{"id":1910,"date":"2008-11-09T17:58:45","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T21:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.com\/blog\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2008-11-09T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2008-11-09T22:00:35","slug":"far-left-message-to-conservatives-you-are-racists-and-should-be-silenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2008\/11\/09\/far-left-message-to-conservatives-you-are-racists-and-should-be-silenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Far left: Message To Conservatives: You Are Racists And Should Be Silenced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Message To Conservatives: You Are Racists And Should Be Silenced <\/a>
\nby Austin Hill
\nTownhall.com<\/em><\/p>\n

For a while I thought it was just me. But in the final days leading up to the national election, I began to notice it on both local and national talk shows around the country. <\/p>\n

And now that we are a few days past Mr. Obama\u2019s election night victory, it seems quite clear: things have gotten more intense, not less. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing here about the attacks that are being telephoned-in to conservative talk radio hosts around the country. I\u2019ve noticed a consistent increase of people that I\u2019ll call \u201cObama enthusiasts\u201d popping-up as callers on conservative talk shows, and no matter what the topic on the show may be, the assertions from the callers follow a predictable pattern. <\/p>\n

The precise choice of words that the caller uses in their line of attack may vary, but the pattern essentially goes like this: A) The caller asserts to the host that \u201call you ever do is attack Barack Obama;\u201d B) The caller then comes around to asserting to the host that \u201cyou are obviously a \u201cracist\u201d (or \u201cyou are a bigot,\u201d or \u201cyou think Black people are inferior to White people,\u201d or something of that sort); and then the caller concludes with C) \u201cyou should be removed from the \u2018public airwaves\u2019\u201d (or some variation of the general sentiment that \u201cyou should just be silenced\u201d or \u201cyou should shut-up\u201d). <\/p>\n

Now let me be clear: I\u2019m not complaining about this, not at all. In fact, I welcome it on my talk show at 630 WMAL radio in Washington, D.C. It\u2019s no secret that talk radio thrives in controversy, and conversely, a talk show can become boring if everyone is \u201cin agreement\u201d with the host. <\/p>\n

But entertaining talk show content is one thing. And the broader implications of people\u2019s words outside of a talk show can be something different (I\u2019m reminded here of the many times over the years that I\u2019ve heard Rush say \u201cwords mean things\u201d). And the implications, the \u201cmeaning,\u201d of the pattern that I\u2019ve identified above, seems to be this: If you so much as question the President-elect, you are necessarily a \u201cracist,\u201d and your voice should, therefore, be removed from the public square. <\/p>\n

I must also add that, while the hostility I\u2019m hearing on conservative talk radio is mostly directed at white, male hosts, it\u2019s not necessarily a \u201cblack against white\u201d phenomena. For example, on my show last Friday while I was discussing Mr. Obama\u2019s remarks about the economy at his recent press conference, I received a call from \u201cRoberto,\u201d a man with a Hispanic sounding accent in Arlington, VA. Roberto\u2019s opening salvo was to say that I was being \u201cpatronizing\u201d by pronouncing his name with the traditional, Spanish \u201crolling R\u201d sound. <\/p>\n

Now, I grew up in Southern California surrounded by Spanish speakers, and I was taught by my \u201cwhite Mom\u201d that, as a matter of respect, I should speak Spanish as it was intended to be spoken, and NOT like a \u201cgringo.\u201d <\/p>\n

But never mind that \u201crespect\u201d thing. As far as Roberto was concerned, I was simply offensive. And then, of course, the pattern kicked-in – – I was questioning the President-elect\u2019s remarks because I\u2019m a racist, and therefore I should be silenced. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve heard this rhetoric enough times, and on so many different talk shows in addition to my own, that I believe there is some organizational effort behind it. I\u2019m not insinuating that the finger prints of our President-elect are on this, and the participants in this might be quite loosely organized, at best. <\/p>\n

But there is a certain mindset, a certain philosophy that underlies this rhetoric, and it is becoming more widespread. It is the belief if you are not in lock-step with the President-elect\u2019s agenda, or if you merely dare to question it, you are obviously motivated by your hatred of ethnic minorities, and you have no place in the broad national debate. And it is an anathema to our freedoms under the First Amendment. <\/p>\n

Conservative Americans in particular need to understand that in this new era, the rules have changed. And to understand this change, conservatives need to begin by reading \u201cRules For Radicals,\u201d a book published in 1971 by noted \u201ccommunity organizer\u201d (and a man who is said to have influenced Mr. Obama) Saul Alinsky. <\/p>\n

Column space is limited here, so you\u2019ll have to get a copy of the book for yourself. But consider this notion from Alinksy\u2019s rule #5: \u201cRidicule is man\u2019s most potent weapon. It\u2019s hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.\u201d <\/p>\n

And consider this language from rule #11, wherein Alinsky suggests that the main job of a \u201ccommunity organizer\u201d is to bait his opponent into reacting in a certain way: \u201cThe enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength.\u201d <\/p>\n

Welcome to the new era. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2008 Salem Web Network. All Rights Reserved. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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