Political Racism
I avoid politics. My beliefs are my beliefs - and some part of them, at least, tends to go against any given group of people I'm around.
A phrase occurred to me the other day, in thinking about the two main American political parties: "Political Racism."
I want to explore this a bit.
Racism, as defined on Wikipedia, is "the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their racial groups."
Replace "race" with "political party."
...the belief that party affiliation is the primary determinant of American traits and capacities and that party differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular party. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their political affiliations.
"Hate" may be a strong word to use - but some people get very passionate about party affiliation - and specifically I know I get a lot of hostile feelings and words from Democrats because I'm Republican. There is a LOT of "hate" towards Republicans--merely for being Republicans, without any evaluation of them as people.
If party affiliation represented a single point of view (as the Obama campaign would have us believe)...why does it matter if we have Obama or Hillary?
I leave you to your thoughts, and I hope also to your own research. How you vote is your concern, please don't try to tell me I'm going to hell for being Republican, or be snotty about being an Obama supporter. Respect my beliefs just as you demand I respect yours.
A phrase occurred to me the other day, in thinking about the two main American political parties: "Political Racism."
I want to explore this a bit.
Racism, as defined on Wikipedia, is "the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their racial groups."
Replace "race" with "political party."
...the belief that party affiliation is the primary determinant of American traits and capacities and that party differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular party. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their political affiliations.
"Hate" may be a strong word to use - but some people get very passionate about party affiliation - and specifically I know I get a lot of hostile feelings and words from Democrats because I'm Republican. There is a LOT of "hate" towards Republicans--merely for being Republicans, without any evaluation of them as people.
If party affiliation represented a single point of view (as the Obama campaign would have us believe)...why does it matter if we have Obama or Hillary?
I leave you to your thoughts, and I hope also to your own research. How you vote is your concern, please don't try to tell me I'm going to hell for being Republican, or be snotty about being an Obama supporter. Respect my beliefs just as you demand I respect yours.
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