In this politically correct world every word must be considered before it is spoken. That is true even if it is spoken among friends. The best man at my wedding is not a friend anymore as the result of his hateful remarks. More so if you are a public speaker even in a small town. Consider Bob Kellar, a councilman in the town of Santa Clarita at the very northern edge of the Los Angles metropolitan area along Interstate 5. The next thing you see after passing north thorough that town are the Tehachapi Mountains. At a rally in his town against illegal immigration he identified himself as “a proud racist.” That was a very poor choice of words. I am opposed to illegal immigration and also believe that English should be the official language of the United States. I am not a racist.
This You Tube video from a “Save Our State Anti-Illegal Immigration Rally” is the damming evidence that can induce racism. I do not believe that it was Mr. Kellar’s intention to start a war of words or the actions of others who might take his words as a call to action.
The dictionary definition of a racist is one who believes that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. I have never said that nor did Mr. Kellar.
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