What would happen if America treated Blacks the same way that Israel
treats Palestinians? This post proposes just that. It is modeled after
Jonathan Swift's satirical essay, "A Modest Proposal For Preventing the
Poor People in Ireland From Being Aburden to Their Parents or Country,
and For Making Them Beneficial to The Public."
What is the proper name for black-on-white violence? Let us call it what
it is: Negro terrorism. How else can we label the kind of violence which
rocked Cincinnati last year? Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin gave
us this disturbing account of those riots at the time:
This mid-Western city has been under siege since Monday, its downtown
and surrounding suburbs overrun by black demonstrators targeting
innocent white bystanders and businesses. Roving thugs have looted
dozens of white-owned shops, burned down several buildings, and
vandalized police precincts and fire stations. City Hall, which had 28
windows smashed to bits on Monday night, is under lockdown. So is the
Cincinnati police headquarters, where an American flag was pulled down
from its flagpole and hung upside down.
It would be nice to imagine that such incidents are rare, but they are
not. For example, in 1991, Negro mobs terrorized New York City's Crown
Heights neighborhood, screaming "Heil Hitler" as they smashed cars,
stoned homes, and looted Jewish-owned stores (qtd. in Malkin). And from
Seattle to New Orleans, Negro terrorists have brutalized whites,
shouting incitements such as, "Hey, there's another whitey; let's kick
his *****"(qtd. in Malkin).
It is time Americans took a serious look at some very sobering
statistics. Negroes are eight times more likely to commit violent crimes
than whites (Jackson). And Negroes are seven times more likely than
whites to commit the heinous crime of murder (U.S. Department of
Justice). Clearly, American Negroes are predisposed to hatred and
violence. And equally clearly, appeasing their escalating demands has
not worked: since 1868, when Negroes were first granted the right to
vote, there have been more than 40 major race riots in the United States
(Footnote 1). These kinds of riots continue to the present day, despite
the numerous and generous concessions which white America has made. When
will we finally learn? You cannot negotiate with terrorists, because it
only encourages them to further violence!
The solution
The problem of Negro terrorism may seem intractable, but in fact it is
easily solved. All that is required is some innovative thinking, and it
is in this spirit that I make the following proposal: the US Congress
should immediately repeal the 14th and 15th amendments to the US Bill of
Rights. By repealing the 14th amendment, we could deny Negroes due
process and equal protection under the law; by repealing the 15th
amendment, we could also deny them the right to vote. With these simple
changes, whites could once again gain supremacy over their own homeland.
Naturally, a few minor technicalities would have to be overcome. For
example, our legislators would have to define exactly who is a "Negro."
In the 19th century, Negroes were sometimes defined as anyone with "one
drop" of Negro blood, while to be considered white, one had to have
"pure" white ancestry (Wikipedia). Such criteria may be too stringent
for modern sensibilities, but that should not discourage us from trying
to define race. Instead, we might look at the example of another
democracy with a terrorism problem: Israel. Israel is probably the only
western democracy that still has race laws, and the way that Israel
enforces these laws should prove helpful to us in America.
For example, Israeli law currently defines a "Jew" as anyone with at
least one Jewish grandparent (M.F.A.). Following this model, the U.S.
might stipulate that anyone who wished to be classified as "white" must
prove that their ancestry is at least one-quarter northern European.
And, like Israel, we could periodically alter this definition, in order
to ensure the white race always has a substantial political majority.
Israel also provides us with an excellent example of how we might
deflect charges of racism. Artfully, Israel has relatively few laws
which are explicitly racist, and since most of these laws deal with
immigration, it is hard to unequivocally denounce them. After all, is it
not the right of every country to control its immigration policy, even
to the extent of admitting or rejecting only certain races?
