Videos: Challenging the Collectivist Myth of the Nonexistence of the Conservative Black
Glenn Beck is not exactly the most beloved figure in the US media. Of course, there are not unjustified reasons for that. Even for those who ultimately agree with him, he comes off as completely eccentric and a little bit too prone to conspiracy theories. However, there is an advantage to being a bit on the edge and even over the edge. One can challenge the mainstream, "official" opinions of those who seek to regulate public opinion. One of the most widespread myths in media is that black conservatives are an oxymoron or simply don't exist. But the most despicable among the self-appointed arbiters of racial politics promote the idea that blacks who choose to take a more individualistic, free market approach to politics are sellouts, Uncle Toms, or any other variety of malign racial epithets. One of the best examples of this was when Juan Williams was called a porch monkey by another black man:
Being the eccentric he is allows Beck to challenge such ridiculous notions of correct-thinking that would otherwise go unchallenged. The main problem, though, with racial politics is not that it is inherently racist (it is). The worst problem is that it assumes people belong to groups politically. It is based on a collectivist view of the world, or the ideology of the anthill. The collectivist view of the world without fail groups people into political bodies because of redistributionist schemes caused by taxation. It pits rich vs. poor, white vs. black, woman vs. man, heterosexual vs. homosexual, etc. One group is said to suffer because of the opposite group, which is a political fiction. This is a vicious cycle out of which there is no return. It splits societies into diametrically opposed units that never should have been.
A free society based on self-determination would only focus on the rights of the individual. If you can't violate the rights of an individual, it is de facto impossible to discriminate against any specific group from a political standpoint. Focusing on the individual is the only way to escape the demagogic nightmare that erupts from collectivist thought. A society that pursues its self-interests is a much preferred society to one pursuing warring group interests.
While I do not agree with pitting black conservatives against black liberals because of the same reasons stated above, it is at least a start to challenge official opinion. I have posted one video from Glenn Beck's "Time to Be Heard" series. You can find the rest here. Let not the Fox News label scare you off here:
Being the eccentric he is allows Beck to challenge such ridiculous notions of correct-thinking that would otherwise go unchallenged. The main problem, though, with racial politics is not that it is inherently racist (it is). The worst problem is that it assumes people belong to groups politically. It is based on a collectivist view of the world, or the ideology of the anthill. The collectivist view of the world without fail groups people into political bodies because of redistributionist schemes caused by taxation. It pits rich vs. poor, white vs. black, woman vs. man, heterosexual vs. homosexual, etc. One group is said to suffer because of the opposite group, which is a political fiction. This is a vicious cycle out of which there is no return. It splits societies into diametrically opposed units that never should have been.
A free society based on self-determination would only focus on the rights of the individual. If you can't violate the rights of an individual, it is de facto impossible to discriminate against any specific group from a political standpoint. Focusing on the individual is the only way to escape the demagogic nightmare that erupts from collectivist thought. A society that pursues its self-interests is a much preferred society to one pursuing warring group interests.
While I do not agree with pitting black conservatives against black liberals because of the same reasons stated above, it is at least a start to challenge official opinion. I have posted one video from Glenn Beck's "Time to Be Heard" series. You can find the rest here. Let not the Fox News label scare you off here:
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