The "Racism Narrative"

Really, what it all comes down to is blackmail. What else could you call it?

Citizen: "What you're doing is WRONG!"
Government: "Be silent or we'll call you a racist."
Citizen: "But I'm not a racist!"
Government: "When we say you are, everyone will believe us and the media will support our claims. So be silent, or else."

This is the racism narrative, and it's not fiction. It's the last tool in the toolbox when the other side can't win the argument with logic. Unfortunately, it's effective. It works like blackmail even if the accusation is false. It makes good people back down.

Did over a dozen people yell the "N"-word at Representatives Carson and Lewis on March 20, 2010? It sure doesn't look that way. But thanks to a willing media and the racism narrative, it's unlikely the truth will ever be widely disseminated.

So does all this really matter? Yes, it matters to us; the people who are paying attention, the people who care. The people who will vote.