Supremacy In Diversity

Last night on the Sean Hannity show, Hannity interviewed a white supremacist.(I don't remember his name) I found the interview both interesting and disturbing on many levels.

One thing that disturbed me, surprisingly, was the way in which Hannity attacked the man like a rabid Rottweiler. In my estimation, Hannity sunk to a level somewhat below that of his guest, and that seriously damages the image of the compassionate Conservative in which Hannity takes great pride. He called the man names, and baited him and interrupted him and didn't listen to his guest's arguments.

And quite frankly, the man had some logical points. Or I should say, they sounded logical, on the surface. The interviewee was very articulate and never became flustered. He explained his position calmly and was polite, even though Hannity did his best to rattle him.

The white race is not the only race that has representatives that call for the separation of the races. The night before, Hannity had a black racist on his program, and he treated him with the same disdain with which he treated the white supremist. He made some fairly logical points as well, but he was just as racist.

At one point, in response to Hannity's badgering, the man at last admitted that he thought whites and blacks should be separated, saying, "It would solve a lot of problems".

He is right.

But, before you attack me for being a racist, try to follow me. There is a method to my madness. If whites and blacks were moved to different sections of the country, and allowed to establish separate nations of their own, there would no longer be race baiting, or charges of racism from either side. A lot of problems inherent in the melding of different cultures would certainly be avoided.

As long as we are considering the suggestion of separate nations for the races, we might as well throw the rest of the ethnic and culturally diverse groups into the mix. The Hispanics get their own country. Likewise people of Asian descent. And Arabs, and Irish, and the Polish and of course, Gays. Every race and ethnic group get their own country.

Does anyone see the problems here yet?

One of the first problems with this idea is that the majority of Americans are not pure anything. Yes, there are some who's ancestors never married out of their particular ethnicity. I once had a roomate who was 100% Irish. No one in his family history ever married anyone but other Irish people. But that is rare in America these days.

Who decides what group gets what sections of the country? I wouldn't want to have to live any farther north than I already do. And I'm sure there are some who would prefer not to have to live in areas that frequently get hurricanes. And so on.

Here is something I thought about in the first few minutes after I heard the white supremacist statement:

If we all had our own separate countries, would that inhibit progress? For instance, if an Asian scientist discovered the cure for Aids, is there a possibility that he would not share his discovery with those of the Gay country? Would he be obligated to and would the Asian country negotiate equitable terms for the exchange?

If a Black geneticist isolated a gene that, when altered, could increase memory and/or intelligence in man, do you think he would withhold that knowledge from his white and Hispanic colleagues out of spite for years of repression and discrimination?

What would happen if a white man invented a pill that would suppress violent tendencies in those who have a short fuse? Does there exist a possibility that he would distribute it only to his own race or at best, offer to sell it to the others at grossly inflated prices?

Maybe none of these scenarios would happen, but it illustrates the absurdity of racism. We need each other. We need to learn to get along and to help each other regardless of our color or culture or ethnic differences.

The future of our country depends on it.