Racism

So I figure why not start big. Lately all we hear is people accusing one another of being racist. First, I didn't realize that there were so many mind readers in this country. Evidently there are many people on the left that can hear unspoken words and thoughts. I must be ignorant, but I thought the people screaming racism towards any dissent were the same people screaming that decent was the American thing to do just a few years ago.

By the way, as a point of order, please don't ever claim "reverse-racism". By doing this, you are actually saying you are not being discriminated against. Racism is racism. I fail to understand why a large portion of the country seems to believe that only white people can be racist. There is a simple test when it comes to racism. If one race says or does something against another and the spectre of racism is raised, reverse the races in your head. If it seems wrong then, it was wrong from the start.

Do I believe some people are against the President due to part of his race? Sure I do, but it is a small portion. I also believe that there are those that will support the President no matter what because of his race. Even then, during the primaries, there were those on the left that felt his mixed race meant that he wasn't actually an "African-American".

Racism exist, yes and on both sides. For every Klan member or skin head, there is a member of the Black Panthers on the other side. Yes white-Europeans held back and abused other races, but ask the Mexican Indians about the Spanish or the Chinese about the Japanese.

I believe that what we need to do is fight racism when we see it. However, I also believe that those that can somehow infer it in others should take a long hard look in the mirror first. The truth in this country is that a majority elected a President who was a minority. While issues still arise from time to time, the general populace does not stand for it.

Honestly, crying racism all of the time is almost as bad as actually being racist. By using the term whenever you disagree with the other side, you belittle the strength of the term and weaken its ability to spotlight true occurrences. Just remember the story of the boy who cried wolf.