Racial Unity

James Taranto:

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"In a set of "talking points" on the church's Web site, Wright proclaims himself an exponent of "black liberation theology." He cites James Cone, a distinguished professor at New York's Union Theological Seminary, whom he credits for having "systematized" this strain of Christianity.

Here is a quote from Cone, explaining black liberation theology (hat tip: Spengler, a pseudonymous columnist for the Asia Times):

'Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community. . . . Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love.'

Could Obama really have been unaware for all these years that his spiritual mentor follows a racially adversarial theology, one that demands of God that he be "for us and against white people" and that he participate "in the destruction of the white enemy"? It doesn't exactly sound like the sort of change we can believe in."

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Seem like a reasonable question to me. How is it this is not the flaming end of Obie and his posse? What exactly do people think this Mask & Suit actually stands for or believes in? Or more precisely, what do White people think?

By White, I mean people who are not grovelling moonbats, afflicted by dysfunctional racial guilt. I mean normal, white folks who are perfectly happy and proud to be white, and don't feel responsible for the failures of other races. And have no intention of being held responsible for them...by any smooth talking socialist.

In other words: ME.

I know exactly how "me" feels. Obama is masquerading as a reasonable, bi-racial, "uniter" who is in reality a radical left-wing socialist, who strongly identifies as Black, and is in sympathy with the most anti-white, anti American, racist sentiments out there.

He seems to want to Unite me under the flag of "social justice", which clearly means taking power and prosperity and from the "privileged" whites who have worked their asses off for it, and giving to the "oppressed" blacks, who think the White World owes them a living.

Here's how I figure it: I don't owe Black people anything. AT. ALL.
The only thing they've got coming is what they earn. JUST LIKE ME.

That makes them E Q U A L.

I thought that's what they wanted. But it doesn't really seem to be, does it? Equal means you work for everything you get, no special breaks, no special privileges, no lowered expectations and standards, no quotas, no special treatment, no special "sensitivity", no special "tolerance", no free housing, no free food, no free money, no free heath-care.

I guess E Q U A L I T Y doesn't look so good from the inside. I don't think E Q U A L I T Y is what they really want at all.

What they really want is: "WHAT THE RICH WHITE MAN HAS".

They don't want the equality of opportunity to earn what those "Rich White Men" earned. They want what he has. And they want it now. And they want it for free.

Or else "Racism is endemic".

Of course, I'm not talking about all Blacks. (Do I even have to say that?) I'm talking about the race-hustling, Black-Liberation-Theology baboons, who live in a perpetual state of angry envy, without self-respect, without pride, without self-confidence...

...if they had self-respect, pride and confidence, they would not be railing at society to give them what they're so jealous to have. They'd know without doubt that they could succeed in getting what they want for themselves with their intelligence, drive, ambition, creativity and hard work. And they'd get to work doing it.

But they don't. They don't think they can. They don't think Blacks can. In fact, they accuse any Black who does of "NOT BEING BLACK"! (Condoleezza Rice, Clarence Thomas, etc.)

They are the racists who believe that Blacks can't make it on their own. They are the ones who don't believe in themselves and their people. They are the ones who hide their insecurity and their lack of faith & confidence behind a wall of rage—because if they can threaten, cajole or frighten the White World into giving them what they want, their lack of talent, competence, intelligence (real or imagined) will never be revealed. They will never be exposed as the losers they believe themselves to be!

That is what entitlement, welfare and White guilt have done to a segment of the black population: removed every scrap of self-respect and self-confidence, trapping them in rage and impotence. Most Blacks weren't that way between 1865 and 1965. They might have been oppressed, but they had confidence, and plans and ambition and motivation to "overcome" their disadvantages. Indeed, under the leadership of ML King, that's just what they did!

Being oppressed is a bad thing. But, it can, in fact, build community and character. But there is one thing guaranteed to destroy both: PITY.

Charity is based on pity. And Welfare is nothing but charity. Society has indulged the poor black community out of pity, and it has reaped a population without respect for itself or others, which demands equality of outcome (which requires more pity and charity)....rather than equality of opportunity which requires hard work and sacrifice, maturity and discipline.

Insofar as by surrendering to White Guilt, to make themselves "feel better" White Liberal/Socialist/Activists have crippled many blacks' human potential for self-directed success—Liberal White People are responsible for this mess.

But insofar as Black Liberal/Socialist/Activists demanded the soul-crushing, character-destroying "gimmes" which have made perpetual dependent children of a large segment of black society, and are still doing so—Liberal Black People are equally responsible for this mess.

I am willing to unite with anyone who understands that the best way to heal the racial divide is to insist that Blacks accept actual E Q U A L I T Y, take responsibility for themselves, their own successes and their own failures.

When a Black or White candidate comes along offering that, I'll consider him a "Uniter".

And until then, I'll continue to insist that Obie, et al, is just the same old thing, a Liberal/Socialist/Activist with the same losing agenda that has gotten us into the racial mess we're in, the economic mess we're in, the social mess we're in, the educational mess we're in, and the spiritual mess we're in.

The Gunslinger