JUST THROW THE LOGIC OUT THE WINDOW
By Lynne Weaver
First of all, I have never been a staunch Democrat, Republican or any other political affiliation. It has always been my stand on the issues that drove me to the voting booths…until now.
Posters showing Obama as an African witch doctor, angry citizens saying they don’t want to become a guinea pig for population control, signs that say “Obama…Commander in Thief”, references to Michelle Obama as “Blackie O”, protestors dressed in confederate soldier uniforms, Obama’s face imposed on a skull and crossbones flag, posters with Obama dressed as a Muslim, swastikas representing Nazism being used by white supremists in protest of a black president while, at the same time, pointing to Obama as being Hitler, ‘tea party’ protestors ….where is the logic in all of this?
What does health care reform and providing those who can’t afford health care with options along with choices for those that already have health care have to do with racism and Republican politics? Absolutely nothing until we elected a black president who got there because the vast majority of Americans wanted the changes he proposed. What does racism and Republican politics seem to have in common? It would appear that the election of a Democratic black president has publicly exposed the similarities and common ground of the two groups.
What nerve do I have to suggest that there is an association between Republicans and racists? The simple fact that not one single person that I have had the ‘Obama’ discussion with has been a Democrat….not one. Where do I get off making accusations of racism when these protestors simply want to save us from a socialist, communist government?
Let’s remove the obvious racist indicators. Gone are those that show Obama as an African witch doctor, gone are those that call the First Lady “Blackie O”, away with those Muslim religion haters, out with the confederates who fought against freeing the black slaves...and that leaves who? Most Americans would connect the Swastika to Hitler, the racist German leader who ordered the murder of millions of human beings simply because they were Jewish and not Christians. Republican protestors are acting out with the assumption that Obama is a Muslim because of his name. Hello…does this mean that everyone with the name of Ted is really a serial killer just as Ted Bundy was? Besides, even if Obama was a Muslim, which he isn’t, don’t we have freedom of religion in this country? Do our freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution only apply to some, but not all? So with all those racial implications out of the picture, what’s left?
What about the ‘tea party’ protestors? If they had done their historical research, protestors would be aware of the racial implications and the fact that colonialists boarded a ship disguised as Indians to destroy the tea in protest of it being taxed. The tea party protestors hid their identity and the truth of who they represented while pointing the finger at the American Indians and falsely representing a large portion of the population.
The only logical reason for protest would be the cost of health care reform but how much health care could have been purchased if not for the trillions spent on the Bush wars? “Operation Desert Storm” and now the Iraqi war cost the United States taxpayers trillions and lives and what did we get for our investment? We can count the death toll for those actions unlike Sarah Palin’s whacked out logic of future predictions of death panels for the elderly. Whoa…and she actually ran for vice president...under the Republican ticket
In their desperation to maintain control, the Republican Party threw the logic out the window and opened the door to racism and revolution. If their leaders can’t have a war outside the US, might as well have one inside. Closing tax loopholes and going after tax dodgers to pay their fair share might help foot the health care bill. Try this: throw the truth of Republican politics and racism out the window and hang onto the logic instead.
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