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We are being ripped apart at the seams

Aug 15, 2017, 5:34 PM

It was not a fun weekend because it seems our nation is being ripped apart at the seams right now.

There is a tactic, created by Saul Alinsky, that involves calling Republicans racist for any and everything they say. Why? Because Republicans support a republican form of government and want to distribute power. This does not work for collectivists like Alinsky, who want to be able to wield power.

One of his innovations in organizing was to plant fake racists at Republican events. And that tactic became extremely effective. Republicans became so afraid of the word “racist” that they have stopped mocking the charge.

Professional Republicans now don’t stand up in mass to racism being taught on our college campuses. And some of this garbage on campuses fuels both the white and black supremacists.

The failure and cowardice to confront this evil tactic for what it is has shifted the focus of discussion. It shifts people from the responsibility of leadership to defending why they aren’t racist. It leaves a vacuum and that vacuum becomes populated with people who are filled with hatred and rage.

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