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   From: arminius@mail.cybertrails.com   
      
   On 29 Sep 2005 14:31:04 -0700, "RedDogg"    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   >Can the Truth be Racism?   
   >by Robert Ericsson   
   >   
   >18 September 2005   
   >   
   >Described as one of the most destructive natural disasters in our   
   >nation's history, hurricane Katrina caused immense devastation. The   
   >citizens of America watched in sympathy as the extent of the damage   
   >and the toll of human suffering became known, and generously responded   
   >with a nationwide outpouring of support through volunteerism, and the   
   >donation of massive amounts of money and emergency supplies to assist   
   >the hapless victims.   
   >   
   >Even before the storm had passed, the shameless and utterly despicable   
   >exploitation of the hurricane by the mainstream political powers had   
   >begun. Only now that the floodwaters have receded, residents are   
   >slowly starting to make their way back to shattered homes and   
   >businesses, and the immediate and widespread danger has passed, is the   
   >time appropriate for analysis and discussion.   
   >   
   >The vast majority of people have long known that the truth is rarely   
   >"politically correct," but can that same truth really be racism? In   
   >light of the racially based recriminations that started almost   
   >immediately after the first few images of post-Katrina New Orleans   
   >began to appear, the question deserves consideration. The abundance of   
   >early images that managed to leak through to the public told the   
   >story. The public saw black faces taking advantage of the chaos by   
   >stealing electronics, clothing, shoes and anything else they could get   
   >their hands on. Of course the media, in their unwavering fairness had   
   >to go out of their way to hunt down some footage of white looters as   
   >well. All of these images soon disappeared from broadcasts and were   
   >later downplayed by claims that the looting was done to obtain food,   
   >water and other necessities.   
   >   
   >>From that point onward the stories describing acts of theft and   
   >violence, including the ransacking of a nursing home, and even an   
   >attack on a rescue helicopter were attributed to the raceless   
   >"looters." Given the racial composition of pre-hurricane New Orleans   
   >(roughly 2/3 black), the preponderance of early evidence, and the   
   >sheer impossibility of a "multicultural" gang roaming through   
   >territory in a state of anarchy, one can easily see through the media   
   >smokescreen.   
   >   
   >Yet even this tiny amount of information showing untainted pictures of   
   >the black onslaught brought charges of "racism." Which raises the   
   >question...can the clear and unbiased TRUTH be racism? Amazingly, the   
   >answer seems to be yes. Through a carefully orchestrated   
   >disinformation campaign the media have attempted to redefine the   
   >extreme black apologist position as the political "center" thereby   
   >making anything that comes close to objectivity a case of "racism."   
   >While few conclusions can be universalized, there are certainly a   
   >multitude that can be generalized based on repeated observations. Must   
   >outright lies and distortions of reality be used to maintain this   
   >charade that we're all somehow equal as evidence to the contrary   
   >continues to accumulate?   
   >   
   >If an average person encounters 10 Doberman Pinschers over a span of   
   >years, and 8 of them turn out to be vicious, is it wrong to make the   
   >general conclusion that Dobermans are by nature a mean and vicious   
   >animal? Many people undoubtedly have made that exact conclusion based   
   >on their personal experiences. Is it somehow "bad" to hold that   
   >perception even when it stands up to a sizable and indisputable body   
   >of evidence? Is it "unfair" to the remaining 20% of the Dobermans for   
   >people to make that conclusion and act accordingly? Certainly not!   
   >   
   >Time and time again the same images are seen, be it Los Angeles,   
   >Cincinnati, or New Orleans. Mobs of blacks engaging in blatant acts of   
   >theft and violence at the slightest disruption of law and order. These   
   >observations alone, representing clear and unbiased evidence, are   
   >enough to form a solid basis for general and entirely appropriate   
   >conclusions. Consider also that these are the barest shreds of   
   >information that the public is allowed to see by a media that goes far   
   >out of its way to avoid portraying blacks in a negative light. The   
   >truth is undoubtedly more horrific and would lead to sharper and more   
   >immediate conclusions. We have cities full of vicious animals just   
   >waiting for their opportunity to get off the leash.   
      
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