I don’t normally write political diaries. There are people here much better qualified than myself for that sort of thing.
A recent diary about White Supremacy and Neo Nazis got my attention, however.
This statement in particular troubled me.
We recognize that the West was built by the White Race alone and we owe nothing to any other race.
So let’s just assume for the sake of argument that “the West was built by the White Race alone”.
(Narrator’s Voice — It wasn’t.)
To me this is like when someone says “We won the Super Bowl/World Series/NBA Finals!”.
If I’m feeling snarky I ask “Oh. What position on the team do you play?”
(Narrator’s Voice — Major Kong isn’t into sportsball.)
So what does it matter what the “White Race” has accomplished? What have you accomplished Cleetus?
You didn’t build the Roman Coliseum.
You didn’t sculpt Michelangelo’s David. Michelangelo did. That’s why his name’s on it.
You didn’t paint the Sistine Chapel. Yep, that was him too.
You didn’t invent Newtonian physics. Pretty sure that was some guy named Newton.
You didn’t write Mozart’s symphonies. They’d be called Cleetus’ symphonies if you had.
You didn’t write the US Constitution.
You didn’t build the Eiffel Tower. Eiffel did. That’s why they named it after him.
You didn’t discover Penicillin.
You didn’t build the Ford Model T. If you had it would be called the Cleetus Model T.
You didn’t design the 707.
You didn’t break the sound barrier. It was some guy named Yeager as I recall.
You didn’t go to the moon. I saw it on television. I’d have recognized you.
Mind you these are the same people that are quick to say “I didn’t own any slaves!” when you bring up that particular subject.
To me this sounds like a healthy dose of racism with a pinch of ancestor worship.
My ancestors, well they were a mixed bag. Let’s just say they had their good days and their bad days like most people.
If you think being born white is your greatest accomplishment then that says a lot about your sorry assed excuse for a life. Now go write a symphony or something.