United States
Conference
of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street NE
Washington DC 20017
Why would our Catholic Bishops want to institutionalize racism
in order to fight racism?
How peculiar. “Open
Wide our Hearts,” a pastoral letter against racism veers from a discussion of
racism as a sin of the individual into the weeds of social justice, institutional
racism, systemic racism and collective guilt. They seem to conclude that ‘we
are all racists now’ because the sin of racism is caused by America’s
institutions, culture, and government.
Expounding on the sins of injustice against human dignity is
theologically sound but then the bishops buttress this moral argument with all
of the progressive tropes so fashionable among today’s leftist ideologues. It
should be understood that these fashionable tropes are themselves rooted in and
are themselves expressions of racism.
The letter posits that “in
recent times, we have seen bold expressions of racism by groups as well as
individuals.” What rubbish. As one who reads widely, but views no television,
I am exposed to a wide spectrum of public opinion and I find no ‘bold
expressions of racism’ in any groups populated by more than a dozen adherents.
“The re-appearance of symbols of hatred, such as nooses
and swastikas in public spaces, is a tragic indicator of rising racial and
ethnic animus.” Routinely, reports of
these incidents are subsequently exposed a hoaxes meant to ‘raise consciousness’
of the race issue and not actual hate crimes. The acts of racism are from the ‘activists’
themselves. The few cases of actual incidents are dishonored by the activist
fake dramas.
“In our prisons, the number
of inmates of color, notably those who are brown and black, is grossly
disproportionate.” People are in prison
for committing crimes, not for their color.
It is racist, however, to propose that thieves, burglars, rapists and
murderers in prison must match the national or local demographics of race. If we are only allowed 13% of the prison
population to be black to implement ‘social justice,’ then that is racism pure
and simple. Why? These offenders overwhelmingly prey upon the
black population. Isn’t it racist to
inflict true suffering upon the black citizenry just to get some ‘feel good’
percentage?
Today I read this
report: “It’s clear why the narrative around Jazmine’s murder should attract so
much furor. The life of a black child being taken by a racist in a
post-Charleston, post-Pittsburgh America should anger us. Yet it’s less clear why this furor
should suddenly desist upon the revelation that the suspected killer is not
white, but black. Black lives do matter — but the backlog of ignored tragedies
in Houston similar to Jazmine’s case suggests that attention given to black
lives by some within the activist movement is more selective than it seems.”
Seven child driveby murders occurred within
one year in Houston. If apprehended, what percentage of the murderers
should be imprisoned to maintain the proper ‘racial balance’?
“The cumulative affect of personal sins of racism have led
to social structures of injustice and violence that make all of us accomplices
in racism.” This word salad is designed
to promote the concept of ‘collective guilt’; I thought we got rid of that
bunkum which led to the persecution of the Jews for centuries.
“We must recognize that generations
of African Americans were disadvantaged by slavery, wage theft, Jim Crow laws,
and distortion of data.” Does “disadvantaged
by slavery” mean that blacks 150 years later are so damaged that they cannot educate
themselves grow in wisdom and truth and thrive?
Disadvantaged huddled masses that arrived from the outside world since
slave times have suffered, toiled and, to a great extent, thrived. Are the
descendents of slaves perpetually children?
This is the bigotry of soft expectations.
Our bishops also claim that
racial profiling frequently targets “Hispanics for selective immigration
enforcement practices, African Americans for suspected criminal activity… and
leads to growing fear and harassment of persons from majority Muslim countries.”
These three popular tropes (that misrepresent facts) don’t belong in a serious
presentation.
Citing the example of the water crisis in Flint,
Michigan, the letter says “racism still
affected so many of our brothers and sisters, highlighting the structural and
institutional forms of racial injustice evident in the economic imbalances
found in our society.” No, the imbalances result from improper governance by
liberal Democrats (for years) in Flint
and many inner cities. Morons, cretins and thieves in government do
stupid things without regard for race.
“Too many Catholics remain
unaware of the connection between institutional racism and the continued
erosion of the sanctity of life. Racism
festers in part because, as a nation because there has been very limited formal
acknowledgement of the harm done.” Are
Catholics stone stupid? Everyday, every
newspaper, radio commentary, radio and television news report and programmed
lecture, cajole and admonish us Americans, including Catholics, that we are
most racist nation in history who spends our days searching out the ‘other’ and
persecuting him (or her). This raises
the question, why do so many millions of people seek to enter the United States, legally and often illegally?
Leftists, progressives and liberals (including those in
Congress) have come up with a new line of interrogation for those seeking
elective office or appointment to government positions: “Are you now, or have you ever been a member
of the Knights of Columbus?” The Bishops
should worry about this new phenomenon.
From the pew;
Thomas J. McLaughlin
Carolyn J. McLaughlin
