Posted by
P. Acosta on Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:30:37 PM
All Americans regardless of our political persuasion should be cautious of any political figure that bursts into the scene by seeking to segment us by gender, race, religion, national origin or economic status.
I am a conservative on most issues, and therefore have my own opinion as to what spectrum of the political landscape is the one most likely to promote class warfare; but I would equally repudiate any candidate that would actively engage on such an exercise, regardless of his or her political affiliation.
We are all Americans either by birth or by choice, therefore we should support candidates that see us all as un-hyphenated Americans, unethical politicians promote the various groups idea in order to better pander to them, the average uninformed voter takes the bate and that is how we end up with the level of government incompetence that we often get.
I find it offensive when politicians suggest that minorities need to have the scale tipped in their favor in order to succeed in our society, politicians that promote these type of policies may do so for a variety of reasons, some may truly want to help, but others I suspect do so in order to skew reelections their way, thus having nothing to do with true minority concerns.
However, regardless of the nature of their intentions, these acts are rooted in elitism and bigotry, they are bigots in denial on many cases, these are people who believe that minorities are lesser than they are and therefore incapable of succeeding on their own, they are engaging in the bigotry of lower expectations, while they genuinely believe themselves to be superior than their “inferior benefactors”.
The whole concept of “minorities” is a divisive concept in it and by itself; it creates this sense of us versus them, which should have no place in a free mobile society like ours. I am not an anarchist, government does indeed have its place, which is to foment the proper environment under which free men and women can flourish and compete on an even playing field, but that is where its involvement should end.
To use a sports euphemism, government should be the grounds keeper, security and referee, the free men and women of our society are the players, their race and gender are irrelevant, as long as they are allowed to succeed or fail according to their ability to play, the guardians of the arena, should never try to alter the outcome of the game.