Race
"I have a dream that my four little children will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."~ MLK Jr. This famous quote is as powerful now as it was when it was issued. This is where Americans of the left & right believe we are now or should be, where character counts -- and is expected. “There is a class of race problem solvers whom make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs and the hardships of the Negro race before the public….some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances because they do not want to lose their jobs…they don’t want the patient to get well.” Booker T. Washington. Unfortunately, BTW was right then and it continues. Race in this country has now become an industry unto itself, even though the American people think it is about time that we are a post-racial society. Furthering racism however is necessary for the race industry (Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev Jeremiah Wright, Rev Al Sharpton, the National of Islam, the New Black Panther Party, etc) to survive. Which means if racism were ever to be eliminated, the industry and the people whose livelihood depends on it, would no longer be needed. And so it is kept alive, long after it's purpose has faded into history. Therefore, the racism industry is now a bigger problem than the racism issue itself. People on both sides, left and right, agree that racism and discrimination are unacceptable in America. To say or think that only one political group (the right) is to blame is inaccurate, irresponsible and/or ignorant. To say so purposely and knowingly is reprehensible. Unfortunately, political ideologies have also attached themselves to this industry in an attempt to secure votes. The Left ( Marxist, radical and lunatic liberals who control the President and the Democrat party) today, and their media counterparts, lead this reprehensible effort with their daily barrage of viscous and inaccurate racist attacks on the right. The Left has been brilliantly successful with this strategy. This success is extremely ironic when you realize that the legacy of racism in this country belongs to the Democrat party. • Democrats legacy of Racism. • How Republicans Thwarted Democrat racism. • Why only Democrats and liberals should feel white guilt? Below you will see both sides clearly. Let's begin right now to talk honestly about race, about character and about racial progress in this country for a change. Opportunity exists for everyone, equally, and has for the last 60 years. That is at least two generations. In that context, read the debate below on, what should no longer be, the issue of race.
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The purposeful deception of political narratives

9/4/23
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9/4/23:

One of the most serious issues of our day is what is going on in our schools. Public school results are abysmal, inner-city schools are more like prisons with crime and violence ever present, and, in the past 3 years, we have all come to see what is actually being taught to our children. Unlike most other issues, this issue has united parents of both the left & right. Democrat and Republican parents alike are horrified by what they are learning that goes on in their community schools and are demanding action. As a reaction to voicing their concern for their children, parents have been targeted by the FBI, the Justice Department, labeled domestic terrorists and arrested. The article below describes one group which developed to bring attention to and correct the education problems in our schools, Mom's for Liberty. The article is about the Mom’s organization and its leaders. But, there is another message, other than the obvious one about our schools, that screams off the page, the impact of political narratives. Just from the group's name you have already determined who this group is. Depending on where you get your information, that could be a positive or negative reaction. Here are 2 short excerpts from the article to illustrate my point: 1. [At] a school-board meeting late last year in Dearborn, Mich. Local parents were angry about sex-themed books at the school library, which they regarded as “pornography.” After chatting with Ms. Descovich for a few minutes, a Dearborn dad realized she was a founder of Moms for Liberty, a nonprofit parents’ rights group that came into being on Jan. 1, 2021. He shook his head and told her she didn’t “seem like a racist at all.” “That’s because I’m not,” she replied. 2. Moms for Liberty had planned an event last month at Milwaukee’s Italian Community Center. “After an inquiry from the Journal Sentinel,” wrote Rory Linnane, a reporter for that paper, “Bartolotta Restaurants, which books events for the center, said it would not be hosting any Moms for Liberty event.” The first words in Ms. Linnane’s article were “Moms for Liberty, a group designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an extremist, anti-government organization . . .” False narratives like these, purposely released to achieve a political objective, now dominate all our political issues. In this case, negative messages are sent using narratives to do damage to a group of parents bent on protecting their kids. The narratives used here are 'racist, extremist & anti-government'. The first two are lies, purposely told to support a broader political narrative on racism. The third is purposely intended to deceive by generating images of insurrectionists (another popular, and false, narrative). Political narratives permeate our political discourse. They are strategically and intricately designed and brilliantly implemented by predominately left wing political and media elites. As an example of this complex network of narratives, 'misinformation'. The 'misinformation' narrative was developed to identify any opposition (right wing) messaging as 'misinformation', and to simultaneously distract you from the political narrative 'misinformation' prevalent throughout the political environment on a daily basis. And, as the first example above reveals, political narratives are very effective messaging tools. The gentleman speaking with Ms. Descovich is stunned to she that she is not a 'racist'! He had obviously been sold and completely bought the political narrative about Mom's for Liberty. But, when faced with reality, the narrative quickly fell apart. Narratives are further intertwined with other narratives, as on this subject, adding that the group is 'Trump aligned' (obvious narrative) and target 'suburban women' (indicating that women in suburbia are somehow lesser women). Political narratives are not part of a political issue. Political narratives are designed to distract you from the issue. Political narratives are usually false. If a political narrative is not false, it is intended to purposely deceive.

Totally discount political narratives when you see them.

By the way, when you dive into the social and education focus of our schools, you discover that the issue is who owns our children. Is it parents or are they owned by the state? Don't think so? Get involved. School officials will tell you that is why they cannot inform parents of what happens to their child in school. The issue then is do you want, at a minimum, to 'co=parent with the government'.

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