A man’s political views are based (at least implicitly) on his values. Knowledge is the basis of man’s values. His genetic lineage imparts no predetermined conceptual knowledge. Man’s values are chosen. Nothing inherent to being black would preclude an individual from promoting any particular set of ideals.

“And what exactly is a “collectivist”? I haven’t hear that term since the 60’s when the Birchers were howling at the moon.”

A collectivist is someone who attributes superior value to a group (a tribe, a race, a class, a collective) over the individuals that are part of it. Collectivism is the underlying ideology of Communism, Socialism, Fascism, and unfortunately the irrational basis for most of America’s domestic and foreign policy since the late 19th century.

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Of course not.

The essence is a wholly justified awareness that America’s defining characteristics, freedom and individual rights (which are the source of our unprecedented prosperity), are under systematic attack. To varying degrees, ranging from a vague awareness knowledge based on explicit historical precedent, people sense that the same time-tested collectivist poison that led to unparalleled misery for the past two centuries can achieve nothing but the same in America today.

To dismiss the legitimate defense of America’s founding principles as merely a racist uprising is an insult to any individual that values freedom and rights.

No, it’s Carter’s observation. Just watch any coverage of the 9-12 tepaty and see the signs many were caryying. ” Lyin’ African”, ” Half-Breed” “Kenyan”. Unless you’re completely clueless, you’ll regognize just a smidgen of racism out there.

And a “Staunch Charismatic Republican who happened to be Black” is an oxymoronic joke.And what exactly is a “collectivist”? I haven’t hear that term since the 60’s when the Birchers were howling at the moon.