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Entry: Liberalism Forbids An Awakening Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/liberal_judgment_and_the_liberal_scale_of_values#29001 Post contents: You make a good point about the liberal tenancy of demonizing America for past sins, but many conservatives subscribe to the opposite extreme: the ludicrous "noble lie" theory, in which past events are viewed through rose colored glasses and historical figures are forgiven their clearly amoral behavior so that we can view our past through a lens that allows us to be proud-- and thus have a strong, patriotic mental springboard from which to face the future... yada yada. This logic is horrible, as is the logic that colonialism was a GOOD THING for Africa simply because of the devastating aftermath. What about considering what would have happened if European powers NEVER HAD become involved in Africa? Is it that brown people are intrinsically stupid and violent and would have created the present situation on the dark continent even if European Imperialism had never drastically changed their history, politics and culture. I'm sorry, but that doesn't ad up, and no one that I know would agree that "hey, I sure do wish I was under someone else's boot because I'm too stupid to be capable of self determination". I also find it questionable to claim that Obama's presidency would be semi-black nationalist, since there's no real evidence to support that other than that his former pastor is ridiculous. An Obama presidency would include about as much black nationalism as would a Wayne Brady Christmas special. Sent at: 2009 01 08