White Guilt Is Dead

[RedwolfWV]

http://www.philly.com/inq...er/currents/34160504.html

WHITE GUILT IS DEAD

Free at last, free at last!

By Tom Adkins

Nov. 9, 2008

Look at my fellow conservatives! There they go, glumly shuffling along, depressed by the election aftermath. Not me. I'm virtually euphoric.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not thrilled with America's flirtation with neo-socialism. But there's a massive silver lining in those magical clouds that lofted Barack Obama to the Presidency. For today, without a shred of intellectually legitimate opposition, I can loudly proclaim to America: The Era of White Guilt is over.

This seemingly impossible event occurred because the vast majority of white Americans didn't give a fluff about skin color, and enthusiastically pulled the voting lever for a black man. Not just any black man. A very liberal black man who spent his early career race-hustling banks, praying in a racist church for 20 years, and actively worked with America-hating domestic terrorists. Wow! Some resume! Yet they made Barack Obama their leader. Therefore, as of November 4th, 2008, white guilt is dead.

For over a century, the millstone of white guilt hung around our necks, retribution for slave-owning predecessors. In the 60s, American liberals began yanking that millstone while sticking a fork in the eye of black Americans, exacerbating the racial divide to extort a socialist solution. But if a black man can become President, exactly what significant barrier is left? The election of Barack Obama absolutely destroys the entire validation of liberal white guilt. The dragon is hereby slain.

So today, I'm feeling a little "uppity," if you will. From this day forward, my tolerance level for having my skin color hustled is now exactly ZERO. And it's time to clean house. No more Reverend Wright's "God Damn America," Al Sharpton's Church of Perpetual Victimization, or Jesse Jackson's rainbow racism. Cornell West? You're a fraud. Go home. All those "black studies" programs that taught kids to hate whitey? You must now thank Whitey. And I want that on the final.

Congressional Black Caucus? Irrelevant. Maxine Waters? Shut up. ACORN? Outlawed. Black Panthers? Go home and pet your kitty. Black separatists? Find another nation that offers better dreams. Go ahead. I'm waiting.

Gangsta rappers? Start praising America. Begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. And please, no more ebonics. Speak English, and who knows where you might end up? Oh, yeah, pull up your pants. Your underwear is showing. You look stupid.

Black Fraternities? Seek diversity. Race Card? It's now the joker. Miss Black America? Get in line with all the other lovely ladies. Reparations? Paid.

To those Eurosnots who forged entire careers hating America? I'm still waiting for the first black French President.

And let me offer an equal opportunity whupping. I've always despised lazy white people. Now, I can talk smack about lazy black people. You're poor because you quit school, did drugs, had three kids with three different fathers, and refuse to work. So when you plop your Colt 45-swilling, Oprah watchin' butt on the couch and complain "Da Man is keepin' me down!!!" allow me to inform you: Da Man is now black. You have no excuses.

No more quotas. No more handouts. No more stealing my money because someone's great-great-great-great grandparents suffered actual pain and misery at the hands of people I have no relation to, and personally revile.

It's time to toss that massive, obsolete race-hustle machine upon the heap of the other stupid 60s ideas. Drag it over there, by wife swapping, next to dope-smoking. Plenty of room right between free love and cop-killing. Careful, don't trip on streaking. There ya go, don't be gentle. Just dump it. Wash your hands. It's filthy.

In fact, Obama's ascension created a gargantuan irony. How can you sell class envy and American unfairness when you and your black wife went to Ivy League schools, got high-paying jobs, became millionaires, bought a mansion, and got elected President? How unfair is that??? Now, Like a delicious O'Henry tale, Obama's spread-the-wealth campaign rendered itself moot by it's own victory! America is officially a meritocracy. Obama's election has validated American conservatism!

So, listen carefully … "Wham!!!"

That's the sound of my foot kicking the door shut on the era of white guilt. The rites have been muttered, the carcass lowered, dirt shoveled, and tombstone erected. White guilt is dead and buried.

However, despite my glee, there's apparently one small, rabid bastion of American racism remaining. Black Americans voted 96% for Barack Obama. Hmmm. In a color-blind world, shouldn't that be 50-50? Tonight, every black person should ask forgiveness for their apparent racism and prejudice towards white people. Maybe it's time to start spreading that guilt around.

[84bandit]

that,sir, is one of the best things that i have read in a long time

[suncloud]

exactly, and the deciding issue in my vote.

no more affirmative action, no more quotas. may the best man win.

[Rugger]

exactly, and the deciding issue in my vote.

no more affirmative action, no more quotas. may the best man win.

Obama supports reparations

[David Dunn]

Black Americans voted 96% for Barack Obama. Hmmm.

