[Peace-discuss] He's against the wars?! Then he's a racist!

[C. G. ESTABROOK]

Those whom Chris Hedges calls "the liberal class" (see his recent  
book, "The Death of the Liberal Class") gave up the movement toward  
economic equality in America 40 years ago. They substituted for it, as  
the liberal goal, demands for diversity (racial, gender, etc.). Thus  
the unforgivable social sin shifted from economic exploitation to  
racism, and "racist!" became the most devastating charge in the  
liberal lexicon.

It's an indication of how worried our elites have become by the  
candidacy of Ron Paul that, as soon as he looked like winning the Iowa  
caucuses, that charge was leveled at him. The media that before were  
able to dismiss him as a nutty outsider now have to use heavier  
weapons. Here are some responses:

"Ron Paul: People call me racist because my ‘policies are winning’"
By David Edwards, Tuesday, December 20, 2011
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/20/ron-paul-people-call-me-racist-because-my-policies-are-winning/

"We Shall Overcome": Ron Paul's rise has the War Party frothing at the  
mouth
by Justin Raimondo, December 21, 2011
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2011/12/20/we-shall-overcome/

--CGE


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