In the 1960s, America accepted that slavery
and segregation were, as Mr. Steele put it, “profound moral failings.” The left
took charge of America’s moral legitimacy and gained significant political
power. This led to the greatest array of government social programs the world
has ever seen.
A white-on-black shooting four years ago
in Ferguson, MO, resulted in a lengthy media blitz. But thousands of
black-on-black shootings in Chicago during those same four years gained little
notice. Why? The left gained power by fighting white evil, not black despair.
From the 1960s on, Steele avers, “America
achieved one of the greatest moral evolutions ever.” Racism greatly diminished.
“Bigotry exists,” he wrote in a previous article, “but
it is far down on the list of problems minorities now face. I grew up black in
segregated America, where it was hard to find an open door. It’s harder now for
young blacks to find a closed one.”
The diminishment of racism threatens the
left’s power. Unlike the demonstrations of the 1960s, when people donned their
Sunday best for marching, today’s liberal demonstrations are marked by intolerance,
anger, and anti-Americanism. Some liberal demonstrations are marked by incoherence,
bizarre sexuality, violence, and vulgarity. Liberals seem to be grasping at
straws.
Some blacks remain poor, of course. But they’re
not poor because they’re black. They’re poor because the innumerable government
social programs brought by liberals have widened the gap between rich and poor.
For black and white poor, laws and regulations have made life harder and more
costly.
The multitude of government social programs
that have kept the poor down should be reversed. This will narrow the wealth gap
and enable the poor of all colors to thrive.
