Slavery is one of the most abject systems ever devised
by man. Too often it has been used to be the starting point for describing racism,
especially in the United States. Racism: the belief that race is the primary
determinant of human traits and capacities based on inherent superiority of a
particular race are now used by many on the left to oppose everyone who disagrees
with their views and ideology.
In light of what is happening in the United States
with regards to Trump’s tweets and feud with the so-called ‘Squad’, it is
important that we take a step back and examine the use of the word racism in
politics. At the onset of this discussion, I must make it quite clear that I do
not condone the tone used by Trump to explain his policies, but I do support
the tenure of his policies and his condemnation of attacks against him, Israel
and conservatism in general. To this effect we should look at the trend and
escalation of the term racism to describe conservative policies around the
world.
Obama, the first black President of the United
States, was elected by a majority of white voters, given that the black
community makes only approximately 14% of the entire U.S population. So America
is not a racist nation. The continuous use of the term ‘white privilege’ by the
left is often used to demonize capitalism. It is a demographic fact of life
that there are more Caucasians than other minorities in the U.S. Over the years
that will change, but it does not mean that we should demonize the achievements
of a white majority. Those who talk about ‘reparations’ and ‘white privilege’
should ask themselves: How many white men died in the civil war to abolish
slavery? How many of today’s colored people have ancestors who owned slaves?
While it has been slow for African Americans to make
significant progress in certain areas, there is no doubt that there are many
successes that have been achieved by blacks in all fields of endeavour.
However, today skin color is being used to change the values of
Judeo-Christianism, capitalism and to bring forth socialist policies. The left
continuously proclaims that all policies dissimilar to theirs are racist. It is
not racism that is at the root of the current problems but rather the rise of
socialism and the use of a new tool – political correctness. The left believes
that freedom of speech is only theirs to use, nobody else’s. Racism is the new
‘gag’ to silence conservatives.
Let us look at the current calls of racism: The left
in many western countries have seen their failed attempt to bring forth
socialism; as a result they are using the fight against racism to institute
polices that favor “Open borders policies” and “sanctuary cities” which in
effect means the destruction of national sovereignty. Just because most illegal
immigrants are people of color, it does not mean that laws should be allowed to
be broken to accommodate them. Homelessness is not a racist issue it is a
social issue which includes mental health, drug addiction among other symptoms.
In the corporate world we see the new trend of
blaming racism to explain the lack of success by certain groups, Recently it
was revealed that racism may be at the root of white privilege in the cannabis
industry.- too many white men . There is no doubt that racism exists in many
parts of our society, but it is not always the root cause of failure.
While the world is consumed with the debate between
the four Democrat Congresswomen who make up the ‘Squad’, we ignore the fact
that under Trump there has been an increase in Black and Hispanics employment
that the average wage is on the increase.
The media is
focussed on Trump’s tone but not his achievements. What is disturbing is that
while in Canada we have not reached the
level of debate based on racism, I cannot
discard the view that in the coming months the Liberal and the NDP will portray
the Conservative Party of Canada as being xenophobic, and racist. Canadians
should watch carefully how the debates are framed and open their eyes to real
policies and not tone or labels. The success of a nation is not based on
division but rather in the unification of ideas and values and racism in any form,
real or created by political rhetoric must be rejected outright.
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