(Yahoo) Leaders of the country's largest civil rights organization accused tea party activists on Tuesday of tolerating bigotry and approved a resolution condemning racism within the political movement. The resolution was adopted during the annual convention in Kansas City of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People spookesman Chris Fleming said. Local Tea Party organizers disputed claims of racism and called on the NAACP to withdraw the resolution. The resolution called for the NAACP to "educate its membership and the community that this is not just about higher taxes and limited government. It suggested that something could evolve and become more dangerous for that small percentage of people that really think our country has been taken away from them." "We felt the time had come to stand up and say, "It's time for the Tea Party to be responsible members of democracy and make sure they don't tolerate bigots or bigotry among their members." That's what NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said ahead of the debate. Tea Party activist Alex Poulter, who co-founded a Kansas City-area group called Political Chips, disputed the allegations. He said the movement is made up of a "diverse group of folks who are upset with what is going on with this country."
Almost a couple of years ago one of the members of the New Black Panther Party was outside a polling place on election day in November 2008. He was outside brandishing a billy club. Many voters that day had felt intimidated by his presence. He was finally escorted out by the police. The New Black Panther Party, not to be confused with the original Black Panther Party of the late 60's and early 70's, is labeled as a hate group by the Anti-defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. Samir Shabazz made racist comments and called white people crackers. He went even further than that. He said that they need to go out and kill some white crackers and their babies. That kind of statement can incite violence. However, we don't hear anything from the NAACP condemning racism from this hate group. Why? Because the New Black Panther Party isn't a threat to the NAACP's liberal agenda. The NAACP claims they are the champion of civil rights and they supposedly are opposed to any form of racism and bigotry. Whose racism? Is it only racism where a white says something derogatory about a black person? Or is it supposedly anything that could give a hint that a white is being racist toward a black person? I know the New Black Panthers are just a minority in number and probably an anomaly, but their comments are racist. Shabazz was very profound in his racist comments. Racism is racism.
There's been allegations that there are some in the Tea Party movement that are racists. There was an incident supposedly cited where a Tea Party member shouted racial epithets at a Georgia Congressman. Whether that member yelled racial slurs at the Georgia Congressman, I don't know. However, any movement as diverse as the Tea Party movement is bound to have some members that are racists. That doesn't define the Tea Party movement as a whole. There are all kinds of organizations that are opposed to racism that have individual members that are racist. I would venture to say that the NAACP probably has racists in its organization. I wouldn't be surprised there are probably some NAACP members that are racist towards whites or other races. Would it be fair for someone to characterize the NAACP as a racist organization because there could be some individual members in its organization that are racist? No it wouldn't. Racism is a condition of the heart. Racism is a result of sin in man's heart. One of the sins in the Bible that God despises is pride. Racism is the result of pride in man's heart toward another race. There are people that believe that some races are inferior and they believe that some races are more superior than others. That's the result of pride. As wrong as that may be, that's how man is. I'm not condoning that. It's not realistic to think we're going to live in a world where racism will be totally eradicated. As long as man is sinful, there will be racism. And racism isn't just limited to white against black. There are all sorts of ethnic groups in this world that are racist towards one another.
I'm a believer in condemning overt racism (or racism that's obvious), in any organization, especially if it's an organization or business that's open to the public. It's not right to define a group by just a few individuals that are racist. There are always going to be racists in all walks of life. There are doctors that are racist, more than likely. Does that mean we should brand all doctors as racist? Of course not. From what I've witnessed thus far, I don't believe the Tea Party movement is racist. No doubt there are some individuals that probably are racist that are a part of the movement. However, the that doesn't mean the Tea Party as a whole is racist. It happens to be that the goals and views the Tea Party promotes runs counter to the views of the NAACP. That's why the NAACP wants to brand the Tea Party as racist.
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