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The “Not Enough” Racist

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There is a flurry of comment and vitriol after the Super Bowl 50 half time show.   I didn’t watch it. I don’t care for Beyonce, Coldplay or Bruno Mars.  So when my coworkers and I discussed the game, I was asked about the halftime show and it “message”.  I said, “I don’t care”.  I was hit from all sides.

“You’re just a racist.”  Being a middle aged, bald, white, male, with a lingering Southern accent, that was expected.  “Are you anti-cop?”  and “You can’t agree with her?” Came next.  See, I’m also a cop in a large city.  My obvious stance is pro-cop and anti-Beyonce.

I started thinking of it as Enough Racism.  I don’t care enough.  I don’t agree with the new extremist view, by what ever imagined oppressed group is protesting.  I’m a racist.  When Black Lives Matter comes up, I say, “…not to most blacks, because most black males are killed by other black males not Police”.  Same Sex marriage?  Who cares?  The only people that it effects are the ones in the relationship.  I must be anti-gay, because I’m not for the cause.  Immigration?  If they come to this country and want to work, let them.  I’m discriminating against illegal aliens, because I don’t think we should pay for them to stay in the country.

I’m labeled a racist because I don’t support the cause enough.  I’m not liberal enough to want separate rules for separate groups, based on arbitrary factors.  I’m a racist because I don’t believe the government should tax the working class to pay for cell phones and cable for families living in government housing so they “don’t feel shame” over their position.

I am hated by people who don’t know me because I’m perceived as part of the privileged.  I fit the stereotype that other try to shove me into.  I don’t matter as much as what others think I am.  If I am not for the cause, I am against it.

I am the New and Hated “Not Enough” Racist!

The Shiny Turd

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With the Presidential Elections warming up, what else would you expect the first post to be about.  Sadly, our selection process has been reduced to choosing the lesser of evils, not even quality evils.  Gone are the days of Statesmen looking for the greater good of the nation.

On the (arbitrary) Left.  Hillary, who can’t remember which lie she told and when presented proof of malfeasance, guilt and corruption simply ignores it.  Bernie, who thinks that if he taxes the richest 1%, he can pay everyone else enough to lift the nation from poverty and moral corruption.

On the (equally arbitrary) Right.  Trump, who has no position or plan that goes past being elected.  Cruz, who might have a plan but no vision.  Rubio, the little kid on the play ground, trying to kick the bullies in the shin and run away.  Jeb, who looks as dejected as Eli Manning watching his big brother win the Super Bowl, while he is sitting in the stand with Mommy.

In choosing the lesser of evils, we only reinforce the futility of a system that has been corrupted.  We are an electorate that in the main lacks qualification for the job.  To many have no vested interest beyond personal need and desire.  More, vote without thought, research or perspective.  That is the cost of delivering power into the hands of the people without accountability or cost.  There are categories of our nation who should not be allowed to exercise the right and authority of the vote.  Simply, anyone dependent on the Federal Government for their welfare.  I include in this serving soldiers, politicians and anyone else who’s life and sustenance are provided by taxing the people.   There lies the way of Bread and Circus.

This election feel like so many of the past, trying to pick the shiny turd.  We go for the one that will hopefully leave less proof on our hands and stench in the air.  At least the Shiny Turd safer even if it’s not the best option.

Just a Thought

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I decided to start this blog to try to move discussions off of Facebook, to somewhere more suitable.  I’m not a profession, professor or politician.  Like our founding fathers and founding thinkers, I am a man with opinions and perspective unique to myself.  Some of these I share with other some I don’t.

Who cares?

What I care about is your opinion.  I care about challenges to my own limited view of the world, the opportunity to learn and grow.

Please read the Rules of Word Warfare.

I don’t want to censor anyone, but I will if you cannot work within the guidelines.  This is supposed to be fun, frustrating and educational.  That being said, this is probably the only neutral post I will make.