Not only American history – but *human* history – is replete with examples of an almost unbroken cycle of ‘us vs them’. When we were but young sproutlings, and could barely make swords or bows, we did enough damage that entire religions sprang up touting the ideals of ‘peace’ and ‘love your fellow man’. No, Christianity is not the only one of those, but we will get there later.
As our world grew smaller, and we learned more and more, we used that knowledge to make new weapons; to invent better ways of killing people we didn’t like. And as horrible as our history has been, dotted with genocides both accidental and intentional, in the nineteen thirties and forties, mankind fought a battle with itself unlike any that had ever come before. But, while Germany used the propaganda machine to stoke the fires of anti-semitism, Americans at the time were not much better in their behavior and beliefs. The vast majority of the population hated the Negro for no reason other than the color of their skin. Plus, having someone to look down on makes even the lowliest of fools feel proud and tall. Jews were treated only a little better. It took the revealing of the worst barbarism in modern times, through pictures and movies, to begin putting a lid on anti-semitism. And yes, it took a generation or two, but now it is considered a sign of foolishness and bigotry to be anti-semitic.
If only we could achieve this for the black people, the asians, the arabic peoples, etc…
But as *great* a nation as we think ourselves to be, there is still a rotted, pus-filled tumor in our society. It is this sickness that tells us that we are stronger when we separate from each other, that one *class* of person is better than another, etc etc etc… And like a cancer, it has quietly grown over the decades, over the centuries. Sadly, now that it thinks its voice can be heard, it walks right up to the microphone, and touts its sick ideals – ideals that are as anti-American as you can get, all while wrapping its fetid, selfish heart in a gown of Patriotism, Religion, and Nationalism.
There are so many points I could make. I could say that science has PROVEN to us that, genetically speaking, we are only the HUMAN RACE. But there are people who, in their ignorance, simply say they ‘believe’ otherwise. Personally, I don’t care what you ‘believe’; it is your right, but it is *my* right to reject it, and believe what I can prove. And it is my right to LIVE by those principles.
Also, if you insist on seeing ‘race’ as a factor, I suggest Genetic testing. We are all a mix of races that many would never believe. You might not like the test results, but they will hopefully be eye opening.
Lastly, (for now) I offer you this thought. If you really want to know why America was ‘Great’ to begin with, it’s because we founded our Nation on being a land of opportunity, a land of freedom and peace. And over the years, it has been discovered that this freedom DOES extend to more than just White Landowning Males. Precedents have been set that are now long-established Law; precedents showing us that blacks are full citizens, with all the Rights and Privileges thereof. That WOMEN are EQUAL under the law, and have the same benefits in our Society as MEN.
The Issues of RACE are another battle that the Alt-Right lost long ago. The courts spent the better half of the Twentieth century considering these cases, over and over again, and over and over again, it was found that the one central idea that truly makes us great -the idea of FREEDOM for ALL, (dare I say it) ‘trumps’ anything else.
We are not entering Dark Times; we are entering a challenge, where the death throes of Racist, Misogynistic Fools are rising up, stronger than we’d believed, to fight for their superiority. Not for equality – not for freedom – not for an America where ALL are truly FREE.
They are fighting for their own self interest. And I have a message for them.
They will not win. We will stand, we will fight, for REAL American ideals. For Truth that is not subject to religious Bias (but truth that can be proven), for Justice for ALL Americans (and, dare I say it, for anyone on our lands, because that is the right thing to do).
THIS is the American Way; not some backwoods, White Power, Neo-Nazi bullshite. America is better than that. And if it isn’t, *we* will make sure that it will be again.
