Fear Mongering

April 29th, 2007 by Quan Tranh

I’ve had a few minutes to stew over the podcast debate with Fallout Central. I really didn’t get to make any hard hitting arguments in that 1 minute final rebuttal so this is my space to say what wasn’t said.

First the fact that the Asian community is getting their own set of Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons being a good thing. WTF? These guys were relevant in the 70′s, but really their time has come to pass the torch on to a new set of civil rights champions that can argue about modern issues. This will be a grim day when the Asian community has the same group of people making us look like a bunch of whiners to the rest of the country.

This new Asian power movement bothers me to the extreme. I had thought that we were above wallowing in some made up sorrow for ourselves and beginning to blame White and Black people for our problems. The problem is in the mirror, not with Whites or Blacks. I have heard the voice of fear mongering tonight and I do not think it is a pretty voice. The guys on Fallout Central seem convinced that something bad is coming. Something like racial oppression targeted at Asians or internment camps from WWII. They see Jeff Vandergrift and Dan Lay as being part of a small group of people that are going to lead us down a slippery slope. I read about how violence against Asians is on the rise, but I don’t see that in Atlanta, “The City Too Busy to Hate”. For some reason the fear and paranoia meter are off the scale with these guys.

What really bothers me is that Albert was convinced that bad things were coming and people like me who ignore it will go running back to them because somehow they will have all the answers. Run back to them; the yellow Jesse Jacksons of the world? I don’t think so. I can protect myself and nobody else has that duty While I hate it that other Asians have suffered from violence I must point out they are at fault for not defending themselves. In the US Supreme Court case DESHANEY v. WINNEBAGO CTY. SOC. SERVS. DEPT it was ruled that a government agency is not liable for not protecting you. This means that the police do not have an obligation to protect you. We know all too well that cops just write reports after you’ve been beaten and robbed. So the only one left to protect you is you. Learn martial arts, carry a knife, get a concealed weapons permit, and learn to shoot. If you want to stop racial violence, muggings, car jackings, etc. just bust a cap in the perpetrator and that will cause all criminals to think twice.

As Neal Boortz has said on his radio show hate crime legislation is thought crime legislation. Just because someone is yelling racial obscenities when they’re beating you does not justify adding 10 years on to their sentence. We already have laws against aggravated assault and strong arm robbery. The end result is the same, you were beaten. The motivation behind the assault doesn’t factor in to that equation, whether robbery or prejudice. Is it a good thing to add on to a prison sentence because of someone’s thoughts? I don’t think so. Today it is racial slurs, but tomorrow pro-choice speech could be considered hate speech because you are ok with the killing of defenseless babies. What if you say something bad about the Westboro Baptist Church and their God Hates Fags campaign? If you’re against Jesus you’re guilty of a hate crime, non-believer! This is a slippery slope that we should be really concerned with, not a couple of shock jocks or Rosie O’ Donnell.

Maybe I am wrong for being critical of Fallout Central. But I do not think sacrificing the Constitution is a good thing to do. That really bothers me, a fracking lot for them to think that all the Asians who didn’t listen to them will come running back and begin groveling for their help. I can see a civil race war coming in this country from all sides. The legal system is going to become bogged down and political correctness will run amok and Asians will be to blame. Is this the legacy we want to leave for the rest of the country? I have seen the face of evil today. It has yellow skin and slanty eyes. I know that when the race war comes I will not be fighting alongside Fallout Central and their special interest groups like The Asian American Justice Center. If being Asian is about towing their party line, then from this moment forward I am White or Latino.

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4 responses about “Fear Mongering”

  1. Damon said:

    I walked into the belly of the beast, myself. I found the time constraint slightly unnerving, but I did well, because I stayed away from their talking points and stuck to mine. At first, I found William Lee respectfully of the idea of an open forum for honest debate, but the ultimate compliment was paid to me, when my opponent read one of my almost 150 posts from the Doghouse forums. Why is this a compliment, because they cheated and I still didn’t give them what they wanted. I addressed their tactics, and they avoided the issue, just read from a script.

  2. Good said:

    Well Damon,
    I heard the podcast and I think you got served.
    You were debating with a very clever person Dum-a$$.

  3. Suzy said:

    what planet are you from?? racism is the root of America and it doesn’t end there. It’s not meant to be joked with, it’s not mean to be made fun of, and most of all Asians are just as human as any other race who don’t want to be stomped on. maybe you never experienced racism or maybe you’re just ignorant of the fact that it exist but however u grew up, u were just lucky. Maybe all the white people in your neighborhood put on a good facade for you and u never had to see their true racist face. But, you need to wake up and smell the darn coffee brother because racism is as plain to the eye as the sky.

  4. Quan Tranh said:

    Sorry to hear you don’t have a sense of humor Suzy. Anything is fair game for humor. That is why parody enjoys special protection under American law. Is there a reason one can not make fun of their own race or others in jest? Think of how you would say that to Carlos Mencia or Dave Chappelle since they make money by doing just that. Obviously it must be somewhat acceptable otherwise we would not have built an industry around that form of comedy.

    I’m sure there is bigotry out there, but I don’t hang out with Skinheads and Klansmen. They’re free to go do their thing, provided it does not infringe on my life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness. Since I don’t hang out with the Klan or Skins I’m not that concerned with getting their respect. There are millions of people in this country I don’t hang out with and do I really care what they think of my race, occupation, income, or religion? Probably not since I’m never going to meet all of them.

    I think you are attempting to gain acceptance from all whites, blacks, latinos, etc. Do you really want to be respected as that Asian, black, white, latina, etc. girl or as Suzy?

    You can please some of the people all the time or all of the people some of the time. My white, black, and latino friends accept each other, as individuals. I think the point is that if you work hard, go to school, and lift yourself up you will find friends that respect you for who you are.

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