If there is anything that characterizes the rhetoric and the ideology
of the far left, it is a pathological obsession with race and racism,
and an almost reflexive tendency to accuse people on the right of racist
beliefs and motivations. Everything from opposition to Obamacare, to
reading Shakespeare, to waving the American flag – anything and
everything can be, and frequently is, diagnosed as “racism” by the
inventive and cynical minds on the left.
Given the persistent efforts by leftists and the mainstream media to tie conservatives to right-wing fanatics, we who stand for conservative values must be extremely careful in the words we choose. We must also make clear our own contempt for racism, hatred, and discrimination. Of course, since in this day and age it is primarily the left practicing – unabashedly – racism, hatred, and discrimination, it should not be difficult for conservatives to stand against these evils.
It is the left that promotes an agenda of political correctness, that harasses and intimidates dissident voices, that endorses quotas and race preferences, and that pours scorn on white males. And, lest we forget, at the forefront of the so-called progressive movement are American universities, which are sadly being comprehensively resegregated, so as to create “safe spaces” for minorities. These are all dangerous and divisive trends, and in every case it is conservatives, not liberals, who are advocating non-racialism and equality.
To be fair, though, plenty of extremists on both sides want to divide America and set us at each other's throats. That is not at all what the Republican Party wants, or what President Trump wants. We want opportunity for all, liberty for all, and respect and dignity for all. We may disagree at the margins, but this broad acceptance of the supreme value of human and civil rights ought to unite the country, not divide it.
http://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/unfounded-charges-of-racism-are-hate-speech-too/article_f62606f8-e4e9-5369-9032-4793b79c0adf.html
Given the persistent efforts by leftists and the mainstream media to tie conservatives to right-wing fanatics, we who stand for conservative values must be extremely careful in the words we choose. We must also make clear our own contempt for racism, hatred, and discrimination. Of course, since in this day and age it is primarily the left practicing – unabashedly – racism, hatred, and discrimination, it should not be difficult for conservatives to stand against these evils.
It is the left that promotes an agenda of political correctness, that harasses and intimidates dissident voices, that endorses quotas and race preferences, and that pours scorn on white males. And, lest we forget, at the forefront of the so-called progressive movement are American universities, which are sadly being comprehensively resegregated, so as to create “safe spaces” for minorities. These are all dangerous and divisive trends, and in every case it is conservatives, not liberals, who are advocating non-racialism and equality.
To be fair, though, plenty of extremists on both sides want to divide America and set us at each other's throats. That is not at all what the Republican Party wants, or what President Trump wants. We want opportunity for all, liberty for all, and respect and dignity for all. We may disagree at the margins, but this broad acceptance of the supreme value of human and civil rights ought to unite the country, not divide it.
http://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/unfounded-charges-of-racism-are-hate-speech-too/article_f62606f8-e4e9-5369-9032-4793b79c0adf.html
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