Here We Go Again

Apparently there has been another episode where an African American man was arrested and a firestorm ensured. It appears that one Prof Gates, a Harvard scholar, was taken from his home and transported to the local pokey on disturbance charges. From all apparent released evidence this is a cut and dry case. Prof Gates was questioned by Sgt. Crowley, became uncooperative, and was arrested. Easy Peasy Japaneseee as they say. This should be a simple matter that should have not even made the local paper. It is probable that after all involved cooled down a bit, that there would be no charges. It probably would have just gone away, (no harm, no foul) but Mr. Gates chose to throw the "race card" on the table and "away we go." Now this country must (again) endure Jackson and Sharpton, Christian pillars that they are, jabbering their predictable nonsense, President Obama making ill informed comments, and an irresponsible media fanning the flames. There has probably even been numerous X's and a Shabazz or two chiming in. Have you ever heard of a Mohammedan with the name of X or Shabazz? Tariq Aziz X or Nizar Hamdoon Shabazz, I don't think so. These "community organizers" sure do show up a lot. Must be profitable. A pretty good gig if you can get it, I'd suppose. Jackson, Sharpton, and their like do their small part to keep this country divided. The Gates episode is a small matter, and it is undeniable that some cops are stupid, but this has been blown way out of proportion. Prof. Gates, Harvard professor, is not a "downtrodden Black Man" and Sgt Crowley appears not to be a heavy handed racist cop. Yet Gates is now portrayed as downtrodden and Crowley as racist. I am pretty sure Americans are tired of crap like this. There are racists in every culture in our society and all of us hold some prejudice, but we as Americans should not divide ourselves into African Americans, Mexican Americans, Irish Americans, etc. etc. It matters not whether one is descended from this nation's native population, descended from those brought over in bondage, from the original families on the Mayflower, or was naturalized 20 minutes ago. We are all Americans. There is reportedly big money in keeping the racial coals glowing and if we are not careful the issue can burst into flames again. That is damaging to our society and is beneficial to our enemies and potential adversaries. Those whose business is division are doing all of us a disservice. Let us look at some of those that are ripping this nation apart.
Rev. Jackson and Sharpton are always at the forefront whenever there is some kind of racial issue. Their "work" is well known and need not be discussed further.
In the Houston area there is a man named Johnny Mata who is very quick to get his face in the media whenever there is some kind of episode that involves Hispanics. It would be interesting to know how much money Mr. Mata makes with his detrimental "defense of the community"
Same thing with Quanell X. Whenever there is some problem that involves a member of the Houston area Black community he is yapping on the television.. Some local radio comedians have dubbed him Quanell 10. I like that.
The organization "La Raza" literally means "The Race" and is a Hispanic organization. They certainly do more harm than good and are a player in keeping this nation in turmoil. One note to La Raza, Hispanic is not a race.
Have you ever read the writings of Dr. David Duke and his associates? Boy they are slick and convincing. Much more sophisticated than the Panthers, Nation of Islam, La Raza, Queer Nation, etc. etc. Look a little deeper though and do you know what you will find? The Klan in Brooks Brothers. We all should consider ourselves lucky that these guys are marginalized.
Then we come to the "do gooder" brand of racism. This is the most interesting and perhaps more damaging than the overt variety. A short, but very telling, example of this type of racism is the recent dialogue between Sen. Boxer and Mr. Alford of the National Black Chamber of Commerce. While the NBCC in itself is a symptom of divisiveness that is plaguing the nation, the President of the organization recognized subtle racism when he saw it. He then called Sen Boxer out on it. In no uncertain terms. It is interesting that many of these "do gooders" attempt to align themselves with the various minority communities, when in reality, they consider themselves superior to minorities. Another example is the election of the current President. This would have never come to pass if the "do gooder" population did not overwhelmingly vote for the man. It probably made them feel quite good about themselves. They think themselves hip. They are with it. They certainly are not racist. Just ask them. In fact they really are quite racist. If the Republican nominee would have been Alan Keyes (Why do I always want to call him Johnny?), we might have had a Black conservative President. You see, ideology may make little difference to some of these people. Many would have voted for any minority just to prove to themselves and others that they are above racism. These people are more dangerous (and ridiculous) than the Klan.