Robert Parry: The White Man's Last Tantrum

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/19738-focus-the-white-mans-last-tantrum

American pundits are missing the bigger point about the Republican shutdown of the U.S. government and the GOP’s threatened default on America’s credit. The real question is not what policy concessions the Tea Partiers may extract, but rather can a determined right-wing white minority ensure continuation of white supremacy in the United States?

For years, political scientists have been talking about how the demographic changes in the United States are inexorably leading to a Democratic majority, with Hispanics and Asian-Americans joining African-Americans and liberal urban whites to erode the political domains of white conservatives and white racists.

But those predictions have always assumed a consistent commitment to the democratic principle of one person, one vote – and a readiness of Republicans to operate within the traditional standards of democratic governance. But what should now be crystal clear is that those assumptions are faulty.

Instead of accepting the emergence of this more diverse and multi-cultural America, the Right – through the Tea Party-controlled Republicans – has decided to alter the constitutional framework of the United States to guarantee the perpetuation of white supremacy and the acceptance of right-wing policies.

In effect, we are seeing the implementation of a principle enunciated by conservative thinker William F. Buckley in 1957:

“The white community in the South is entitled to take such measures as are necessary to prevail, politically and culturally, in areas in which it does not predominate numerically.”

Except now the Buckley rule is being applied nationally.

[RainDog]

1. and now mainline Republicans are crying

because they enabled the racist, homophobic religious right to create a voting bloc to win elections.

thanks so much, Republicans. thanks for the shitstorm you have rained on the U.S.

it's sad if our only hope is to pray for massive die off of a political species we would like to go extinct.

[liberal N proud]

2. And these angry white men are going to destroy the whole country because of it.

They just can't stand to see this "white Christan nation" (their words, not mine) be destroyed by the "minorities."

[Recursion]

3. The last one? No, probably not. Just the latest (nt)

[BumRushDaShow]

4. 20 years ago, Newsweek published this issue (March 29, 1993)

And now here we are today.

[Brigid]

8. I remember this cover.

And I recognize the photo: That's Michael Douglas in "Falling Down." An interesting film if you see it now: Douglas plays an ordinary guy, an engineer of some sort who loses his job at a defense contractor. He has done everything right -- got en education, got a good job, got married, etc. Now, after prolonged unemployment, he's lost it all and is living with his mother. One day, sitting in traffic, he snaps. It could be written today.

[HereSince1628]

5. These things no doubt move the teaparty base...but "armies" have leaders

and the leaders generally are generally exploiting the labors of their base to achieve a purpose.

Isn't it possible that destruction/dis-empowerment of the central government -is- the goal of those leaders?

Who could possibly see the central democratically elected representative government of the Republic as an enemy to be destroyed?


As Deepthroat told us decades ago..."Follow the money."

[reddread]

6. not possible at all

following the money is what brings politicians to office.
that federal treasury? El Dorado.
it is that simple.

[HereSince1628]

7. Who do you think buys politicians?

Follow the money