{"id":1484,"date":"2013-02-26T16:02:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T00:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2013-02-26T16:02:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T00:02:20","slug":"the-presumption-of-american-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2013\/02\/26\/the-presumption-of-american-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Presumption of American Racism"},"content":{"rendered":"

     Is a simple display<\/a> of patriotism and chanting “U.S.A.” actually vile and evil hate speech?<\/p>\n

     For the administration at Camarillo High School, it was presumed to be pure and utter racism.\u00a0 Four boys at a basketball game lead a chant of “U.S.A.” while wearing American flag bandanas were suspended, though the principle just claimed to kick them off campus. In part, the patriotic chanting was considered presumptively racist<\/a> because Camarillo High school is 47% white and 41% Hispanic, while the visiting team was 67% Hispanic and 23% white.<\/p>\n

     The perniciousness of the reaction to a simple display of good-natured patriotism<\/a> is made manifest by the assumption<\/a> that Hispanics are offended<\/em> by pro-American sentiment, and that supporting the United States of America is somehow racist. Yet again comes the assumption<\/a> that “America” ought to be conflated with racism by whites.\u00a0 The idea that “America” is just “white society” and inherently racist is a popular one with the Progressive left, and there are few places where they are stronger than in public schools.<\/p>\n

     Judge for yourself if this display of patriotism is “racist” or not:<\/p>\n