An Open Letter To Jimbo

My wife shared a story on Facebook about a young lady who witnessed an overt racial discrimination encounter at a fast food establishment.  A extended family member responded with the usual "Pro Trump" diatribe of nonsense and ignorance.  Below is my response to "Jimbo's" inane ramblings.... Enjoy !!


Just came across this and decided to weigh in a bit, and it may come out as a little anal retentive but since starting a political radio show I like to break things down to it's granular level when responding to someone's written words, that way it's a little more cogent and intellectually responsive.

First, the weird and sweet irony of the first sentences about "shadows and ghosts" and insinuating a non existent premise, considering the previous weekend's wackadoo fantasy of wiretapping brought out by our orange complexioned Commander in Chief shouldn't be lost on anyone one with a I.Q. that is larger than your average duck billed platypus.  What IS hard to believe is that you wrote that down with a straight face, I mean c'mon Jimbo, that was precious.

"There's no way in this day and age that I believe that this happened. It's more of this paranoid racial discrimination stuff that doesn't exist."   What does someone say to a opinion that is expressed that revels in it's own willful ignorance?  Really Jimbo?, have you not seen or read the statistics of hate crimes and racially charged confrontations?  If you would like I can refer you to some reports and studies conducted by Ivy League institutions that bear out the alarming rise in hate crimes and overt acts of racism.  "Furthermore we need to stop re-posting these lies and this ridiculous Forum that doesn't exist.".  When saying that something doesn't exist, that flies in the face of rational common sense and reality, it doesn't help your argument or credibility Jimbo..... I would work on that.

" It's like paying protesters to protest something they have no idea about. People that didn't even vote protesting because they're getting paid.".  Believe it or not, I have read this assertion before, and I got to take you to task on this one Jimbo.  I would love you to show me a credible source that can prove that these protesters that you are talking about are "paid protesters" or "actors" if you will.  Please do not cite Breitbart or any right wing media pundit or talk show host, they try to stick to a "lowest common denominator" model when they engage with their listeners or readers.

" I'm saying flat out that no one came in there and was denied because of their color and then somebody came right behind them and was given an application. That's completely idiotic and ridiculous".  Of course we can not really know for certain the veracity of the claim, as none of us were there to witness or "not witness" what happened, but it does not seem as far fetched as you have tried to assume it is.  Hey, if Cheeto Hitler can claim wiretapping with a straight face, why can't a situation of overt racism be realistic?  Jimbo I could tell you about a encounter between a young Hispanic mother and children being verbally accosted and threatened that I happened to witness first hand at a local grocery store.  Don't pretend it doesn't exist, there are too many people around to disabuse you of that notion.

" The same people who we're democrats at the Trump rallies with Nazi arm bands. All put on by the democrats! You people need to grow up!".  Holy Betty Crocker on acid!!, where do you get this argument from?  Why can't you accept that White Nationalist's and the Alt. Right believe what you believe?  This tired argument needs to buried out back in our National Cemetery of Terminal Ignorance.  Let's all try to remember how mango Mussolini made his entrance onto the political arena.  He was the driving force behind that absurd and totally racist conspiracy theory of "Birtherism", the theory that former President Obama wasn't born in this country and therefore wasn't a legitimate President.  He has consistently proven to if not espouse, than certainly flirt with racially charged language to appeal to his base.  Face it Jimbo, he was endorsed by the KKK and others of that ilk.  You may not like it, but you got to own it.  And then the closer to that.... "You people need to grow up!".  Maybe if we try real hard at adulting, one day we may be able to get to that esteemed "3 a.m. Trump Twitter feed" level.

"The only thing that is happening is the racial divide that Obama created".  I need to know what made you vomit out that piece of mental flotsam?  Obama created the racial divide?  How?, by being an African American? Oh Jimbo,  tell me you don't walk around talking like that.  The 44th President took so much hatred and anger from the right over his 8 years in office.  I know it's easy to hate a guy who brought the country back out of the worst recession since the Great Depression, lowering unemployment and giving the American people healthcare.

Luckily Jimbo, I am here to help in your time of need!  I encourage you to listen to my Progressive Political Radio Show "Turning Left with Jason Allen" that is on Sunday Night's @ 8:30 pm (PT) on www.houseofsound.org ....