What is Racism? By Thomas Lahey

Does racism still exist today? Yes. Is is a major issue and at the forefront of today's politics? No. There are many people who play the race card to score political points; people who call others racists because they are losing an argument; then there are those that are actually racists. There are very few racists that have a powerful voice today. There are those who use race-baiting to divide people over the race issue.

So what is racism? Racism is the hatred of one race from another. Racism can go any way. From any nationality to another. 

There is an organization that exists from the 60's until today. They are called the Black Panthers and they are a black nationalist organization that used to assist Malcom X in his violent surge to power. They still exist and are still a racist organization against the white people. They used intimidation tactics to prevent white people from voting for John McCain in the 2008 Presidential race because they believed that people would only vote against Obama because he's not white; which is absurd. There is a video of a Black Panther group in Philadelphia holding a baton and cursing at white people as they go to vote. People such as Van Jones, a self described Communist and black liberation activist who used to work in the Obama Administration said that "White Republicans want to put poisonous chemicals in the water of inner city black neighborhoods and advocate for segregation." This is not only racism, but an example of race bating. Needless to say, he resigned from the Obama Administration.

The New Black Panther Party advocate Marxism, anti-antisemitism, and black supremacy. Their leader, a Muslim, named Malik Zulu Shabazz said in 1994, ""Who is it that caught and killed Nat Turner? The Jews! Who is it that controls the Federal Reserve? The Jews! Who is it that has our entertainers... and our athletes in a vise grip? The Jews!" 

He also supports reparations against white people for slavery. 

In conclusion, the New Black Panther Party is one of the biggest internal threats we have to our national security 

and to the relative peace we have in terms of race relations. Racism in our country is no longer a major issue, but 

still exists in a very small minority in our country. Race relations in our have greatly improved and continue to, as 

long as political parties such as these no longer.