Louis Farrakhan is an Insane Racist...And an Asshole

I'm treading on dangerous ground here and I know it, but to be honest, there's a part of me that just doesn't give a good Goddamn. In this "politically correct" world in which we live, anytime a white man says anything to defend himself, his views, or his race, he's labeled a "racist" quicker than you can spit. But let any other man from any other race make the same statements, and everyone bows down to him like he's doing the world a great, big, fat favor.

But just for the record - and mainly for the hell of it, for those who may be reading this and not really know me - here's my views on the topic, and they're quite simple.

I was raised by my parents to judge people on what they do, not who they are or by the color of their skin. I've made it a practice to always do that, and I do so to this day.

I don't believe in special treatment or favoritism based on skin color, sex, religion, nationality, or sexuality. I believe that all men truly were created equal, and that one man is no more deserving of special treatment or consideration than another.

And lastly, I believe in plain, honest talk, even if it means being brutally honest when the need arises.

And believe you me, the need has arisen.

So, having said that, let's get on with why I think Louis Farrakhan is an insane racist asshole. We'll start with some quotes from a story that was on FoxNews.com yesterday (and has vanished from the front page today, by the way....wonder why that is?).

"CHICAGO -- Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, boasting his divine stature, on Sunday predicted trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and urged him to do more to improve the lives of blacks and the downtrodden."

I guess us poor white folk can just rot in hell, huh? 'Scuse me, but isn't that a racist thing for him to say?

"The 76-year-old leader said the "white right" was conspiring to make Obama a one-term president, and pointed to his stalled efforts to introduce health care legislation as proof."

Proof? What proof? I guess the part about the legislation being too expensive, forcing small businesses who can't afford to comply out of business, and the fear of the government taking over health care had nothing to do with it, huh? Nah, it's just whitey wantin' to keep the black man down...

"Dressed in ornate creme robes, he addressed the president directly:

"Your people are suffering. You can't ease their plight, but you can use your bully pulpit. Speak for the poor. Speak for the weak." "

Of course, he's talking about black people, you know. So much for the idea of the President being a leader of ALL Americans...

"He said helping the Nation of Islam, which has worked to reform black inmates for decades, would also be an answer.

"Put some money on back of us," he said. "We can reform our people." "

So let me see if I understand this...if an organization helps white inmates but not the black ones, they're called "racist," but if an organization helps black inmates but not the white ones, it's okay? Excuse me, but isn't denying someone something based on the color of their skin RACIST?? And does this moron REALLY think that the president is going to be stupid enough to actually GIVE HIM MONEY? Basically, what you have here is yet another lazy black man asking for a handout, wanting to get something for nothing.

I'd like to believe that Farrakhan, who is 76 years old, is senile...at least then, he'd have an excuse for his beliefs and statements. But the really scary thing is this: these comments were made at the Savior's Day Event at the United Center in Chicago, and there were 20 thousand people there cheering him on! So he obviously by far isn't the only black man to have these views, is he? He and his followers are just stupid enough to actually believe those views have merit, and that's scary. After all, Hitler started out with a band of 20 followers, all of whom had the same crazy beliefs, and look how that turned out.

I used to think that all of the people who said that there was going to be this big "race war" in America were full of beans, but after reading something like this I'm not so sure they're wrong. Our society today has become one in which anyone of any race who feels wronged or oppressed or denied something can get up on a soapbox, plead their case, slap the label of guilt on the white race, and get away with it no matter how wrong or egregious the accusations. But when a white man stands up and does the same thing, he's immediately derided as a racist, and his objections are quickly drowned out and roundly ignored.

And the really sad thing is that it's our own government that laid the groundwork for this by its actions during the Civil Rights era. I'll be the first to tell you that once upon a time in America, if you were black you stood little chance at getting ahead, because there were a whole lotta ignorant whites - on BOTH SIDES of the Mason-Dixon Line, thank you - who were doing everything they could to hold you back. And this "once upon a time" wasn't that long ago, either - like about 40 years or so. Something absolutely needed to be done, because what was going on was wrong, period.

But instead of only passing laws making racial discrimination illegal, the Federal government also instituted programs which gave things to people based on the color of their skin, as long as that skin color wasn't white. You didn't have to work for these things or earn them in any way - all you had to do was be born black. The end result, after 40+ years of handouts and freebies based on skin color, is Louis Farrakhan - a man who believes that he and his people are deserving of special treatment and consideration by the President of the United States simply because he, his people, and the President all share one trait: they're all black.

Everyone else can just go to hell.

The good news is that Obama is smart enough to have begun to distance himself from Farrakhan and his band of lunatics long before the elections got really going. That's one thing I've got to give credit to him for, and I'm not ashamed to say it.

As for Farrakhan and his insane ideas, I'd like to say that no one is paying that much attention to him, but keep in mind the 20,000 people that were in the audience cheering him on...twenty thousand. If that doesn't scare you, then I don't know what will.

It sure scares the hell out of me.

IHC