‘Will this tired conga beat never end?’

“’Nonwhites cannot be racist’ is a transparently nonsensical statement. It’s a freeze-dried and vacuum-sealed bag of pure bullshit, one of those innately fraudulent Newspeak mantras that bother me more every time I hear them—you know, obvious lies such as ‘alcoholism is a disease,’ ‘rape has nothing to do with sex,’ and ‘race doesn’t exist, but racism is rampant.’ It’s an idea that makes no sense, which may be why its proponents feel compelled to constantly hammer you in the head with it until you finally relent merely because your head hurts.”


http://takimag.com/article/nonwhites_cant_be_racist_cuz_my_teacher_told_me_so_jim_goad/print#ixzz3Tu6SCIW4

(Relent? Nope. Not old man, hard-headed me. If you dislike someone because he is --choose a race-- you are racist. Doesn’t matter if you have political power.

(When visiting a rehabilitation center a dozen years ago, I heard a man say, “I have a disease. You don’t criticize people who have cancer. Why do people criticize me for my disease?” When the moderator asked for comments, I stuck up my hand and said, “There comes a time when you have to take responsibility for what you do.”

(That is what my wife drummed into our kids. “You cannot always control things, but you can always control your reaction.”)