I saw this coming the moment President Obama was elected. Because he is a minority, the left is using his status to silence all criticism. In other words, no matter the substance of your argument, if you disagree with the president, you are a racist. This is not productive, its not American, and its not moral. Watch the first minute of the following video and you will see what I mean:
I feel sorry for Jeanine Garafalo. I believe that she must be very bitter and empty inside to be so closed minded, and to be painting with such a broad brush. It is incumbent on those who are authentic Christians not to trash Jeanine Garafalo, but to pray for her. We must, by our conduct, establish the kind of moral authority that displays to the world that such thinking is wrong and that the answers to life’s problems don’t come from the Hollywood “elite” but the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In the meantime, don’t be afraid to disagree respectfully and lawfully with the President or any other elected official regardless of their race. Disagreement is fundamental to the right of the pursuit of happiness written about in the constitution and guaranteed in the 1st Amendment.
I’m sorry Miss Garafalo, dissent is not racist.
Well-made point. One quick correction: Garafalo is not Hollywood “elite.” I don’t think she even makes the D-list these days. Perhaps her vitriol is the reason?
Oh, and I found out why we’re in this economic mess. It goes WAY back. We Christians abandoned a core principle amongst ourselves – we have accepted usury in our lives.
Deuteronomy 23:19 “Thou Shall Not Lend Upon Usury to Thy Brother.”
Speaking of painting with “a broad brush”, using one interview with Jeanine Garafalo as a representation of the entire “left” would qualify….
Scott,
Your point is well made except for the fact that I never stated that all on the left espouse Miss Garafalo’s views. I did say that the “left” are using President Obama’s race to silence critics. I believe that to be true and I stand by what I said. Thanks for reading and for sharing.
Maybe try phrases like “some of” or “the particularly cynical” as modifiers to prevent this kind of misunderstanding. When the same word – left – is used to describe some and used to describe all, particularly “the left”, which seems like a homogeneous entity, these observations seem hyperbolic….. much the same way labeling all the participants of the Tea Party protests as racist would be. An individuals’ location on the political spectrum or presence at a particular political event seems like an equally loose qualification for generic criticism.
As someone who is one of the President’s “race”, or someone half black and half white I have to agree with you Mike. Dissent is hardly racist. Peaceful dissent is one of our rights as citizens I believe…
I frequent a black barbershop in North Minneapolis where my views are the exact opposite of everyone there and the last time I went we had about an hour’s worth of very spirited debate. What encouraged me the most though was that when several of the blacks and Africans there started to make observations that conservative blacks aren’t really black, they backed down from that when challenged.
I’m not complaining. I’m rejoicing. If they didn’t hear about the real origins of Planned Parenthood, the plantation mentality of the democratic party and of course and most importantly, the gospel, from someone willing to take a little abuse, (like being called an Uncle Tom) where would they hear it?
I appreciated your earlier post on earning the right to be heard and try to keep it in mind when disagreeing with others.
Grace to you,