This argument, however, is a ruse. The clever deception is neatly
explained by Menron Benvenisti, a former deputy mayor of Jerusalem:
The outrage over the Drukman Law [that would have allowed the
establishment of communities for Jews only] was attributed to its being
the first time that the country's lawbooks would explicitly refer to
different laws for Jews and non-Jews, other than the Law of Return. But
in the 54 years of the state's existence, an entire lexicon of laundered
euphemisms have obviated the need to bluntly define ethno-national
discrimination-ranging from "the absentees," to "army veterans" and
"those eligible for citizenship according to the Law of Return." Most of
the national-ethnic discrimination is carried out by the Zionist
institutions-the Jewish National Fund and the Jewish Agency-and they
were deliberately established so the state would not be accused of
deviation from universal norms.
Is that not clever? America, too, could follow such a strategy. Having
repealed the 14th and 15th amendments, we could then pass an innocuous
sounding immigration law, and use that law to define the people who are
eligible for other rights. Think of the possibilities:
1) We could take away the political rights of all Negroes and other
nettlesome minorities (about 1/3 of our total population). If anyone
thinks this percentage is unjustly high, we can point out that Israel
also denies 1/3 of its inhabitants the right to vote, based solely on
their race (Footnote 2).
2) We could also abridge the rights of an additional 11% of our
population, just like Israel (Footnote 3). These restrictions should be
targeted at knee-jerk liberals, who may be tempted to provide support
for terrorist minorities.
3) We could establish "white-only" communities similar to the
"Jewish-only" settlements which can be found throughout Israel (Masra).
That way, law-abiding white Americans would not have to live next door
to Negro terrorists.
4) We could establish a network of "white-only" roads, just as Israel
has built a network of roads for "Jews-only" (Palestinian Society for
the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment). In America, such
roads would allow whites to travel without the inconvenience or danger
of passing through Negro neighborhoods. To further control Negro
terrorists, we might also institute a system of military checkpoints,
which Negroes would have to pass through anytime they traveled anywhere.
Whites, of course, would not be stopped nor have to wait at these
choke-points.
5) Utility companies could give the lion's share of America's resources
to whites. A report by the Israeli Human Rights Organization B' Tselem
suggests the potential benefits:
The discrimination between Palestinians and Israeli settlers regarding
the supply of water is especially conspicuous in the many cases where
settlements are located near a Palestinian town or village and are
connected to the same Mekorot [Israel Water Authority] well. While the
settlers benefit from an unlimited quantity of running water - including
filling swimming pools and watering lawns, the Palestinian towns and
villages suffer a severe shortage of running water, even for drinking
and bathing. The report [which follows this introduction] shows that the
immediate reason for the shortage is Israel's discriminatory policy,
employed through Mekorot. This policy includes drastically reducing the
allotment of water for Palestinian towns and villages during the summer
months in order to meet the increasing consumption in Israel and the
Israeli settlements (Lein).
Furthermore, municipal authorities could increase the cost of water for
Negroes, while decreasing the cost for whites. Apparently, such tactics
are useful for fighting terrorism: Why else would Palestinians in
Israel's West Bank be charged three times as much per unit of water as
Israeli settlers? (Environment News Service).
We could also provide free electricity and sewage to many white
households, while depriving Negro towns of adequate services. Israel
does this sort of thing, apparently with good results (U.N. Committee on
Economic, Social & Cultural Rights; Stop US aid to Israel).
6) Using Israel as a model, we could reestablish segregation in our
schools. Think of all the terrorism which might thus be prevented, not
to mention all the money we could save. According to a report by Human
Rights Watch:
The Israeli government operates two separate school systems, one for
Jewish children and one for Palestinian Arab children. Discrimination
against Palestinian Arab children colors every aspect of the two
systems. Education Ministry authorities have acknowledged that the
ministry spends less per student in the Arab system than in the Jewish
school system.
7) I am sure we would also find it profitable to deprive Negroes of
other basic rights: for example, the right to assemble peacefully, the
right to a free press, the right to obtain a car licence, the right to
start a business, the right to buy industrial equipment, the right to
export farm products, the right to run for political office, the right
to a lawyer, the right to a trial, the right to travel abroad, equal
access to government benefits such as welfare, health care, and
veteran's loans, the right to carry a firearm, the right to go to the
beach, the right to attend an Israeli university, the right to leave
home without first obtaining permission, the right to walk to the corner
market without being killed by American-made weapons of mass
destruction, etc., etc., etc.
