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Actually it was a good description

Actually it was a good description but if you don’t condemn it, you run the risk of being labeled a racist. Good but inacurate.

Racism had a classic definition-

The belief in the superiority of one race oven another therefore the right to dominance. And this belief is the one that came with all the ugly baggage we remember.

Now racism is popularly defined as any mention of one’s race.

Here’s an example of the current state of racial affairs. You may have seen the video clip of “Cop hit’s teenage girl”. There were two girls, 17 and 19. They assaulted the officer. If it were a male suspect, without a crowd taunting him, the officer would have thrown the suspect to the ground, put a knee in his back and cuffed him but he didn’t do that with the girls. He couldn’t.

One commenter on the Times story wrote “We have to stop treating Blacks like sacred cows”. I couldn’t agree more and I think maybe some Blacks would agree. Setting people apart in not bringing us together.

The Obama administration has unleashed a backlash of conservatism not because he’s black but because of his policies. I’m afraid if this witch hunt continues and becomes the norm, the liberals might just start creating racists.

I have hatred for no one, I’d like to see everyone in society succeed and I don’t give a damn about the color of my neighbors skin but by today’s standards, I’m a racist. So be it.

At least one Zone member is African American and It would be insightful if he shared his perspective. Because right now, even with Robert’s rants, we are seeing only one aspect of the issue.

I know that’s a lot to ask.

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