by Lee Stranahan
Someone feel free to talk me down on this one...
What keeps that Scorpion/ Frog fable quoted by Bob from being used to justify the most awful stuff in the world; like pure racism?
The lesson seems to be "People can't change their nature, so don't ever trust them." Wikipedia says "It is often quoted to illustrate the purportedly insuppressible nature of one's self at its base level."
Treating people - particularly large groups of people - this way is wrong and the root of much evil in the world. Seriously, it's as anti-Obama a message as I can possibly imagine.
Black people are lazy shiftless thieves. Crackers are tight assed oppressing blue eyed devils. Jews are money grubbing backstabbers. Muslims are crazed suicidal jihadists. The Irish are drunken Euro-hillbillies. Queers are child molesting perverts. Democrats are welfare loving elitists. Republicans are racist religious kooks.
That's just their nature, though. They can't help it. Don't trust them. Ya know. Them.
Is that really a ideology to support in any way?