Why have we gone backwards? I grieved the night Obama won the Presidency, for two reasons, the second dovetailing the first, and neither had anything to do with objecting to a black man in the White House; on the contrary. I 100% do not agree with his ideology, his policies, or his desire to “fundamentally transform America.” I am not disappointed or surprised by his Presidency; it’s exactly what I expected and feared, and therefore why I grieved – I knew what was to come and didn’t want to go there. Now that we’re here in the thick of it, I feel all I never wanted to feel. I became part of the TEA Party to express that. The dovetail is I felt robbed of the joy of fully celebrating the first black president because I couldn’t celebrate Obama being the president. A black president is something I had longed and prayed for America and always believed I would see in my lifetime, just not someone as far left as Obama. How is it, then, since Obama’s election that it’s all been downhill? There’s never been such racial tension so ratcheted up, let alone from finally having the first black man in the White House. Instead of feeling the joy of closure and the dawn of a new day, leftist blacks are feeling unabashedly emboldened to lash out at every perceived opportunity, exposing the stark contrast between how far we have actually come and sadly, how little they yet believe we have. Therein lays a huge part of this unresolved problem manifesting in projections of racism onto anyone who opposes the policies and agenda of the president who happens to be black. Unfortunately, Obama’s tacit approval has only fomented the ongoing problem, condoning the accusers who are ironically emboldened by his presidency. Racism is racism whether it is white against black, black against white, or any other racial combination; it is not an exclusive club. It’s wrong, all of it. Given America’s history, white against black is understandably the most volatile, but it is not the definition. Admittedly and obviously, whites will never completely understand what it is like to be black, especially considering the stigma of slavery in America’s past and the subsequent struggles to get from there to here. I won’t pretend to ever know because I will never get the chance to walk in those shoes. Conversely, many blacks do not understand what it is like to be white in today’s America, ashamed of our forefather’s sins, compassionate towards those so offended, yet grateful to live in a day and age where we’re all free to be that one great big melting pot of diversity. At the height of this ultimate opportunity, Obama’s failure of leadership, missing perhaps this most significant opportunity to unite all Americans like never before, instead, has divided us more. Instead of this being the defining moment that takes us over that final hump into a higher level of American unity, and a proud celebration of that historic achievement, led by our first black president, we’ve taken 40 years of steps backwards. We’ve become the “Divided States of ObamAmerica.” What a legacy; the exact opposite of what it could and should be. Now, on the eve of hitting the re-election campaign trail, trying to invalidate opposition, Obama has disgracefully thrown his own voice into the voluminous mix of shameful race-baiters, accusing “race is a key component of the TEA Party,” thus, further validating and encouraging this behavior when he should reprimand it and lead everyone above it. For any U.S. president to misuse racism for political gain is beyond offensive – it is reprehensible and completely irresponsible. It’s an egregious offense, undermining the very healing that otherwise lies in his hands and the power of his teleprompter. My question to the president, and to all who continue to cry “racism” wolf, do you really want to heal racism in this Country? Or would you rather keep it on life support because it’s an effective tool to obtain the things you want, and that, much more than you want to heal racism in this Country? “The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf” learned a harsh lesson: when liars do tell the truth, they are never believed. Playing the race card in like manner has the same undermining result. With every false accusation comes the lack of credibility for legitimate cases. Is this the price anyone wants to pay for political gain? The truth is revealed in the choices made, not in the accusations laid. And if the latter choice is the answer, then sadly, the dream was nice while it lasted.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 07:52:49 +0000
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