| Deguello said: "Regardless of what the media tell us, most white Americans are not going to believe that they are at fault for what blacks have done to cities across America. The professional blacks may have cowed the elites, but good sense survives at the grass roots. Many more are going to have difficultly avoiding the belief that our country is being destroyed by a group of actual and potential terrorists -- and they can be identified by the color of their skin." - Ron Paul "Indeed, it is shocking to consider the uniformity of opinion among blacks in this country. Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5% of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty, and the end of welfare and affirmative action.... Given the inefficiencies of what D.C. laughingly calls the "criminal justice system," I think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal." - Ron Paul "If similar in-depth studies were conducted in other major cities, who doubts that similar results would be produced? We are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, but it is hardly irrational. Black men commit murders, rapes, robberies, muggings, and burglaries all out of proportion to their numbers." - Ron Paul Whatever Ron Paul said about taking the money from a white supremacist is immaterial. It was merely an exchange of funds from one racist to another, in the hopes of creating more racism via the government. But yeah I'm sure he's a sweet and good-hearted man. Lot of evidence to that effect. |
Not exactly sure what Ron is trying to say in that first one. ssj12's interpretation is as good as any I suppose. I interpretted it as a warning that blacks should not rely on whites to correct black social problems. I interpretted the second part as commentary on the ridiculousness of forgoing profiling when screening for terrorists.
The second quote seems more of a rebuke of identity politics and monolithic voting.
As far as the third quote is concerned, if Ron Paul is a racist, he has company...
"There is nothing more painful for me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery - then to look around and see somebody white and feel relieved." - Jesse Jackson
That's the sad thing about this. People can't even have an honest conversation about race issues. Loaded charges of racism short-circuit any kind of meaningful conversation. Deguello's post is a great example of that.