Under America's new laws, most Negroes would have none of these rights,
and the few who did, their rights would be strictly limited, being
subject in all cases to the arbitrary rulings of white military
authorities. These measures can hardly be considered draconian, as
Israel routinely denies these same rights to its Arab non-citizen
minority (Davidsson, Haas).
A minor drawback
As I have already mentioned, one drawback of this plan is that it might
invite charges of racism. For example, the United States might find
itself the target of scathing UN reports, such as the one from which the
following excerpt is taken:
The [UN] Committee [on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights] notes with
concern that the Government of Israel does not accord equal rights to
its Arab citizens, although they comprise over 19 per cent of the total
population. This discriminatory attitude is apparent in the lower
standard of living of Israeli Arabs as a result, inter alia, of lack of
access to housing, water, electricity and health care and their lower
levels of education . . .(UN Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural
Rights).
Such reports might indeed be embarrassing, but why should we place undo
importance on the opinions of UN committees or our European allies?
White Americans are fighting for their lives, hemmed in on all sides by
Negro terrorism. Just ask Reginal Denny, who was dragged from his truck
during the L.A. Race Riots. Besides, in the end, we can always do what
Israel does when confronted with such reports: we can simply ignore
them.
Realpolitik
Some people are sure to say that my plan, while theoretically appealing,
is not politically feasible. They will say: How can we muster the
political majority needed to repeal those two amendments?
Nonsense. I am quite confident that this is actually the least of our
hurdles. Why wouldn't' all Americans embrace these revisions to our
laws? To gauge American opinion on these matters, one need only look
again toward Israel. Isn't Israel America's darling, despite its racist
policies? Don't we give it our unwavering support? We can even quantify
that support, by noting that the average US taxpayer donates $53 dollars
to Israel every year (Footnote 4). And there seems to be no end to the
goodwill our legislators extend that country! Every week, it seems,
another resolution passes through our congress, showering Israel with
additional monies, as well as an almost sycophantic support for its war
against terrorists. As Americans, if we truly believe that Israel is
doing an exemplary job of combating terrorism, then why wouldn't we
wholly endorse Israel's racist policies for ourselves? Certainly, the
Jewish lobby and Evangelical Christians can both be counted on for their
uncritical support.
Conclusion
In 1948, Israel was established by Jews, for Jews, and ever since,
Jewish leaders have steadfastly proclaimed the importance of maintaining
the Jewish character of their state. Their resolve is worthy of our
admiration-and their methods for controlling disenfranchised minorities
are worthy of imitation. What works for Jews in Israel could work just
as well for whites here in America.
For let us never forget that America, similarly, was founded by whites,
for whites. And it is only through our own neglect that we have allowed
the white character of our great nation to be degraded. But it is not
too late. My proposal is simple and modest: we should repeal the 14th
and 15th amendments, then perhaps finagle a few other laws in order to
allow us to fully exclude blacks and other impure races from our
American political system. Then we could return to the way of life that
our founding fathers intended.
And let us not forget that Negroes will also benefit from this proposal,
for none can truly question the enlightened nature of white rule. Under
our benevolent guidance, Negroes will prosper, to a degree, and
eventually learn to be content in their subordinate place. If they do
not, then we may have to resort to more sweeping measures, such as the
ones currently being contemplated in Israel. We may have to "transfer"
all our Negroes back to Africa.
Footnotes
1. Between 1868-1951, there were 32 major race riots (Ward). Between
1951-2002, there have been at least eight more.
2. Approximately 3 million Palestinian Arabs who live within Israel's de
facto borders cannot vote in Israeli elections (Haas). The only thing
which disqualifies them from citizenship is their race.
3. An additional 1 million Israeli-Arabs do have Israeli citizenship;
but, according to David Kretzmer, a professor of law: " . . .[The Law of
Political Parties (1992) and the amendment of section 7A(1)] implies
that, on a decidedly fundamental level, there is no real equality
between Arab and Jew in Israel."
4. Based on $7 billion projected aid to Israel (Yackley and Zunes)
divided by 131,963,700 projected individual tax returns (Internal
Revenue Service).
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