Those who self-righteously declare “tolerance” to be their guiding virtue have just as loudly declared that disagreement will not be tolerated.
The American Left—and by extension its devotees in the media and followers in Washington—has decided that anyone who does not agree with its radical policy priorities is, ipso facto, a racist.
Gone are the days when to be a racist required skulking around with hoods at night, destroying ballots, or intimidating citizens on the basis of race.
Now racism has been fast-tracked to mean mere advocacy of deregulation, free-markets, and equal justice before the law. Is this move occurring because real racism is so rare in 2020 that finding examples is hard work? Or was the Left never committed to racial equality and instead merely uses the fight as a means of gaining power? In any event, modern-day charges of racism—having little to no real justification—are now the tactic du jour. Predictably, this has negatively affected discourse in America.
Rather than take the time to debate,
persuade, and convince policy opponents of the merits of their radical
priorities, progressives have found categorical name-calling a more
efficient way to stamp out disagreement. If you haven’t yet been on the
receiving end of this tactic—just wait; they’re coming for you..............To Read More....
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