“Racism Revival” Through Wendell Berry’s Eyes
Wendell Berry offered some words in The Courier-Journal, on Sept 7, 2015, that describe what he calls a ‘racism revival.’ Berry’s words resonate with my own thinking since our Nation elected our first non-white POTUS. Here is a snippet. Click the article title to read more.
Obama’s Election Brought About Racism Revival
Wendell Berry, The Courier-Journal, Sept 7, 2015The other way of opposition is total. The President must be opposed, not on this or that issue, but upon all issues. This opposition is often expressed in tones of contempt, not only of the President himself, but of the office he holds so long as it is held by him. Opposition to the President on a particular issue is understood by these opponents as incidental to a general condemnation: the intent, not only to defeat the President in any and all disagreements with him, but entirely to discredit and punish him and to nullify his administration. This opposition is never mitigated by tokens or gestures of respect for the President’s office, any of his aims or programs, his character, his person, or his family. An opposition so complete and so vividly emotional cannot be, in any respectable sense, political.