[The Urban Sombrero]

Yeah, I hear that every time I put up irrefutable evidence against unsubstantiated slander. Listen, I've never said Republicans were a bunch of saints. But like it or not they do tend to govern more from the traditionally conservative mold. But not all of them, and I've called RINO's out on here on any number of issues in the past.

I've already listed several examples of wide spread affronts perpetrated on the integrity of this land at the hands of Democrats. Thus there is no need to further belabor the point. Try to get this through your head, I saw it all go down. From the days of David Brinkley and Walter Cronkite to the heyday of FOX News. I know of what I speak. There has been a clear affinity between Dems and media since the 1960's, which today has become a shamelessly public collaboration. The two entities, liberal media and liberal Democrats, have in varying degrees worked together to advance that cause.

Here is what I think is ridiculous. You are to the core it would seem, infected with special interest political rationales. You would elevate men to high standing based on nothing more than the happenstance of their ethnic heritage. I don't believe ethnic considerations should have any part of things whatever. You pointed out the pathetically uninformed state of those interviewed by Jesse Watters. But almost every one of them knows who Martin Luther King was. Probably THE most profound line from his "I have a dream" speech went as follows; "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I'd bet big bucks none of them could quote that one. At any rate, men ought to be advanced in standing and stature based on virtue, accomplishment and reputation. It is the left who make everything about race.

But to Dr King's famous dream, what a high flying sentiment from a truly great man! And yet one that has been completely obscured by Jackson and Sharpton who remain bitterly prejudiced. Most liberals if not all, insist minorities should be ushered to the head of every line because of skin color or ethnicity. What happened to Dr King's dream that it would be the character of men that would one day be the basis on which they were judged? That's right, all men should be judged and not given a pass. God says every man should work to earn his keep and that of his family. We are to rise to answer the call to God, family and country, and it upon those virtues that we should be judged of men. Dr King's hope for looking past ethnicity to see a man's true worth is not yet. How could it be with leftist culture warriors still on the march?

I repeat, identity politics IS culture war, and I've never seen Republicans guilty of participating. But again, if you know of any glaring examples, feel free to refresh my memory. Can you name so much as 1 riot from the right?

If you are suggesting that conservatives have never used "white people anger and fear" in advertisement and policy targeted at stereotype of and villification of black folks and immigrants, your claim of "I've been watching lo these many years" falls flat.

The only test of use of identity politics is, of course, not whether there's been a riot. I refer you to the "law and order" campaigns of Richard Nixon. Look at the ads. Geez, it seems foolish to even be debating this. Yes, King's statement is marvelous. And, through use of peaceful protest, his movement applied social pressure at the level of appeal to conscience. It took legislation, and federal troops, to usher in a direction toward King's dream.

Simply because examples given don't suit your purposes, TRT, does not mean no examples were given. President Trump has equated Putin's Russia with the United States, suggesting that they have their policy of killing and brutality at the highest levels, as do we. Now, Noam Chomsky may agree with that, but I cannot believe, TRT, you accept that analysis.