If You’re Outspoken Against Obama… You Might Be a Racist!

by Staff October 7, 2011 6 Comments Misc. News Opinion Politics Weekly Columns

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(ThyBlackMan.com) Metaphorically speaking, it’s been a good year for racism since President Obama’s been in office. It has evolved into a subtle subterfuge of sly innuendo and inference with highlights of classic era/error and flat out bravado! The latter is naturally easy to spot. All you need do is look at the Republican presidential candidate Perry’s choice in recreational clubs – rife with a racial epithet in its title. Such discoveries are the thinly-veiled mark of racist attitudes that still mar the face ofAmericaacross its landscape.

But the former – the transformation of bigotry into thickly-veiled commentary feels entirely new. President Obama has been called a communist and socialist – invoking unfounded links to Stalin and other villains of history to literally scare up opposition and conservative support. You need look no further than Mr. Monday Night ‘Are You Ready for Some’ Football’s recent comparison of his black president to Hitler.

When asked to elaborate, Randy Williams, Jr. attempted to explain his reasoning behind the analogy and backed it up by saying that he has “always respected the office of the president.” Of course you do, Hank! But as such comparisons and claims have become rampant during this particular president’s term, I can’t help but wonder what’s behind such drastic statements. They simply resonate with an echoed sentiment of racisms hallowed institution. What are people REALLY trying to say regarding their disdain for President Obama? Could it be that they are substituting a deeper seeded disgust towards his ethnicity for a more politically correct way to express it?

Scripture tells me that no man knows the heart of another – none can discern and judge such a matter except the Lord Himself.

‘But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.’

– 1 Samuel 16:7

‘The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.’ – Proverbs 25:3

But as a black man inAmerica, it’s hard for me not to wonder about those voting constituents who vehemently oppose OUR president. It’s hard not to take a red-necked stance a la Hank Williams, Jr. and his compatriot Jeff Foxworthy as I proclaim…:

If you’re outspoken against Obama… you might be a racist!

Now obviously, I can’t make such a sweeping generalization and call it a valid observation but my flesh can’t help but have this knee-jerk reaction when I hear such unfounded and ridiculous excuses to hate President Obama and his entire administration. Call and blame it on the paranoia of a generation before me who experienced the very direct racism of Americans – Americans who have been forced to swallow Southern pride in a more tolerant and moderate world. American who, when the very thought of a legitimate run by a black candidate materialized in Iowa four years ago, couldn’t help but regurgitate words of hate that they’d swallowed for so long.

I know these Americans are still out there, they didn’t just disappear or die off but have been dormant and festering – waiting and evolving their brand of hatred to plague the world once again. So, yes – in my awareness of this growing tide, I’ve become susceptibly suspicious of the true intentions behind anyone who opposes President Obama. I have become an infected product of my American environment. As I, and many other African-Americans, judge individuals based on their outward appearance and actions have become a fruitful product of racism.

’Ye shall know them by their fruits. DO men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?’ – Matthew 7:16

‘A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.’

– Luke 6:45

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John says:

October 16, 2011 at 1:55 am

Victor, naivete is believing that the Constitution (a written contract between the States when founding the federal government) is an elastic document. Granted, the Founders supplied a way to alter that contract. However, our system now has no resemblance to the contract we still have in place. I find it odd that we sought out Saddam Hussein, and allowed him to stand trial, but didn’t provide that same opportunity for al-Awlaki (a U.S. citizen). We didn’t even attempt to capture him, and instead fired drone strikes at his location. Now, you are suggesting that we are naive and should simply trust our government officials. Did a U.S. citizen deserve less access to the judicial system than Saddam Hussein? I wonder how many people in New Orleans trusted our government officials when they were forcibly disarming citizens after Katrina.

To me, assuming that our government is infallible is naive. That’s why I support state’s rights. If the federal government makes a mistake, it affects everyone. If a state government makes a mistake, if only affects those in that state. Protect the rule of law and enforce the contract we have.

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Victor Langhorne says:

October 8, 2011 at 8:40 pm

Zedge and John:

I am black and support Obama. I do not think your criticisms of Obama or of Bush are rooted in racism at all. I think your expectations on the issues you cited are rooted in naivete. I do not mean that critique to be an ad hominem attack.

I just think that Ron Paul whom I have supported in the past is not the future. I believe in the elasticity of the constitution. The separation of powers is “a principle” that guided the establishment of our federal government to accomodate idealism, naivete, realism, militarism, conservatism, liberalism, moderation, accommodationalism, all the rest. Ultimately, it attempted to establish a government that would balance the natural proclivities of human nature once they obtained political power.

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rawdawgbuffalo says:

October 8, 2011 at 12:08 pm

we all must be then – he half white
half black lol

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Zedge Hero says:

October 8, 2011 at 11:32 am

I have to agree with John. I was there in Springfield when Obama announced his presidency and was so optimistic for change. As a life long Democrat, I thought the future looked good. 3 years later, and Obama has already sold his soul to the Banksters and Wall Street. His second biggest funder is Goldman Sachs, who has donated over a million dollars to Obama. His ties to turbo tax Timy Geitner, David Sommers, and countless others is what will make him the worst African American Historical figure in our History. For everything that was great about the content of Dr. Martin Luther King’s character is exactly what Obama lacks. The will to not only stand for whats right on the stage, but also behind close doors too, when it counts most. Obama sold out before even stepping in to the White House. I voted for Obama and now I’m campagining for Ron Paul, at least he will take care of the minorities in the arm service who don’t want to fight any more and the crooked Federal Reserve that has sucked Barack’s soul from him.

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richard martin says:

October 7, 2011 at 9:38 pm

If I support Obama I must be brainwashed… or alternatively, braindead.

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John says:

October 7, 2011 at 8:24 pm

It is impossible to bring up all of this reasons why this article is flawed. When I criticized Bush II, I never heard anyone call me a racist. I criticized him because he was increasing our foreign entanglements, shredding the Constitution (e.g., Guantanamo, torture), inflating our money supply making us all poorer, etc. Oddly, I was able to criticize Bush II on merit.

This article suggests that I might be racist for criticizing Obama for these same policies. Obama promised to close Guantanamo, restore habeas corpus (and end indefinite suspensions), reduce our foreign interventionism, etc. He has also promoted the inflation of our money supply. If I use the exact same statements to criticize Obama, this article suggests that I might be racist. Please write an article that provides insight into statements that I can make to criticize Obama for any of these policies.

I don’t care what his race is. Your 1 Samuel 16:7 reference works for me. I want someone who believes in his/her heart that the Constitution is a contract between the several states and the federal government. I want him/her to believe in his/her heart that the decision to go to war should be made by the people through their representatives rather than the executive branch. I want to know that an American citizen has inalienable rights, including the right to a fair trial for crimes he/she is accused of committing, rather than a President that can write an executive order that makes it acceptable to assassinate an American citizen. Who would have been on that list a generation ago, Martin Luther King Jr.? Malcolm X?

We can’t have equality if certain groups are buffered from legitimate criticism. The points I’ve made are not racist, their Constitutionalist. They have nothing to do with race. Please educate me regarding the methods I can use to voice these criticisms without being portrayed as racist.

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