A Nation Adrift From Its Moorings |
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| Media Link - Philidelphia Inquirer | ||||
| Tuesday, 14 July 1992 00:00 | ||||
Let me be sure I have this right: Bill Clinton, the presidential nominee-apparent of the Democratic Party, has denounced Sister Souljah, the rap star, for her recommendation that black individuals begin to kill white individuals. At first, Mr. Clinton is praised by the conservative elements of his party for taking a stand. I take this "stand" to mean that the Democrats -- while still favoring such racist policies as affirmative action and quotas -- at least draw the line somewhere. And, we know now, that "somewhere" is murder. Then come the criticisms from the moderate and hard left of the Democratic Party -- namely, Mario Cuomo and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Mr. Cuomo suggests that Mr. Clinton has maybe been a little too harsh on this topic of murder, and perhaps ought to arrange a "summit" between himself, Mr. Jackson and Sister Souljah. Mr. Jackson, however, who understands the principles at stake much better than does Mr. Cuomo, rejects the notion of compromise, claiming that, "Black people do not have the institutional power to be racist." What are we to infer from this? That black individuals are genetically incapable of taking responsibility for their own actions? That white people can be expected to be civil and rational, while black people are nothing more than beasts unable to control their wild appetite for violence? It would be difficult to imagine a more provocative statement emanating from the Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan himself. That such an exchange has even occurred among the leaders of a major political party is more tragic evidence of a nation that has lost its philosophical mooring. Not only has our culture abandoned the principles upon which it was originally based -- the principles of truth, reason and justice - - it has now altogether rejected the very concept of "principle." We know now where such a state of affairs will lead us, because we have proof of it on our television screens: the spectacle of a Sister Souljah influencing a presidential election.
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