Racist America
Unprofessionalism abounded in ASUO tonight…but if you attend ASUO meetings, you know that by default.
My full ASUO post will come later, but briefly, I want to talk about our dear friend ‘Racism.’ I wouldn’t say Racism is a friend, more of an acquaintance. Racism seems to be suffering a case of mistaken identity, however. He’s definitely made his mark in history, but as of late, Racism seems to be public enemy number one when it comes to any problem, whether it is his fault or not.
Today, Sen. Papailiou was called racist for having an American flag on the table. Sure, America doesn’t have a squeaky clean history, nor is it a perfect nation. Our friend Racism is blamed again, when it wasn’t his fault. Looking at the flag as a symbol of history and of injustice is wrong, and saying that being patriotic is being racist is wrong. The flag does not exemplify the history of America. It is a symbol of the potential and principles that America was founded upon, and of HOW much this country can be.
No country’s history is ever clean. It just depends on who’s viewpoint you’re looking from. This is not to say that we should forget about the wrongdoings of our nation, but PLEASE, HAVE SOME PERSPECTIVE.
