The race-baiters' manufactured bigotry - by Patrice Lewis

A great description of this story was written by itsafunnything on digg.com: "A heart-lands look at racism. And a common-sense rebuttal of race-baiting. The Author points out what those of us in fly-over country understand. Racism is no longer a threat. It's a tool." | digg story Both the description above and the story are well said and written. The fact is, it isn't too often that people will write about this subject, for the very reason that was the subject of this commentary.

We are also faced with the extraordinary assertion from far too many quarters that, if we don't vote for Sen. Obama, our reasons must be racist. It couldn't possibly be because we don't want a socialist president. It must mean we don't like black people, or at least we don't want black people in positions of power. Oh please!

Of course, you'd have to read the entire column to completely understand what Patrice is saying. You see, what Patrice also writes hits home. It is how I feel, and for that matter, how I've always felt:

With few exceptions, nearly everyone in this country has the opportunity to rise up on the socio-economic ladder by making sound, sensible choices. It doesn't matter what your skin color is. If you pursue educational opportunities as vigorously as possible, don't break the law, dress and speak in a manner preferred by employers, defer having babies until you're mature, married and employed, and other such choices (yes, choices – it's up to you and within your power), then it's almost assured that you won't be held back from your vocational ambition on the silly basis of skin color. The only thing holding someone back at this point is attitude.

That's right. It's about attitude, choices, ambition, and it all comes down to character. It is NOT about race, unless somebody uses it as an excuse. And then, like Patrice says, who is the real racist? The bad news for Democrats, and most of all, for The One, is that if the Obamassiah loses, it won't be because of his race. It will be because of his liberal leftist Socialist game. I'm very glad that Patrice wrote her column on this, as she hits it right out of the park. Patrice exposed their scheme to slant the playing field in their favor. What was written in this column needed to be said. The final words in this column says it like it is:

Racism is a horrible, intolerable and (frankly) stupid concept with no more validity than the idea that blondes are dumb and Frenchmen make better lovers. That it remains with us at all is more the fault of those who profit by it than those who still believe it. Let's do our best to eliminate it on all sides, shall we?

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