[suncloud]

rugger, here's the thing. my best friend growing up was a WASP - white, anglo saxon protestant. actually, he was catholic. he was the head of varsity soccer, varsity wrestling, and was a 4.0 student. he was declined a scholarship in UC Berkeley because of his race. point blank. he held a 3.97 GPA for 4 years at Berkeley - thats one A- every other semester. he was loaded up in college bills, so he took a job as an investment banker in new york in early 2001. you can figure out the rest.

i think somewhere deep down inside me, that if affirmative action wasn't around, he wouldn't have had to get a student loan because of his GPA, and he would still be alive right now, because he would not have taken that job.

this presidency might not be the best - only time will tell that. but if it destroys affirmative action for good, then as a nation, we are better for it. IMO.

look at the jena 6. 6 black guys that team up on a white guy, and the black community gets behind the poor black guys that were singled out. before today, it was impossible for a white guy to say HE was singled out because of his race, and to charge those guys with a hate crime.

to me, this will help level the playing field by getting rid of some of the retarded laws that clutter the judicial system. again, IMO.

this also signifies the end of the united negro college fund - racism at its best.

[Omen]

[suncloud]

lol. i'm a half-breed. i have very little wiggle room when it comes to being racist my friend.

[Omen]

http://www.philly.com/inq...er/currents/34160504.html

WHITE GUILT IS DEAD

Free at last, free at last!

By Tom Adkins

Nov. 9, 2008

Look at my fellow conservatives! There they go, glumly shuffling along, depressed by the election aftermath. Not me. I'm virtually euphoric.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not thrilled with America's flirtation with neo-socialism. But there's a massive silver lining in those magical clouds that lofted Barack Obama to the Presidency. For today, without a shred of intellectually legitimate opposition, I can loudly proclaim to America: The Era of White Guilt is over.

This seemingly impossible event occurred because the vast majority of white Americans didn't give a fluff about skin color, and enthusiastically pulled the voting lever for a black man. Not just any black man. A very liberal black man who spent his early career race-hustling banks, praying in a racist church for 20 years, and actively worked with America-hating domestic terrorists. Wow! Some resume! Yet they made Barack Obama their leader. Therefore, as of November 4th, 2008, white guilt is dead.

For over a century, the millstone of white guilt hung around our necks, retribution for slave-owning predecessors. In the 60s, American liberals began yanking that millstone while sticking a fork in the eye of black Americans, exacerbating the racial divide to extort a socialist solution. But if a black man can become President, exactly what significant barrier is left? The election of Barack Obama absolutely destroys the entire validation of liberal white guilt. The dragon is hereby slain.

So today, I'm feeling a little "uppity," if you will. From this day forward, my tolerance level for having my skin color hustled is now exactly ZERO. And it's time to clean house. No more Reverend Wright's "God Damn America," Al Sharpton's Church of Perpetual Victimization, or Jesse Jackson's rainbow racism. Cornell West? You're a fraud. Go home. All those "black studies" programs that taught kids to hate whitey? You must now thank Whitey. And I want that on the final.

Congressional Black Caucus? Irrelevant. Maxine Waters? Shut up. ACORN? Outlawed. Black Panthers? Go home and pet your kitty. Black separatists? Find another nation that offers better dreams. Go ahead. I'm waiting.

Gangsta rappers? Start praising America. Begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. And please, no more ebonics. Speak English, and who knows where you might end up? Oh, yeah, pull up your pants. Your underwear is showing. You look stupid.

Black Fraternities? Seek diversity. Race Card? It's now the joker. Miss Black America? Get in line with all the other lovely ladies. Reparations? Paid.

To those Eurosnots who forged entire careers hating America? I'm still waiting for the first black French President.

And let me offer an equal opportunity whupping. I've always despised lazy white people. Now, I can talk smack about lazy black people. You're poor because you quit school, did drugs, had three kids with three different fathers, and refuse to work. So when you plop your Colt 45-swilling, Oprah watchin' butt on the couch and complain "Da Man is keepin' me down!!!" allow me to inform you: Da Man is now black. You have no excuses.

No more quotas. No more handouts. No more stealing my money because someone's great-great-great-great grandparents suffered actual pain and misery at the hands of people I have no relation to, and personally revile.

It's time to toss that massive, obsolete race-hustle machine upon the heap of the other stupid 60s ideas. Drag it over there, by wife swapping, next to dope-smoking. Plenty of room right between free love and cop-killing. Careful, don't trip on streaking. There ya go, don't be gentle. Just dump it. Wash your hands. It's filthy.

In fact, Obama's ascension created a gargantuan irony. How can you sell class envy and American unfairness when you and your black wife went to Ivy League schools, got high-paying jobs, became millionaires, bought a mansion, and got elected President? How unfair is that??? Now, Like a delicious O'Henry tale, Obama's spread-the-wealth campaign rendered itself moot by it's own victory! America is officially a meritocracy. Obama's election has validated American conservatism!

