Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley battled back against President Joe Biden’s efforts on Monday to use a black church victimized by a racist white gunman to stir up race-based animosity toward Republicans.
Biden, whose administration has been rooted in woke anti-white policies, visited the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where in 2015, a white supremacist, Dylan Roof, gunned down nine worshipers gathered for Bible study.
In his comments, Biden said Confederates couldn’t accept that they lost the war and then embraced “the Lost Cause,” which Biden said was “a self-serving lie that the Civil War was not about slavery but about states’ rights.”
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“So, let me be clear for those who don’t seem to know: Slavery was the cause of the Civil War. There is no negotiation about that,” Biden said in a shot at Haley.
Haley recently spent more than a week trying to clean up a gaffe after a New Hampshire town hall meeting when she failed to immediately answer slavery after a voter asked a bizarre question about the launch of the Civil War.
Continuing, Biden said we now live in an era of a “second lost cause,” which is based on former President Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election.
Biden then linked that to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“An extreme movement of America, the MAGA Republicans, led by a defeated president, is trying to steal history now. They tried to steal an election. Now they’re trying to steal history, telling us that violent mob was, and I quote, ‘a peaceful protest.’”
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In response to Biden, Haley said, “I don’t need someone who palled around with segregationists in the (19)70s and has said racist comments all the way through his career lecturing me or anyone in South Carolina about what it means to have racism, slavery, or anything related to the Civil War.”
Context of Haley’s Claims
Joe Biden, the current President of the United States, has a long history of making remarks and taking positions on racial issues that have been deemed controversial and racially insensitive by many.
While such statements would likely have severe consequences for a politician on the right, Biden seems to escape significant scrutiny due to his political alignment.
Biden’s Racially Charged Blunders
Latinos and COVID Vaccine Hesitancy
During a discussion on convincing Latinos and blacks to take the COVID vaccine, Biden made a racially charged blunder that went largely unnoticed by the media. He suggested that Latinos resist vaccinations because “they’re worried that they’ll be vaccinated and deported.”
“It’s awful hard, as well, to get Latinx vaccinated as well. Why? They’re worried that they’ll be vaccinated and deported, Biden said on June 24, 2021.
This assumption is flawed as it wrongly assumes that all Latinos in America are illegal immigrants subject to expulsion. Recent census figures indicate that over 60 million Latinos are American citizens, rendering Biden’s statement highly inaccurate and offensive.
Furthermore, Biden’s use of the term “Latinx,” coined by woke academics, further alienates the Latino community, as only 3% of Latinos use this term to describe themselves.
The Tuskegee Airmen and Medical Experiments
In the same context, Biden attempted to address the fears of the black community regarding the COVID vaccine. However, he stumbled upon historical facts, confusing the Tuskegee Airmen, legendary World War II fighter pilots, with the infamous Tuskegee Experiment.
The Tuskegee Experiment was a government study that subjected black men to inhumane medical experiments. Biden’s conflation of these two distinct events displays a lack of knowledge and sensitivity towards the black community’s history and experiences.
Biden’s History of Racially Insensitive Remarks
“You Ain’t Black”
During an interview on Charlamagne Tha God’s radio show in May 2020, Biden made a highly controversial statement to a predominantly black audience. He asserted that if they were unsure whether to vote for him or Trump, then “you ain’t black!”
This condescending remark implies that black individuals must conform to a specific political ideology to be considered authentically black. Such a statement not only undermines the diversity of thought within the black community but also perpetuates harmful stereotypes.
Generalizations about the Latino and African American Communities
In August 2020, Biden addressed a gathering of black and Hispanic journalists, making sweeping generalizations about the attitudes and diversity within these communities.
He stated, “unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things.”
This statement disregards the complexity and diversity within both communities, reducing them to monolithic entities with uniform beliefs and attitudes.
The Indian Accent and Stereotyping
In 2006, Biden made a comment that perpetuated stereotypes about the Indian community. He stated, “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.”
This remark reflects a racial bias and reinforces harmful stereotypes, suggesting that individuals of a particular race are only associated with specific professions or behaviors.
Forced Busing and Segregationist Senators
In 1977, Biden made a racially charged comment regarding forced busing to desegregate schools. He expressed concern that his children would “grow up in a racial jungle” if such measures were implemented.
Biden sponsored a bill that aimed to limit the power of courts to order school desegregation with busing. This move was heavily criticized by civil rights advocates, including Jack Greenberg, who argued that Biden’s bill undermined the progress made in ending legal school segregation.
Biden’s opposition to busing was seen as a betrayal to the cause of racial equality. By limiting the power of courts to enforce school integration, Biden’s actions perpetuated a more palatable version of the “separate but equal” doctrine, which had long been discredited. Education policy researchers argue that busing was an effective means of school integration at the time, and Biden’s efforts hindered progress in achieving educational equality.
Moreover, Biden’s legislative work against school integration extended beyond his sponsorship of the bill. He also co-authored a failed bill that prevented federal courts from ordering busing plans unless there was evidence of discriminatory intent. These efforts to curtail school integration were described in a 1977 report by the Civil Rights Commission as hindering progress in desegregation.
Biden’s Overall Record on Civil Rights
While Biden’s opposition to school integration is a significant point of contention, it is important to acknowledge his overall record on civil rights. Biden has supported fair housing, employment, and voting rights, as well as credit and lending equality. He has been an advocate against apartheid in South Africa and has received support from the Congressional Black Caucus and Democratic political circles.
However, critics argue that Biden’s ability to compromise with segregationists and his history of opposing school integration raises questions about his commitment to equality. They question whether Biden’s approach to politics aligns with the necessary bold reforms required to address systemic racial injustices.
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