Sunday morning I was on Fox and Friends to discuss the status of “race relations” in America. Apparently President Obama thinks it’s all hunky-dory while the rest of the country seems to disagree. What has happened in America — which cannot be debated — is that we’re being “balkanized” along every single line of separation available by progressive socialists — all for political gain.
We have the war on women. Then there’s the one versus the ninety-nine percent. As Rahm Emanuel said, “never let a good crisis go to waste” — and so Ferguson, Missouri and other instances have resulted in the liberal hypocrisy of “black lives matter.” I’d like to think all lives matter.
For the left, everything is viewed through the prism of identity politics, hence why I found this piece in Poltico quite interesting. Written by Katie Gleuck and Tarini Parti and entitled “Race and the race,” the point of the article is that they can’t believe such a diverse GOP slate for 2016 isn’t resoundingly talking about race — in other words, identity politics over substantive issue based discussion.
They write, “Bobby Jindal is Indian-American, but you’ll never hear
him describe himself that way. Marco Rubio insists he’s an “American of
Hispanic descent.” And Ted Cruz “certainly” identifies as Hispanic, but
he didn’t run for office as “the Hispanic guy.” These Republican
lawmakers, along with African-American conservative favorite Ben Carson,
look poised to make the 2016 GOP presidential field the party’s most
diverse ever. They are all mulling over White House runs as the GOP
continues to struggle with minority voters and as racial tensions over
police conduct have captivated the nation.”
“But none is planning to play up his race or ethnicity in a presidential campaign, or even to stress the potentially historic nature of his candidacy. Instead, according to interviews with donors, strategists, aides and several of the possible candidates themselves, each is more likely to hit broader themes such as the American dream and the importance of hard work, which, for Jindal, Cruz and Rubio, would include nods to their parents’ immigrant experience.”
Plain as day, these writers find it hard to believe that someone wouldn’t lead with their race or ethnicity but instead address the principles of a Constitutional Republic and offer policy solutions to issues. These writers would prefer the political gimmickry of a black presidential candidate, a woman presidential candidate, or a Hispanic presidential candidate as the focus — well, it worked for Barack Obama, all to the detriment of a nation — and to an extent, the world.
And now we have bumper stickers like “I’m ready for Hillary” — ready for what?
Apparently these writers never took note of Dr. Martin Luther King’s words promoting the color of one’s skin over the content of their character.
And I’m truly amazed that for the progressive socialist left, if you are a minority conservative not embracing identity politics or leftist positions, it’s as though you’re in denial of your ethnicity.
“It’s not enough to be of Hispanic descent, you have to actually understand where someone’s coming from — be able to identify with them,” said Maria Teresa Kumar, the head of the Hispanic young voter advocacy group Voto Latino. “And all we unfortunately hear from Ted Cruz is, ‘we have to close the border,’ ‘the crime of being undocumented.’ It’s hard for Latino voters to swallow.”
So in other words, Kumar means if you are of Hispanic heritage, you cannot support protecting the sovereignty of the American Republic. You must surrender the ideals of America to the collective will. And boy, don’t go and be black and not sing Yippee ki-yay with Al Sharpton and Barack Obama – well, y’all know the ensuing invectives.
“Compared to Jindal, Cruz, Rubio and most others in the emerging 2016 GOP field, Carson’s chances of gaining the nomination are virtually nil. Still, if he runs, he also isn’t expected to talk about much about race, although he may emphasize his story of working his way out of poverty and into medicine, where he earned plaudits for his expertise in separating conjoined twins. Strategists close to Carson suggested that he would bring more blacks into GOP politics simply by asking for their vote. “I’m trying to think if he’s ever mentioned that he’s black,” said Vernon Robinson, campaign director for the National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee. “He doesn’t talk about race.”
https://allenbwest.com/2014/12/diverse-gop-presidential-field-confounds-democrats-not-talking-diversity/