The claim that our American system of life, culture and government is characterized by “systemic racism” is a pernicious, hateful and ridiculous lie. Our country’s founders declared to the world what was then and is today the self-evident truth that all men are created equal, and our actions from then on, including fighting the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865 over the issue of slavery (resulting in the deaths of more than 600,000 combatants and the elimination of slavery), adopting the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution of the United States (the Civil War Amendments), passing a dozen Federal Civil Rights Acts between 1866 to 1991, employing, electing and following leaders of all races, and unremarkably expanding interracial marriage, have all restated our belief in the truth of our founding premise that all men, meaning all people, are created equal. Today’s claims of systemic racism that have led to and been used to justify rioting, arson, looting and vandalism have nothing to do with racism and everything to do with political power. The suggestion that Americans are controlled by systemic racism is not only self-evident nonsense, it is a lie of the quality of “my dog ate my homework”, “the earth is flat”, or “the moon is made of green cheese.” It is an obvious lie which should be dismissed out of hand.
See also: Saying No to Critical Race Theory and Systemic Racism.
