When I was a younger man, I remember watching all kinds of normally light-hearted programs that took the time to alert viewers to the evils of racism.
I vividly recall seeing a man rebuke George Jefferson on the sitcom The Jefferson's simply because Mr. Jefferson was African-American. The racist character on the show was a straight-up bigot. He wasn't made out to be a bigot because he disagreed with George on matters pertaining to politics; rather he was a bigot because he was disgusted by Mr. Jefferson solely due to the color of Mr. Jefferson's skin. Mr. Jefferson saved the life of the bigot by administering CPR. Upon hearing the news that he was resuscitated by an African-American, the bigot said, "You should have let me die."
Nowadays, those who disagree with President Obama are associated with the fictional character that was so repulsed by the proprietor of Jefferson Cleaners that he would have sacrificed his life in order to avoid physical contact.
Those who pretend their enemies are racist when their enemies haven't a single bigoted bone in their bodies are akin to members of the Ku Klux Klan. The Reverends Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton use race to incite hate. They make claims without the backing of facts in order to pit one race against another.
What; you think it nobler to falsely claim conservative Caucasians are racists than to openly declare your hatred of individuals whose skin pigmentation vastly differs from your own?
Used to be; people, like the producers of The Jefferson's, nobly attempted to display true racism. As hard as it was for those of us born into decent families to believe, they told us there were still people in existence who judged others solely based on skin color.
The Justice Brothers, Rush Limbaugh's nickname for the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton, aren't interested in exposing true racism. Their only concern is making it appear as if fair-minded individuals who disagree with their point-of-view are hateful bigots.
Despising a person solely based on the color of his or her skin is indescribably despicable. But can we really elevate The Justice Brothers, or any of the many Democrats who have accused Obama opponents of racism, above those who refuse to look into the eyes of minorities just as fundamental Islamists refuse to look into the eyes of uncovered women?
Conservative opponents of President Obama have the ability to prattle on for hours, as the aforementioned Rush Limbaugh does on a daily basis, regarding the reasons they deduce Mr. Obama's policies will eventually run the United States of America into the ground.
No matter, say The Justice Brothers; if said conservatives disagree with the anointed one, they are racist.
In other words, the only way The Justice Brothers would have refrained from calling Mr. Limbaugh and his ilk bigots would be if conservatives from coast to coast had declared every word spoken throughout their entire careers to be completely misguided.
Because, by preaching their mantra of small government and individual responsibility, they were accused of racism by people who posses the ability to secure airtime on MSNBC with the snap of their fingers, the only words conservatives could have uttered in order to stave off the racist label are, "Despite what I've been saying for 20+ years, I all of a sudden declare my ardent support for social justice, spreading the wealth, and large government. Now to what address do I send this sizable donation to the DNC?"
If you're a baseball fan who opposes the regular use of instant replay, as does Caucasian commissioner Bud Selig, would it make you racist if you continued your opposition to the practice when an African-American successor to Mr. Selig implemented large scale instant replay upon taking office?
Just as members of the KKK hate all minorities, the Justice Brothers aren't concerned with learning whether the conservative they label racist has character. They say, "I don't care what's in the heart of that conservative, I despise him because he disagrees with me politically and I will therefore portray him as a racist despite facts which reveal the exact opposite."
Justice Brother Al Sharpton will likely be burning a metaphorical cross on the Fox News Channel during his next appearance on the O'Reilly Factor; because, by giving the Reverend Sharpton a forum to spew his vile hate, Mr. O'Reilly is looking out for you.
Or you could turn your television to a normally light-hearted situation comedy that alerts children to the evils of racism via a character that shows his wicked side by disagreeing with the fiduciary stance of the African-American man elected to govern the land in which he lives.
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