Liberalism and Racism

Living in San Francisco has given me a fresh perspective on the racist liberal. For whom I once thought was an oxymoron. For the most part, they do not even realize they are racist. Their biggest crime is blind pride and reformed apathy. As some were once high achieving geeks, turned indifferent hipster, and finally becoming the life defining "activist", or simply pot-heads, porn addicts, or [insert some societal deviation here] seeking justification for their lifestyle; they feel they have seen it all and can (or will not) do no wrong or harm. They tend to fall into a foreign culture at a late stage in life and “accept” it for all of its self-destructive traits.

The racist liberal does not expect more from the minority that they “represent”. [Who asked them for representation?]

They do not understand the meaning of the individual among the minorities whose causes they “valiantly” fight for. [I am not a clone of my fellow ethnic counterpart.]

Their haphazard and superficial way of learning a culture and then “assisting”, has led to broad misconceptions and obstructive ideologies in mainstream society. Their passionate condemnation of assimilation has taken up arms against conservative moral values, wrongly assuming that the two are the same. I am not even sure if they realize the original fight was against assimilation. As a reformed liberal, turned independent, and potential capitalist republican, I have to say, I am soo tired of them. Their attempt to “understand” other cultures stems from a belief that we are profoundly different, yet somehow the same. Their embracing of lowered standards has only led to a lowering of standards amongst their own ranks. Yes, we are different…each and every INDIVIDUAL. But we all congregate in the good US of A for pretty much the same thing: The pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. Yes, there are struggles that are culturally unique, but there are also numerous opportunities that are still truly exclusive to this cultural America that bonds us together. I just hope we don’t lose more of those opportunities over time.

Are all Liberals racist? No. In so much as one could say all conservatives are racist, it would of course be a false statement. However, there are enough racist liberals that do not realize that some of their rhetoric and actions are just as damaging to a multi-cultural society as the vehement racist. To me it is similar to the Civil War: The South made no mystery of their stance to keep slavery legal, however the North’s seemingly honorable fight against them has been shown to be more about their lack of financial potential in this sector of wealth, and a push to level the playing field, rather than a true fight to liberate slaves. Who do I find to be more of a threat to me and society at large? Well, I would have to say the person who is shaking my hand, while selling the shirt off of my back.  It kinda reminds me of that song by Cake, Comfort Eagle.