The American Spectator

Reader Mail

The Real Democrats

2.20.07 @ 12:01AM

(Page 2 of 6)

"What we are witnessing is a loathing of Christ and of his followers that has never before been expressed so openly from such a large segment of one of our major political parties," Ms. Basham declared.

It's more than just "a large segment." Because Democrat Party leaders appear to have done little, if anything, to acknowledge, confront and eliminate this hatred, they implicitly sanction this animosity. Until it's reversed, therefore, the open hostility to Christ Jesus and Christians that's reached new heights belongs to the entire Democrat Party.

But while such hostility provokes and belittles, it also clarifies. Doesn't it indicate the Democrats' shedding of any last pretense of being the so-called party of common folk, workers and the middle class? Doesn't it bolster the Democrat Party's image and/or reality as the anti-Christian Party? And doesn't it reinforce the party's bona fides as the morally relativistic, secularly humanistic partyâ€"and one that's clearly now socially and theologically racist?

Curiously, in the Democrats' efforts to be all things to all people -- thus, nothing to anyone -- the parade continues of their presidential-candidate wannabes such as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama into churches where convenient photo ops occur. One wonders if they or anyone in their party may see the parallel with biblical Pharisees and their public displays of "religion."

Regardless, let's not fools ourselves: We've seen nothing yet in America regarding open unchecked hostility to the Christ and His followers. That hatred won't abate, but will intensify. Will the Democrat Party and its allies stop this disrespectful behavior, especially in the next 20-or-so vote-grabbing months? If so, when will they start?
-- C. Kenna Amos
Princeton, West Virginia

One cannot describe the vulgar and crude attacks by liberal bloggers against Christianity as profane, since they have no concept of the sacred. To their narrow viewpoints, attacking Christians and Christian faith is like attacking another political party interfering with their liberal perspective. The most telling part of these ugly postings by John Edwards's campaign workers lies in the complete lack of mainstream media interest in it.

The Associated Press and other outlets did not detail the content of the attacks and implied that while the content may have offended some, it did not rise to the level of intolerance. Bloggers Marcotte and McEwan typify the trailer park trash types that James Carville blathered about, and their schoolgirl adolescent rebellion show them to be one of the girls, having no sense of what it means to be women. They exemplify the liberal mind -- silly, immature, emotional and lacking in grace. The Democratic Party is full of children, but very few adults.
-- Caroline Miranda
North Hollywood, California

RACE TO THE BOTTOM
Re: Jeffrey Lord's Iraq and the Party of Race:

My goodness. Mr. Lord, though I find your premise amusing, the first thought I had after reading the subject of the article was, "Wow, this guy has a lot of guts".

Your observations about the Dems and race have much merit simply on the observed facts. However, though I agree with your assessment of the psychotic nature of the Dem party, imagining a cause of that psychosis as you do diminishes the power of your observations.

Fun read, though.
-- Bob McMillin
Orlando, Florida

Thank you, Jeffrey Lord, for such a succinct essay. What Mr. Lord does not make clear, however, is how the self-inflicted trauma of racism (which is simply a minor offshoot of elitism) affecting the Democratic Party becomes so twisted as to then astonishingly serve as the umbrella of inclusiveness which now commands 80-85 percent of non-white voters. In other words, how can "racists" who have harmed so many "non-whites" for so long make others believe that they are the "non-whites'" only hope for salvation and fairness, given their history of being vehemently unfair? What is the basis of this lie becoming so powerful and convincing that its victims even believe in it?

Because the answer lies close enough to the question, it can be examined forthwith. The "neurosis" of the Democratic Party is one of self-importance, self-absorption and infantile narcissism that attract any of like ilk. The issue of racism is simply an extension of the neurotic perception that ones own self-indulgent tendencies should be extolled and protected from challenge. Namely, "Elitism" promises "superiority" and "eternal cleansing" of any perceived failings to any that wish to follow its mantra... no matter how personally defining and confining the failings of race, color, creed, or ethnicity are wrongly held to be. Indeed, Elitists preach that "all" can be cleansed, including the very ill-defined predilections and prejudicial predispositions of race, color, creed, or ethnicity. It's one of the biggest scams of "whitewashing" known to history, and the nefarious but necessary psychological leveraging factor belonging to groupthink.

Only by joining the elitist club, they would have us imagine, can one be cleansed from their sin of being different, of having different colored skin, of being a different race and ethnicity, etc. The lie so skillfully and surreptitiously spread is the notion that only by becoming an "Elitist" can one then rid oneself of their own socially inconvenient differences and definitions to non-meaningful trivia, allowing one to finally rise above those perceived limitations. Although escapism at heart, "Elitism" is purported to be the magic elixir that so many crave in order to finally overcome the injustices of inequality, by promising to make one not equal (heaven forbid!) but "superior" to others... it brings parity to the very ones that did the discriminating, the very same ones who so wrongly prejudicially predefined and hurt others in the past.

This is gang psychology stripped raw for all to see....
-- Dr. Gregory C.D. Young
Neuroscientist and Physicist
Asheville, North Carolina

Letter to the Editor

topics:
Education, Hillary Clinton, Mainstream Media, Business, Satire, Religion, Islam, Abortion, Environment, Global Warming, Hollywood, Law, Founding Fathers, Military, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Israel, Africa, Socialism, Conservatism, Energy, Oil