"Prop. 200 racist? Don't trivialize racism"

The Arizona Republic clenches its teeth and prints this guest editorial:

The favorite ploy used by individuals who don't agree with a law is to condemn the law and its requirements as racist. Proposition 200 opponents constantly use this tactic, some even being disturbed that we insist public employees deny benefits when in doubt about a person's identity or legal status...

...Prop. 200 race hustlers should do us all a favor and get with the law.

Immigration2005a · Tue, 01/11/2005 - 10:14 · · Importance: 1

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That is just like the right wing, to say 'don't trivialize racism', in such a fog for so long that they don't realize that the term racism has been equivocated into complete trivialization. A term that means not wanting to give to the black man whatever might possibly be given, or not wanting a minority dictatorship, or not enthusing over a proposed increase in the welfare establishment, and any other number of other convenient definitions of the moment, is trivialized to death. The insensate moderate right can't register this fact though, and even imagines that they can pick it up and use it against their enemies, but they're a few decades too late for that brilliant strategy.

Posted by: John S Bolton at Jan 12, 2005 12:38 AM

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