ABSURD: POWERLESS PEOPLE CANNOT BE PREJUDICED

ABSURD: POWERLESS PEOPLE CANNOT BE PREJUDICED

By Domenick J. Maglio PhD. Traditional Realist

Almost all progressive political leaders have echoed the same mantra about prejudice. These “powerless people cannot be prejudiced.” In our PC culture Blacks, LGBT, women, Hispanics and other “privileged classes” can say whatever negative sentiment they want to express about whites as a group. They cannot be held accountable for hate speech, as they never were in a position of power. Social justice dictates the only way to correct past grievances is to hold all whites accountable while ignoring the protected classes’ abuses.

Children have no political power of any kind except cuteness yet they exhibit prejudice. Even without any sanctioned power they innocuously decide who they like or dislike. A child may not kiss certain relatives, shy away from loud people, tall people, fat people or whatever they decide. Even though youngsters have minimal ability to pre-judge, they do. It is human nature.

The problem with allowing intense, rampant discrimination against all whites is based on an incoherent false premise. Many European ethnic groups were never privileged whites. Many eastern Europeans were serfs while others were indentured servants who were commonly abused by their masters. The Irish who came to the United States were prejudiced against for their religion and were considered as “trash.” Workplaces had signs saying “No Micks Need Apply.” The Germans, Scandinavians, Jews, Italians, Polish, and Slavs were often the brunt of negative ethnic stereotypes and economic discrimination. None of these ethnic groups were part of the privileged class.

Some whites have had past privileges that have insured their power over people of other races like other races have done in the past. Some whites were privileged, as were some Aztecs, Romans, Egyptians and many others in their time. But not all of these people of the same race had privileges in their country. All races of people have been conquered and enslaved leaving them with little to no rights at one time or another. Even today slavery exists throughout the world impacting all races.

The term White, Black, or Yellow races are not scientifically defined and accepted constructs. In history there have been many more races, which often were determined by where people lived. The Mediterranean, Mongolian, Aborigines, Reds and other groups were considered separate races. Some people who were considered white had mixed blood in their family history. Many Italian immigrants coming to America in the late 19^th and early 20^th century were labeled as Negroes. President Obama had a white mother and a black father yet was labeled a black man. Race is and has been an arbitrary classification for there has always been vast immigration, intermarriage and assimilation over the history of man.

Every person is unique regardless of his skin, features or political power. The First Amendment has granted every American citizen the right to Freedom of Speech, the Bill of Rights and equal protection under the law and have no reservations as to who should be granted these rights.

The United States is renown worldwide for citizens speaking their minds saying truth to power. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights has fostered this cultural trait of Americans. The only way this right can be protected is for everyone to express anything no mater how obnoxious, ridiculous, obscene, wrong or even blatant lies. Through the vote the U.S. is a traditional liberal nation based on open debate on any and all issues. The people’s voice has been the final power to decide what direction to go in a free, constitutional election. This freedom of speech has been a major blessing to citizens of the United States.

Closing down open debate by the media, social media, public schools, universities and citizen’s self-censorship for fear of political incorrectness, or being convicted of hate speech is a direct attack on our First Amendment freedom of uncensored speech. These indoctrination strategies of restricting speech should no longer be a protected practice. They are undermining everything that has made the USA the beacon of freedom. Separation of citizens into groups, some with special privileges and others labeled as prejudiced, racist, mean spirited people who should be ridiculed and demeaned is government repression of citizens.

Anyone, regardless of gender, race, status, or religion can have prejudice. Social justice mandates are dividing not uniting us. The most powerful antidote to stupid prejudice is the light of knowledge. The restricting of the First Amendment Rights will eventually implode our constitutional republic, while free speech along with our other sacred amendments and accurate system of voting will preserve it.

The premise of social justice laws is a rationalization for government to undermine our liberties and it cannot work by creating new injustices.

Domenick Maglio, PhD. is a columnist carried by various newspapers, an author of several books and owner/director of Wider Horizons School, a college prep program. Dr. Maglio is an author of weekly newspaper articles, INVASION WITHIN and a new just published book, entitled, IN CHARGE PARENTING In a PC World. You can visit Dr. Maglio at www.drmaglio.blogspot.com.