where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me."
The morning of the Ft. Hood hood shooting, I was, ironically, reading an article about the falling quality of people accepted into the military.
Before you get all patriotic on me, I fully support the troops. I don't have the balls to join the military. That automatically makes them better than me, because these people chose to risk their lives for a country that makes BS decisions all of the time, and the reason why half of the troops out there are in the situations they are in now is because of someone's BS decision.
And before you start getting all patriotic on me again, I love America. I was born here, and I enjoy the perks of living here all of the time. Like saying whatever the hell i want to say in blogs. Or eating copious amounts of meat at a Brazilian Steakhouse. Or not knowing a damn thing about the Middle East except that it's sandy, and people dont have very many freedoms. And people are a little angry with us.
Thats right folks, I'm A'merkin.
And for shits and giggles....this is what a merkin really is:
A merkin (first use 1617)[1] is a pubic wig. The Oxford Companion to the Body dates the origin of the pubic wig to 1450. Women would shave their pubic hair and wear a merkin to combat pubic lice, and prostitutes would wear them to cover up signs of disease, such as syphilis.They come in various colors and textures! And another tidbit, syphilis used to be called "The French Pox"
Except for during the Tuskegee Experiments...
Where was I going with this?
Oh right....so anyway, the article highlighted the fact that not only was the military being overrun with gangs, who are bringing their newfound knowledge of warfare back to the streets, but also by white supremacist organizations. The article pointed out the fact that the military has become so "desperate", for lack of a better term, for people that they are not screening applicants as much as usual, and are letting in mentally unstable, extremely violent, and, now, racist and hateful people in. I also read that some supremacist organizations are purposely sending some of their members to the military, in order to receive training for the upcoming race war.
Remind me not to be here when that breaks out.
Of course, you cant just read one article on the internet that mentions so many other interesting topics, so this article lead me to the Anti-Defamation League website, which lead me to the Council of Conservative Citizens website. And the cofcc.com website pissed me off. Why? Well...it's the most bigoted website I've ever seen, and it's hidden under the guise of a website representing the working/middle class American. It's like Glen Beck....but a lot of them. Every article is either trying to convince these readers that black men are especially violent, and are not only a threat to everyone, but are ESPECIALLY a threat to white women, or about illegal immigrants who are "taking over", or how white people are silenced, and are going to be a minority, or how the gays are "perverted", or Muslim people are going to blow everything up - all of them, or interracial people are a lost cause....it goes on and on and on. (although they did post a video about the swine flu vaccine being a bunch of crap, so I guess we agree on that.)
I am fully aware that America is nowhere near a post racial society. The election of President Barack Obama (who needs to man up, and tell these Conservatives to go fuck themselves....) has brought all of this racism back to the mainstream. But when your first Statement of Principle is "We believe the United States is a Christian country"....Really? Do you not know the history of this country?
Wait, that had nothing to do with race, that just pissed me off.
"And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘ Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA."
The second Principle...thats the one. Or is this the third? I dunno...anyway, it still made me upset.
"We believe the United States is a European country and that Americans are part of the European people. We believe that the United States derives from and is an integral part of European civilization and the European people and that the American people and government should remain European in their composition and character. We therefore oppose the massive immigration of non-European and non-Western peoples into the United States that threatens to transform our nation into a non-European majority in our lifetime. We believe that illegal immigration must be stopped, if necessary by military force and placing troops on our national borders; that illegal aliens must be returned to their own countries; and that legal immigration must be severely restricted or halted through appropriate changes in our laws and policies. We also oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the European-American people through so-called “affirmative action” and similar measures, to destroy or denigrate the European-American heritage, including the heritage of the Southern people, and to force the integration of the races."
-www.cofcc.com Statement of Principles
do I really have to cite this correctly? No one really reads this. Anyway...there are prominent members of our government who are a part of this organization. This organization holds a lot of political power. the council of conservative citizens.
This is why people mistake all conservatives for being racist. Because the council of conservative citizens is a racist organization.
After reading this, I fell into that mood. You know...the one you fall into after you watch Mississippi Burning. Or Rosewood. That angry one. Walking down the street, I wondered if every white person I saw was secretly a racist, and was saying hateful things to me in their minds.
I could go on and on about race. More than likely, I will in the future. Because race relations are very interesting to me. I think I'll do a series on race. Starting with interracial dating. Then maybe on to something like the dichotomy between the acceptable black people, and the ones that you don't make eye contact with on the train. Then maybe a blog about people who cant help being bigoted, and how we can help them. Oooh...and maybe one about other races (Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, etc.) and why are they constantly left out of race discussions....unless we're sterotyping them. And how it just might suck to be a white person, since any move you make--you can be called a racist...(which is why you shouldnt make racist moves, friend)
Oh, and white people who are discriminated against by other white people. Maybe I'm not qualified to write that one, since I have no clue as to why this happens or what lines are drawn (like how white people dont understand the light skin/dark skin debate. Or oil sheen.)
This just turned into a brainstorming session.
Back to a point (maybe not "the point"...but a point nonetheless), I was reading about a man who joined a skinhead organization because he was bullied and tormented by Black and Latino kinds in school. He had two sons. He said he didnt mind if his sons had friends of other races, because they were young, but he made sure he told them that their friends aren't going to end up like them. Their friends are going to grow up to be gangbangers.
really...???
There was another man who said "I knew a guy who was a Black Panther. He said he's didnt have a problem with white people, he just didn't want his daughter bringing home a white man. We're both racists, but we agreed on that"
This is how people think. This is what people are teaching their children. Listen to Prussian Blue or visit the National Vanguard website.
I know this is America, and people are free to think however they want to, and live their lives the way they choose (unless you're a conservative...) but how do we stop the spread of hatred? Are we just going to be a hateful nation forever?
And why do people invest so much time into hate?
And why does a nation of immigrants spend so much time trying to prevent others from enjoying the very same freedoms that their forefathers did?
And why does the "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave" constantly limit the freedoms of it's people and deny basic human rights to "free people." who have commited no crimes and have done no wrong.
"I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘ Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away." - "Proud to be an American" Lee Greenwood
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