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Not Voting For Obama? Then, You're Racist!
Somewhere, sometime, somehow, somebody began the awful accusation that not voting for Obama is an act of racism. Now, we like to think of our scribbling as "family oriented" so I cannot use the language I'd like to use to describe my disgust with anyone who would make such a statement.
I'm not voting for Obama and it has nothing to do with his race. It has everything to do with my personal belief, and the conclusion I reached after doing research into the man's qualifications for the office, and his past record, and the fact that, in my opinion, he is offering absolutely nothing but more trouble for America.
Look, I'm a Southern American. Many of my fellow Southern Americans have harkened back to their ancestral lineage and are now referring to themselves as "Confederate Americans" . There is even a movement afoot to have "Confederate Americans" declared a protected minority by the US Government. I kid you not! I've got the paperwork somewhere in my office. I think there is at least one copy in my briefcase.
Anyway, before I get too far a field here, being referred to as racists, just because one's ancestry is "Southern American", is old hat to us. I'd LIKE to tell you that it doesn't hurt. But, I'd be lying. It does hurt. If you doubt me, those of you who do not plan to vote for Obama, and have made your decision known publicly, and found that you have been called a racist… be honest, and admit that way down deep inside, where YOU live, you feel the hurt that comes from being referred to as one of the lowest dregs of any society.
Southern Americans have carried the blame for the sins of ALL of AMERICA for the awful practice of enslaving our fellowman. The entire country did it… yet we are the nation's scapegoat for all the wrong things done under that terrible system.
So, now we come to a showdown between a white candidate and a half white candidate for the office of President of the United States. Support for the two candidates is much closer than the polling numbers would lead us to believe. People who study these things tell us that Obama will need at least a ten-point lead in the polls to win. Less than two weeks out from Election Day and he doesn't have that ten-point lead.
Many feel the polls are being skewed because Americans polled do not wish to be thought of as racist if they honestly report to the pollsters that they do not intend to vote for Obama … so they lie and indicate that they WILL support Obama on Election Day.
I am reading reports and rumors in the blogoshere about police departments and sheriff's departments and even the National Guard, in some states, gearing up for riots on election night and for a few days afterwards should Obama lose his bid for the presidency. There are rumors of gangland plans to assault law enforcement officers if Obama wins. How many of these rumors is correct, or how few, is anybody's guess. In my opinion, we American citizens would be wise to plan for the worse on Election Day night and be prepared for "civil disobedience" in our neighborhoods. I intend to be ready should such a thing occur in my community.
Jacob Weisberg has written an article over at Slate titled: "If Obama Loses"… subtitled: "Racism is the only reason McCain might beat him". You'll find it at: http://www.slate.com/id/2198397/
In my opinion, anyone who ever thought that an Obama presidency would rid America of racism must be from some planet far outside our universe. See, a racist has been redefined to mean anyone not agreeing with the Democratic Party's platform and anyone not voting for Obama. They apparently thought it was a smart move. It was not. In fact, it shows every indication of blowing up in their faces. I predict they will rue the day they brought racism into the campaign for President of the United States.
Those who accuse non-supporters of Obama of racism have done themselves immeasurable harm. It will not be easily forgotten and, frankly, I suspect it will be used against them and their candidates for many decades to come. They have needlessly insulted many millions of Americans who have based their decision to not vote for Obama on well thought out, well reasoned conclusions gained after looking carefully at his naďve approach to foreign affairs, America's place in the world, the redistribution of America's wealth, and the undiluted socialism which he promises to use to replace America's capitalist system that has served us so well.
No, I'm not supporting Obama because of the color of his skin. I'm not supporting Obama because I have a fundamental, and absolute, disagreement with his philosophy of government, politics, religion, and what I feel is his disconnect with the idea that is America. But if you feel that you cannot accept an honest appraisal of candidate Obama by so many millions of Americans and you feel you must denigrate our decision by charging us with the vileness of racism, then go right ahead. But understand this… the left's accusation of "racist" toward us actually says far more about their own insecurity, their own inability to maintain a connection with reality, and their need to diminish another human being's dignity and worth in order to feed their own desperate need for fulfillment and to squelch their own deep seated inferiority complex.
What a shame. You would have thought they would have grown up by now, and left the childish name calling on the kindergarten playground. But, there are those among us who simply cannot grow up. And it shows.
J. D. Longstreet
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J. D. Longstreet is a conservative Southern American (A native sandlapper and an adopted Tar Heel) with a deep passion for the history, heritage, and culture of the southern states of America. At the same time he is a deeply loyal American believing strongly in "America First".
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