Their Own

Sunday 8 September 2013 - Filed under Uncategorized

The reason that Hollywood has been largely absent in responding to Obama’s beating the drums of war is that they don’t want to become the victim of their own tactics that have been used against many conservatives and libertarians for 5 years now. They’re afraid of being called a racist. Paul Bond at Hollywood Reporter:

Another reason some Hollywood progressives have been reticent to speak out against war in Syria, according to Asner, is fear of being called racist.

“A lot of people don’t want to feel anti-black by being opposed to Obama,” he said.

How about you stop worrying about what others might call you and act on your principles? I’ve been called a racist because of virtually every political position I hold for over 5 years now. It sucks, is intellectually dishonest, and is bullshit designed to preclude an argument on the merits. Welcome to my world. Perhaps now you’ll reconsider your accusations of racism, or even perhaps point out to your progressive brethren that disagreeing on particular policy positions isn’t automagically indicative of racism.

2013-09-08  »  madlibertarianguy