There’s a dirty little secret that the DNC and their mainstream media (MSM) lackeys share. One might call it the “racism requirement”. Yes, you read correctly- the left requires racism to be alive and well in order to push forward their agenda.

Their problem: while actual racism exists, those racists do not control the dialogue anymore. They are not taken serious, and they are certainly not in the majority (or even close to that). There was a time when politicians, employers, and even teachers could exhibit racist behaviors without any repercussions. But we live in a time where there is a level of new accountability among people. As a society, racism is not acceptable. Some might even say we have become so sensitive that we blow some situations out of proportion. But that shows the awareness that exists on the issue of racism. We’re not perfect, but we’ve made strides.

If we have come so far, even electing an African-American to the highest office in the land, we should be celebrating…right? Aside from inauguration day, relations seem a bit tense these days. In fact, by watching the evening news in 2010, one could come to the conclusion that we are going backwards in the area of race relations.

Social Justice, Social Divide

The left have have written the book on exploiting racism for votes, and in turn, power gains through votes. Two words that will keep this country from ever achieving racial harmony: “Social Justice”. If you listen to anyone involved in the “social justice” movement, you will quickly realize that there is no end to “social injustice”. In fact, the idea of “social justice” centers on the idea that one group (the oppressor) must pay back another group (the oppressed) for things, in many cases, that happened decades and even centuries ago. It is a bit like taking revenge for something over and over again, generation after generation.

The left, through the idea of “social justice”, requires there to be an oppressor to their oppressed. Without an oppressor, there is nothing to demonize- to fight against. Progressives rely on an ideological “dragon” to fight so they can get approval on moving policies forward. In a time when the majority of the public is not getting behind the progressive agenda, they need to create a “monster” for their “Knight in shining armor” to slay with his “sword of social justice”- regulation, legislation, and re-distribution of wealth.

Who or what group is a threat to the progressives carrying out their agenda? In other words, who is the “evil dragon attacking the people in the village”? The Tea Party, Glenn Beck, Fox News, Andrew Breitbart, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, and even the Founding Fathers (to name a few). The progressives can’t fight “their dragons” by debating them on ideas. They have realized that when Americans learn what “change” really means, they lose the debate. So they throw logic and class out the window and do the only thing they know best- create fear, anger, and divide using the thing that know goes right to the gut: racism.

Crying “racism” is like throwing a “political grenade”. With a 24 hour news cycle on the web, a news story, true or not, can live on for years on the web. If the left, using the MSM, can make the Tea Party into racists- at least in a segment of the population, then they feel they have free reign to “slay the beast”. If that means using regulation to shut down cable news programs, talk radio, and blogs – so be it. It is a noble cause in their eyes- this is social justice.

Familiar Tactics

Ironically, these are tactics that were used by racists against Martin Luther King, Jr. and his supporters. They needed to turn MLK into the bad guy. They used fear, mis-information, and lies, to try and silence his message. In the end- the truth stood tall.

As we come up on a mid-term election, with more minorities in powerful positions in business and politics then ever before, including  the Commander in Chief, the race baiting has begun- and is in full force. The worst thing you can call someone in the year 2010 is “a racist”. Anyone can step out of the woodwork, make a call to MSNBC and say that “Joe Politician is a racist!”. Then the MSM will take the bait- and they will run with it . By the time “Joe Politician” or “Bob the Talkshow host” is able to prove the allegations against him are wrong, the damage has been done.

In a time when it is painfully obvious that the MSM’s “messiah”, Barack Obama, is seeing his popularity crumble before their eyes, they are working overtime to paint the people who are speaking out against his policies as the worst of the worst- “they’re racists”, “extremists”, or they have “connections to white supremacy groups”. It doesn’t matter if 99.9% of Tea Party members are not racist. Nor will they point out racism within their own ranks.  The facts and truth have no meaning in propaganda- and that is exactly what the MSM is taking part in.

The left have a challenge on their hands. They have continuously painted themselves as the “oppressed” through the social justice movement. But now their guy is running the show- their entire team is running the show! The truth be told, if there is anyone who is in the position to be the “oppressors”, it is Barack Obama and gang. The left has a “super majority”- they have been passing wildly unpopular legislation against the will of the public.

Remember, the MSM has already proved that they are committed to sweeping stories under the rug. The MSM have already shown us that they have no interest in reporting news, but rather, promoting the agenda of President Obama and the left. It’s not a matter of “are they doing it”, but rather, how far they are willing to take it.

Like the “Boy who cried Wolf” fable, the left have exploited a very real issue, racism,  to an extent that when real racism occurs, the public becomes numb to the cries.  There is some irony behind the fact that the DNC, MSM, and left in general, have exhibited traits very similar to racists. They have judged an entire population of people based on stereotypes, trumped up fear and false accusations. The Democratic Party perfected this with the KKK many moons ago (things really do come in circles).

Those who identify with the Tea Party stand for very simple things that are grounded in common sense, and have absolutely nothing to do with race:

• small limited government (when has an overbearing, over powerful, over reaching government ever worked out well for the people in the end?)

• fiscal responsibility (if it’s good for our homes, then it should be good for our government)

• defend the Constitution (more freedom and liberty for We the People- that’s all citizens of all color of the United States).

It’s that simple. And that is exactly why it scares them. The Tea Party movement is so un-concerned with skin color that, dare I say, there are actually African-Americans who attend, lead, and speak at Tea Parties. The left knows that you know this. We live in a world where more people have more access to up to the minute information. We don’t need to rely on the MSM to educate us on the truth. Anyone who actually attends a Tea Party will recognize that it’s not about race. But that doesn’t align with the message they need to propagate.

The Tea Party message of fiscal responsibility, small government, and more freedom is shared by the majority of Americans. This fact is a threat to the those on the left who seek to hold on to, and gain, more power. In the end, progressives realize their message of big government, more regulations, and less individual freedom, won’t jive with majority of Americans (and why would it?).

So they must shuffle the deck of “left wing playing cards” and drop the “race card” on the table. Facts and reality don’t matter. They only need a willing media to ride with the story for a news cycle or two. If the left have cast doubt in the minds of independent voters, as well as new, un-informed voters, they have succeeded.

But we will do everything in our power to restore the truth at every turn, bump in the road, and new day- God Bless!

-Eric D.