So, listen carefully … "Wham!!!"

That's the sound of my foot kicking the door shut on the era of white guilt. The rites have been muttered, the carcass lowered, dirt shoveled, and tombstone erected. White guilt is dead and buried.

However, despite my glee, there's apparently one small, rabid bastion of American racism remaining. Black Americans voted 96% for Barack Obama. Hmmm. In a color-blind world, shouldn't that be 50-50? Tonight, every black person should ask forgiveness for their apparent racism and prejudice towards white people. Maybe it's time to start spreading that guilt around.

So? people have the right to vote for whoever they want, if they "should" be 50%-50% then that's affirmative action......people have a right to be racist and hate/like anyone they want, but the other laws still applies Do not threaten, harm, stalk,etc..... Nothing wrong with being a racist.....only problem is harming someone else, weather it's racial or not.......

[Jayhawkk]

How does Obama being elected as president erase all levels of discrimination? Do you think that Obama being president will automatically make any white supremist realize their mistakes? What this does is help people better recognize that anyone can do anything in this country. it doesn't mean you're automatically free from going through a bunch of ignorant *******s while on that path. I see this as a big step forward but it in no way means that suddenly all discrimination stops.

[dsade]

How does Obama being elected as president erase all levels of discrimination? Do you think that Obama being president will automatically make any white supremist realize their mistakes? What this does is help people better recognize that anyone can do anything in this country. it doesn't mean you're automatically free from going through a bunch of ignorant *******s while on that path. I see this as a big step forward but it in no way means that suddenly all discrimination stops.

Why yes....yes it does.


/exxxxxcellent

[suncloud]

How does Obama being elected as president erase all levels of discrimination? Do you think that Obama being president will automatically make any white supremist realize their mistakes? What this does is help people better recognize that anyone can do anything in this country. it doesn't mean you're automatically free from going through a bunch of ignorant *******s while on that path. I see this as a big step forward but it in no way means that suddenly all discrimination stops.

it doesn't stop racism. it does lay the stepping stones for eradicating discrimination though.

[Jayhawkk]

Nothing wrong with being a racist.....only problem is harming someone else, weather it's racial or not.......

There is something wrong with being rascist. How can one person hate an entire race of people? How can you find hatred in people you don't even know? People with that kind of thinking are also the kind that will have a person of another race(notice I didn't say minority) working for them and let their views cloud their judgement of that particular person.

You don't have to drag someone behind a car or hang them from a tree to express your rascist views and cause pain. It could be something as simple as not writing a bad review for your employee but writing just below the level needed for promotion or better awards. It could be sending another person to training/schools instead of the one who may deserve it more.

There's a reason affirmative action was put into place. We, as a people, couldn't control our hatred enough to be fair and respectful of those who deserve it. We had to use race and gender as a basis for disqualification. Do you think we're better about doing it now? I don't. I don't think so because i've worked in several fields of work over the years and have seen the discrimination first hand. Just because it's quiet rascism... it's still rascism.

[Jayhawkk]

Racism will never stop in my mind. My opinion of people as a whole is too low to believe that it will happen.

We need a reason to lump ourselves together with one group of people and to look down at another.

Sports
Religion
Sex
Race
Politics
etc

It'll never end but It could one day be only a tiny problem.

[suncloud]

agreed. discrimination however is similar, but in showing that we don't discriminate in color in choosing a president, we help drop those barriers.

racism will never go away completely, but i think this is a step in the right direction.

[Fastone]

What the writer of this article fails to acknowledge in his rant is that Barack Obama did not win because he is black, he won in spite of it. All of the bullsh!t about him being Arab, Muslim, not born here,stealing his diploma, Palling around with terrorists, being the next coming of Karl Marx etc., did not blight the fact that he ran a smarter\better campaign than his opponent, reached more people where it counted (their brains) finding a message that resonated, not divided. It also didn't hurt that his opponent spent a lot of his time trying to prove that he wasn't who we thought he would be.($1 to Dennis Green)

There are some things in Mr Adkins rant that are truth based however for the majority of black people that don't fit that niche, he is way off base.

:bruce3:

[jon671]

What about reverse racism? No one addresses that.

[Emerge]

****ing ridiculous.

[FincaChick]

oh dear. <sigh>

[FincaChick]

The best thing that is coming ou ofthis is that people are finally speaking out in the open instead of hush-hush at home or with people that think the same as them. The best thing I feel that people can hope for is to start confronting ignorances and perhaps learn something. The basis of racism is ignorance. Talking it out hopefully means that someone, somewhere, somehow will learn something. Hopefully.