So today on The View, Elisabeth Hasselbeck brought up some investigation Sean Hannity did into Barack Obama and his church. The members of this church are predominantly black. The church apparently has an oath or credo of some sort that states an obligation to the black community, and the black something or other. Anyway, Hannity pointed out that would this be racist if white men said it and used “white” instead of “black”? So doesn’t that make Barack Obama a racist?
First, no. Clearly Hannity and Hasselbeck have never been part of a minority. This church is talking about bringing black people up to the level of equality. If white people were to say this, they would be talking about whites who are already privileged staying in power and keeping basic human rights away from other races. To make it clear, this church is not saying black people are better than white people. They’re committing to helping black people move toward true equality.
Now Hannity and Hasselbeck clearly could have figured this out if they spent 30 seconds thinking about it. Or could they? If they couldn’t figure it out, they’re both incredibly stupid, but I don’t think that’s the case. I think they are both just hateful evil people who would dare to call a black man fighting for equality in America a racist and at the same time try to make all black people feel guilty for caring about themselves. To me, this is just so evil I have a hard time coming up with words to describe it. Elisabeth Hasselbeck should be fired from The View. She can go work on Fox News where she can spread her message of hate to those who like that kind of thing.
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