David Johnson, a columnist for the Southtown Star, is also a professor at Harvey's South Suburban, a state-funded community college. Our tax dollars are going to pay for a man who teaches racial anger and resentment, as in today's column (below). His support for Jeremiah Wright's "chickens" condemnation is stunning. Understand, the vast majority of students at South Suburban are minorities struggling to make better lives for themselves.
This ongoing pent up anger being taught at South Suburban will do nothing more than perpetuate racial hatred and bigotry.
There's not enough money to ever remedy the injustice of slavery. But despite the fact Mr. Johnson is furious about our nation's founding, he does, after all, live in a country that allows his anger to be vented and provides for him to teach it freely to the next generation. We may not like what he says, but we fight for his right to say it, although its debatable whether taxpayers should be forced to fund his teaching this animosity.
But establishing that freedom is one thing, Mr. Johnson, the Founding Fathers did right. From Mr. Johnson's column today:
Although there are many points to ponder, only two will be discussed here. First, the United States was born of exploitation and oppression of the indigenous population and enslaved Africans. Racism became the justification and rationale for the enslavement of Africans and commission of genocide against the native peoples in North America.
He goes on . . .
So when Wright spoke of the "chickens coming home to roost," he was speaking of blowback. And, of course, his words were taken out of context and used to advance the agenda of the right-wing conservatives who see the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama contest to become the Democratic nominee as a way to further divide the party and the country along racial lines.
Link: Wright controversy disrupts candid discussions about race :: The SouthtownStar :: David Johnson.
