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Your handy guide to understanding what is, and isn't, racism

Allegations of racism are leading the news again. As a public service I'm providing this handy guide to help my readers navigate the treacherous minefield which is 21^st century race relations.

A self-proclaimed Tea Party leader made an attempt at satire; it backfired. He apologized. Racism!

Members of the New Black Panthers wielding billy clubs intimidated white voters in Philadelphia while proclaiming the era of "black power"? Not racism. And you're a racist for thinking otherwise. Unless you're Bob Scheiffer; then you're just a moron.

Criticizing President Obama? Racism!

Criticizing President Obama's policies? Racism!

A USDA official telling an NAACP crowd that even though her job required it, she refused to help a poor white farmer, instead fobbing him off on "his own kind". Standing ovation, and an award.

Pointing out her hypocrisy? Racism!

The Justice Department decreeing that no civil rights allegations against blacks will be investigated, let alone prosecuted? Business as usual.

Denouncing this policy? Racism!

Derogatory statements about Clarence Thomas? Free speech!

Derogatory statements about Thurgood Marshall? Racism!

A "civil rights" group named La Raza ("The Race")? Cesar Chavez would be proud.

Sarah Palin and her apparently all-white supporting cast? Racism!

MSNBC and Keith Olbermann et al and their lily white cadre of anchors, production assistants and editors? Doing the Lord's work.

Are you detecting a pattern here? Good.

But in case you're slow on the uptake, one of Randy Andy's bosom buddies at The Atlantic, a fellow named Ta-Nehisi Coates, wants you to know that you're a racist, just for being you. And a homophobe, too.

Donald Douglas patiently explains the fallacies behind Mr. Coates insidiously tedious assertions. Contrary to what the professional race-hustlers might have you believe, there really isn't a racist hiding behind every tree.

They're all working for Eric Holder and the New Black Panthers now.

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