Roger Clegg On The Left’s Pathetic Racial Agenda

Roger Clegg, president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, continues his commentary below on the Left’s pathetic racial agenda:

What Would the Left Do To Improve Race Relations?

I have noted before on this site (“Roger Clegg On Charleston, The Flag, And The Left“) the amusing disconnect on the Left between the racism it sees (huge) and what it can suggest to address it (tiny).  Here’s the latest example.  Michael Eric Dyson was given a lot of space (1200 words) by the New York Times to expound on what he sees as a good agenda for improved race relations, and here’s what he came up with (either on his own or with the help of President Obama):

  1. Federal “funding for police body cameras”
  2. “Greater federal pressure on police departments”
  3. “Comprehensive judicial reform that removes from local prosecutors the decision to charge a cop in the killing of an unarmed civilian”
  4. “Prison reform”:  “instead of devoting $80 billion to incarceration, we could invest in pre-K and jobs for teenagers”
  5. “Enforce legal bans on residential discrimination — making cities accountable for the use of federal housing funds to reduce racial disparities”
  6. “Pardons to prisoners who were often unjustly saddled with life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses”
  7. “A new Kerner Commission report that is updated for our day, paying special attention to how black people are viciously targeted by unethical police practices”

Now, some of these may be okay and some are definitely not, but note that all but one (#5) are tied in with the criminal justice system:  Are we to believe that improving the way criminals and suspected criminals are treated will end all the racism and racial disparities that the Left complains about?

As I said before: There are still and will always be racists (of all colors), but the amount of actual racism that can be addressed by any serious government program is small — and that’s actually a good thing.  Meanwhile, conservatives believe that free markets, intact families, following the law, and high moral, social, and educational standards are the best ways to pursue happiness and prosperity for all.

Your choice, America.

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  1. LTEC August 5, 2015 at 6:44 pm | | Reply

    #5 is internally inconsistent. How does one reduce racial disparities? The answer these people always give is to force racial discrimination.

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