Who's the Racist?

Many are the catcalls against the elected President, Donald J. Trump, about his supposed predilection toward racism in favor of Whites/Caucasians. Why is it that only Whites are considered to be racist? What is racism, really?

In Webster's Dictionary of the American Language (1828) there is no listing for "racism" or "racist" and the definition for "race" only references the "human race," which would seem to indicate a multi-cultural view, albeit before the end of slavery in America.

Dictionary.com posts this definition of racism:

1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.


2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.


3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

While there are, no doubt, those among the members of the White/Caucasian race who do believe in the superiority of their race, they/we are by no means unique in that respect. In my view, the mere pointing of the finger at another racial group or representative of that group is tantamount to a form of racism through the arrogance of supposed superiority to the targeted group. In fact, I would suggest that the Democratic party has evidenced more racism through its "big tent" philosophy by targeting specific people groups with which to build their support base. Is anyone still aware, other than Dinesh D'Souza, that the Ku Klux Klan was the post-Civil War militia arm of the Democratic Party to keep Blacks in the South under control after their emancipation? Their method is both duplicitous and deceptive and is solely designed to foster and implement the values and beliefs of atheistic humanism.

However comical they may appear on the news or late night television, the threat to the fabric of America and even its very existence is real and even imminent. The true racists are not necessarily those being accused but rather the accusers.

And Now for the Second Amendment

My cousin posted on Facebook a link to a site in favor of stronger gun control. Now, I love my cousin dearly; she's a sweet woman who has experienced a lot in her life. However, I had to agree to disagree with her.

I learned that one of the ways the dictatorial President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, gained such unmitigated power over the people after he allegedly stole the election was to confiscate all their weapons, leaving them physically defenseless against the police and military who backed his regime.

I am, therefore, considering purchasing a gun, if only to exercise my right under the Second Amendment to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights. Based on this information, I am recognizing this right as just as important as the right to vote. Indeed, owning a gun could have been the means for the Venezuelan people to defend their right to vote. However, since 1999 they have lived under a socialist government, instigated by Hugo Chavez.

I think we should take note and learn from this that the liberals who want to infringe on our rights to own weapons are the same people who want to have absolute sway in telling us through bureaucracy and legislation how we should live our lives. It is tantamount to an attempt at oppression.

And Greedy Universities

Here's what's on my mind...

The "pay to play" scandal of the rich and famous buying their children's way into elite universities is, in my opinion as a life-long educator, one of the worst abuses of the system, next to those universities becoming bastions and temples of the religion of Humanism.

I believe any student who has been accepted to any university under what must be considered as fraudulent means should immediately be expelled without recourse to reinstatement. Higher education is not a right under the Constitution, contrary to what many liberals may claim.

I also believe any University official who was involved in the fraudulent enrollment should no only be fired from their position but also be charged with perpetrating the fraud and spend time in jail, just like any other business executive would. In addition, I believe the parents of the students who engaged in the fraud should be charged and fined at least the amounts they paid to fraudulently enroll their child or children, the amounts they paid in tuition, fees, and expenses, AND an additional penalty amount because of other students who were unable to enroll because their child stole the seat of another student who would otherwise be able to attend.

Greedy Aircraft Manufacturers

Here's what's on my mind....

I'm not a fan of big government. I believe with the founding fathers that "That government which governs best governs least." However...

I am, like most Americans, subject to the Airlines for the sake of time when I need to travel long distances. Having worked for several years on training courseware for pilots, aircrew, and mechanics on military aircraft, I know about and understand the principles behind and necessity of pilots having information concerning Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors and indicators on their aircraft. For Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers to make this a safety option for carriers just so the manufacturer can make more money, as reported in the New York Times, to me is not only unconscionable, it is downright greedy and fueled by greed.

I think it's time for the FAA to step in, like the Japanese, and require airplane manufacturers to make ALL safety equipment that has been associated with failures and mishaps to be standard on all their aircraft. Two crashes of one aircraft model in less than six months shows a pattern of malfeasance on the part of executives of the manufacturer in thinking more about their next raise or golden parachute than on the safety of my life and the lives of my fellow passengers.