GOP: Party of crybabies

[Galraedia]

It’s time to call out a major Republican theme of how politics should be practiced in a democracy: the supposed right to be free from criticism. It may sell wonderfully inside the conservative closed-information loop, but it’s a nasty idea that sorts exceptionally badly with democratic politics.

In case you’re unfamiliar, the right to be free from criticism is the core idea behind what used to be complaints about “political correctness” and which have now morphed into the conviction that some accusations are too terrible to be made. See, for example, former Heritage immigration expert (or is that race-and-intelligence obsessive?) Jason Richwine. As he told conservative reporter Byron York:

The accusation of racism is one of the worst things that anyone can call you in public life … Once that word is out there, it’s very difficult to recover from it, even when it is completely untrue.

What does “difficult to recover” mean in this context? Richwine, after all, is the protégé of none other than Charles Murray, who has been accused of racist writings for … well, for decades. And yet Murray has “recovered” just fine, at least if book sales and think-tank posts and other traditional markers of success are concerned. Richwine surely knows that. So what’s his complaint? It is the same as most complaints about political correctness: that some people won’t consider his actions respectable.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/05/25/grand_old_party_of_crybabies/

[HooptieWagon]

1. Maybe he appears racist because of his racist writings...

just sayin'...

[rdharma]

2. Racist righties Hate to be called "racist"!

They really hate when you point out their racism and will go into all sorts of gyrations denying it.

I always give them this helpful advice: ........ If you hate being called a "racist", then simply quit BEING A RACIST!

[freshwest]

3. They've learned from Beck and O'Reilly to inoculate their fans before they say crap.

They give a list of the whole gang of evil ones who will disagree or criticize them. It's cult thinking.

[DCKit]

4. Those who manage to pass as "The Voice of Reason" are even more dangerous.

The soothing tones, remaining calm at all times... it's hypnotic to those who are susceptible. All they need is the right audience.

[sigmasix]

5. the stoopid is strong in Teabaggers

They think they can inoculate themselves from the charge of "racism" by declaring often and loudly that they aren't. This is what is known as a "dead give-away" as a racist. Americans of African descent have been dealing with these cowards for generations and the bulk of the African American population identitfies them for what they are. When teabaggers insist the charge of "racism" is unfair they are not trying to convince black America of thier innocence; they're attempting to convince white voters with a conscience that there is some doubts about thier racist ideology and actions.
Teabaggers aren't just racist cowards, they're also violently anti-American.