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On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:16:56 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:08:00 -0700 (PDT), "f. barnes"
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http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/...ased_to_m.html

[Everyone who has ever been called a racist by the left should read
this. That is, all white conservatives should read this. Free
yourself!]

By Selwyn Duke

There is such a thing as a conditioned response. Here's an example:
Leftists call conservatives "racists." Conservatives cower and stutter
some defense. Leftists call conservatives "racists" some more.
Conservatives cower some more. Question: How do you think you break
this pattern?

We've seen this again with the recent vitriol spewed by NAACP head Ben
Jealous (a fitting last name). Speaking at the NAACP convention in
Kansas City, Jealous accused the Tea Party of, take a guess...cue the
"Jeopardy!" music..."racism." Just as predictably, many conservatives
are running around trying to convince everyone that, by gum, they
really are swell guys. No, really. I'm not a racist. I don't beat my
wife. I don't kick my dog. I eat my organic vegetables and drive a
Prius.

Look, why don't we just save everyone the trouble? Every time a
conservative renders an opinion, we can just play a recording with a
little weaselly voice screeching, "You're a wacist! You're a
wacist!" (Barney Frank-style) followed by a music video featuring The
Cowering Conservative -- I mean 1950s-style, duck-and-cover footage,
with the tune and all.

And such conservatives abound. Oh, don't get me wrong, conservative
brethren, I love ya, man. But frankly, too many of you are saps. You
really don't get it. People who advocated welfare reform in the 1990s
were accused of being "racist." If you're for border control, you're
"racist." If you criticize Obama, you're "racist." If you oppose
quotas, you're "racist." If you say that, be it nature or nurture,
there are differences among groups, you're "racist." If you want
English to be the national language, you're "racist." The word has
become meaningless, used only to stifle and stigmatize opposition. And
if calling you a heretic worked in that regard, the left would do
that. And if calling you a Fig Newton worked, they would do that.

Nevertheless, the ploy prevents sap conservatives from speaking -- and
even conceiving of -- certain truths. They won't say that so-called
racial profiling is just part of proper profiling, they pay lip
service to the relativistic idea that all cultures are morally equal,
they refuse to call bigoted blacks such as Obama and Eric Holder out
on their bigotry, they tolerate double standards with respect to hate
crime-law application and racial jokes, and they let whites persecuted
for making innocent comments twist in the wind. They won't speak
unfashionable truths for fear of becoming unfashionable people. Well,
all I can say is that if the Truth can be "racist," then hello, I'm a
"racist." Pleased to meet you.

And this gets at a deeper point. On the "O'Reilly Factor" recently,
Bill O'Reilly was discussing the Jealous situation with Professor Marc
Lamont Hill. The good professor, in so many words, put forth the
leftist definition stating that only whites can be "racist" because
being so requires one to have "institutional power." OK, whatever. I
accept the definition. Really, I do.

I just reject the word.

What I mean is, I've long warned against using the Lexicon of the
Left. "Racism" is a term as stupid as "ageism," only we're inured to
it. We forget that "ism" refers to a doctrine, system, or theory. So
is the leftist definition really so ridiculous? What's more ridiculous
is that we actually use their chosen term. This is why I prefer using
what simply refers to attitude -- "bigotry" -- as in Barack Obama is a
bigot, Eric Holder is a bigot, and Ben Jealous is a bigot. As for
"racism," it was originated by the left. So leave it to them. They can
define it. They can whine it. And if they ask me, I'll tell them where
they can stick it.

The point is that you can't prove you're not a "racist" to the left,
because they'll just define "racist" as being whatever you are. In
fact, sap conservatives, understand something: You're not going to
"prove" anything to the NAACP. You're not going to prove anything to
the mainstream media. You're not going to prove anything to any dyed-
in-the-fool liberal. They are enemies. And enemies aren't interested
in proof; they're interested in propaganda.

So cultivate the right warrior attitude. Look at it like this: If you
were engaging in a cold war against the Nazis in 1938, would you bend
over backwards to "prove" to them that their propaganda about you was
invalid? Of course not! They know it's invalid -- that's the nature of
propaganda. And it's designed to invalidate you. And you don't respond
to enemies with defensiveness and measured responses.

You propagandize against them.

Now, this doesn't mean you have to lie. Note that while "propaganda"
generally has a negative connotation today, it doesn't denote
dishonesty. It is simply, informs The Free Dictionary, "the organized
dissemination of information, allegations, etc., to assist or damage
the cause of a government, movement, etc." And to damage leftists'
cause, all we need do is tell the truth about them.

So what this does mean is that you have to stop being "conservative"
and start being bold. The only consistent political definition of
"conservative" is one who desires to maintain the status quo. Well,
maintenance men are seldom warriors. Conservatives too often take a
conservative approach, being cautious while their enemies are callous.
They too often bring a rhetorical knife to a rhetorical gunfight. They
too often act like losers -- and lose.

I am not saying that we should stop making reasoned arguments, but
those are for the reasonable (those who can be swayed). They are
wholly inappropriate for unreasonable charges from dishonorable
children. Enemies bent on your destruction don't want compromise; they
won't yield to reason. They are to be fought and, God willing,
defeated.

This means that when a Congressman Joe Wilson shouts "You lie!" at
Barack Obama, you respond, "Representative Wilson was wrong. Obama
lies a lot." It means that when the left bristles at a satirical
letter to Lincoln, you understand that bold, fresh pieces of insanity
will always hate satire. And, personally, do I really care that some
Tea Party folks juxtaposed Barack Obama and Adolf Hitler on a
billboard? Not really. I'm just not that concerned about Mr. Hitler's
reputation.

And what of civility? Be wary. When the left is civil -- or calls for
civility -- it's usually a ruse. It's simply the tactic that best
helps them achieve their aims at the moment. Here's how it works:
Leftists lie through their teeth, and then, when you respond with
righteous indignation, they pout like little girls, saying, "You're
mean! You're intolerant! What happened to civility? [Translation: You
called our lies lies! How dare you?]" Understand that the effect here
is to stop sap conservatives from calling lies lies, thus allowing the
left to use its greatest weapon with impunity. Also understand that
the worst form of impoliteness is insincerity in discourse.

And understand something else: Leftists are cowards. They are
creatures of the pack, finding their strength only in numbers. After
all, what do you think being politically correct is all about? It
means doing what's fashionable in our time, what makes you popular. A
man who believes in Truth, such as Thomas More, will die for his
principles, alone, twisting in the wind. A liberal goes the way the
wind blows and will die for nothing. Stand up to leftists en masse,
and they'll fold like a tent.

So free yourself. Laugh at the "racism" shtick. Make it a badge of
honor. Call leftists what they a cowards, bigots, liars,
demagogues, and worst of all by far, enemies of Truth. Fight fire with
fire. Remember, millions of good Americans are sick and tired of
political correctness and will stand with you. So just say to our
leftist legal aliens: If you like name-calling and you want to fight,
OK. I'm a racist, sexist homophobe, and I'm in your face. What's it to
ya?

Fine post! Stick with your tribe as "racism" is inherent. Even babies
in
cribs flinch when shown pictures of black babies. (Interesting study
from a couple of years ago)

FYI

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