an American-hating Muslim? Is this person a gimp?
The insults go on and on and on. And--painfully--it's coming from us: The American public.
So lately, I've been on some board forums where people are coming out of he wood works claiming Obama is a Muslim, hates our country, and doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance often enough.
To make matters even worse, some people are now saying because his pastor went off the handle with his inflammatory remarks, it must mean that Obama is in league with him! He must hate America as much as his pastor does!
And on and on it goes.
Which brings me to my point: We can't stay informed, we can't get our facts straight, and so...? This is the reason why our government has been able to play on our fears like a second fiddle: Because we are so stupid, it's become evident that in the face of truth, we'd rather remain racially intolerant and woefully ignorant.
No wonder the GOP loves us so much.
Schuyler Thorpe
xxxth Street xx #X001
Everett, WA 98204
(XXX)-XXX-XXXX
posted by Schuyler Thorpe | 2:18 AM
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