07-21-2010, 10:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-21-2010, 10:34 PM by Chesspiece_face.)
(07-21-2010, 09:54 PM)kandrathe Wrote:Quote:Dick Armey and other Tea Party leaders have not only refused to disavow the racism — they have denied it.How do you prove you are not a racist, nor do you support racism in any form when the NAACP calls you a racist organization and compared you to Neo-Nazi's and the KKK?
They've never asked anyone to prove they are not racist. They have pointed out specific acts of racism and called for people with voices within the Tea Party to stand up and say that these types of actions and statments are not only unacceptable within the Tea Party but also unacceptable within proper political discourse.
Unfortunately the go-to response from the Tea Party is to just say this is a minority and doesn't represent the entirety of the Tea Party. Ok, fine, it's a minority. But that doesn't make these acts any less racist. And by not openly addressing it and discounting it as if it isn't important they give an implicit message that it is acceptable.