Posted by
Charles Lewis on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:57:46 AM
by Charles Lewis
In the proverbial firestorm following the "revelation" of what those of us not helplessly subject to the persistent news management of the "mainstream" media have known for a year now about one Pastor Jeremiah Wright, what stands out most strikingly has been the parade of people of color who adamantly defend the Obama pastor's remarks as categorically true. In the spirit of obligatory respect toward these views, let us examine them one by one:
First, there is the issue of the allegation that there are more blacks incarcerated than in college in the US. If this is indeed true, it is remarkable, expecially in light of the many decades of affirmative action that to this day make it much easier for black youths to "qualify" for college admission than it is for whites. But at the same time, it is unsurprising, as the former have long been the targeted victims of big government's efforts to replace the father with itself, to remove any semblance of Biblical values (or, for that matter, knowledge based education) from the government schools that hold them disproportionately hostage, and the ACLU and similar organizations' concerted efforts to allow the defilement of the popular culture (as in "hip-hop") that holds black youngsters in such thrall.
But, while all of this is definitively true, and while black people have been most assuredly the primary victims of these cultural evils, it is equally true that both the Democratic left and Barack Obama (so emblematic of that left) are up to their necks in support for these travesties. In fact, as the Senate's most liberal voter, as an advocate for greatly increased government, as the darling of groups like the NEA and ACLU, Obama can be viewed as being perhaps America's staunchest and most visible proponent of such devastaing policies.
Further, we heard (as prelude to his famous "God d--- America" rant) Pastor Wright decry "three strikes and you're out" statutes. This to me represents a particularly offensively anti-black racist aspect of his commentary. The permanent removal of three-time offenders from our society is aimed at freeing America from vermin that prey principally upon its black communities.
What is Wright saying? That human rubbish that repeatedly rapes,, robs, murders and maims black people is more worthy of compassion than are its victims? That all - or nearly all - black people are criminals? That the interests of American blacks are inexorably intertwined with those of the worst scum of society? Regardless, it is an inherently insutling, racist notion, one it behooves American blacks not to defend.
Then there were the accusations of America's deliberate creation of the AIDS virus, along with other strategies, to eliminate the black race. Just this morning, a pretty well informed black caller phoned Mike Gallgher's show, ostensively to agree with Wright. He cited the World Health Organization's (WHO) call - in the 1970's - for the creation of a retrovirus, very much in line with what we now call HIV. And he brought up the notion of eugenics, the concept that the black race is inferior and should be systematically eliminated. Gallagher refused to address either issue (much to his discredit, as it represented a veritable t-ball for him to swing at).
The WHO accusation is apparently very accurate. I saw documents as early as the early '80's that showed WHO was indeed calling - several years earlier - for the creation of such a devastating virus. But WHO is not an institution of the United States that Wright railed against, but part of the United Nations (UN), America's chief evil nemesis.
And Barack Obama recently established himself as that UN's principal proponent, when he introduced legislation (the Global Poverty Act) to pour about $1,000,000,000,000.00 of American taxpayer dollars into the coffers of that black-extinction advocating entity - at a time when our economy is already teetering on the brink of depression.
As for eugenics, the principal advocates for that here are the pro-abortion groups, most notably Planned Parenthood. That organization was founded by one Margaret Sanger, a noted, world class eugenicist. And, to prove that it has not changed its stripes, a recent undercover UCLA investigation showed just how anxious Planned Parenthood is to accept donations specifically targeted at reducing black births. The highly disproportionate effect abortion has had on the black population is seen in that segment's recent demotion to second largest ethnic minority.
All well and good. The fact is that Barack Obama has lifetime ratings of 100% from such eugenicist, pro-abortion groups and 0% from their anti-abortion counterparts. When in the Illinois Senate, ge even voted against a measure that simply would have made it illegal to kill a living baby that had survived an abortion - a measure that had passed the US Senate 98-0.
Oh, how my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. If those defending Obama only knew the truth of what he stands for, they would be turning their wrath on him, not on those that oppose him. But then again, these are some of those Americans most helplessly subject to the persistent news management of the "mainstream" media.