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As you may have heard, Stacey Abrams gave the Democratic response to the State of the Union address. Politico provided a transcript for the remarks.
“For seven years, I led the Democratic Party in the Georgia House of Representatives…. So when we had to negotiate … the leaders of our state didn’t shut down. We came together and we kept our word.” The recent government shutdown was triggered by deficit spending. Congress needs to pass a bill to extend the limit on the national debt. In Georgia, the state constitution requires a balanced budget. The limit on the state debt is a non issue. Closing down the state government, while theoretically possible, has never been considered.
“We fought Jim Crow with the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Yet, we continue to confront racism from our past and in our present, which is why we must hold everyone from the highest offices to our own families accountable for racist words and deeds and call racism what it is — wrong.”
Racism continues to be a handy target for political rhetoric. The Democrats take particular joy in calling President Trump a racist, and extend this to all who support him. At some point, people who are seen as racist become the enemy. .
Being called racist is not the same as being racist. Often, racist is a playground insult, carelessly tossed around without consideration of consequence. What is racism, and what is prejudice? American needs to grow up, and quit fighting racism by insulting our neighbors.
“Because America wins by fighting for our shared values against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” The problem with this rhetoric is who we call our enemy. If your racial values do not please your neighbor, then you are the enemy. This is where we are as Americans … quick to label our neighbor as our enemy. This is not how America wins. Pictures today are from The Library of Congress.