Nothing enrages me more than to hear the term racist. We've been hearing it pretty often of late. Webster defines racism as "the belief that one's race is superior." When we criticize someone of another race because we don't agree with their beliefs or principles, how is that racism? Just because they look different than we do and we don't agree with them, that's racism?
Glenn Beck, a recent guest on The O'Reilly Factor called Obama a racist, that he doesn't like white people. Big mistake, I'll admit. He was stating his own personal opinion. While I never much cared for this man's program (a top rated show in the 5:00 time slot on FOX against the other networks), I defend his right to state his opinion. A group called colorofchange.com, a proven Obama affiliated organization, has struck a campaign to have all advertisers boycott this show. And supposedly 33 have done so.
But the boycott seems to have strengthened the numbers backing Beck. While I don't agree with his comments I applaud his fearless attitude. This is America and he can say what he feels. That's what freedom of speech means. The same way this colorofchange.com site can state their opinion. But what I am against is a group of people who clearly have "racial issues" and can start a campaign to ruin a person's life.
Are we coming down to fighting the civil war all over again? Sometimes I think that's where we are headed. I find no fault with a black man being president; that doesn't mean I have to agree with his beliefs. Does that make me a racist?
I've said before that we need to stop the namecalling, but that's a two way street, folks. When black groups attack white people, are we not allowed to defend ourselves without being labeled racists?
Why can't we just get along and work together for the common good of this country without injecting vitriol and race into everything we do?~ One Voice
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