[StBernard] In Case You Missed It - Governor Jindal: The End of Race

[Westley Annis]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 
Governor Jindal: The End of Race


The End of Race

Governor Bobby Jindal
Politico
August 25, 2013
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"We have made tremendous progress, but as long as our society is comprised
of imperfect human beings, we will always be striving for a more perfect
union. We must not let this constant process prevent us from acknowledging
the enormous strides we have already made.

Yet we still place far too much emphasis on our 'separateness,' our
heritage, ethnic background, skin color, etc. We live in the age of
hyphenated Americans: Asian-Americans, Italian-Americans, African-Americans,
Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, Indian-Americans, and Native Americans,
to name just a few.

Here's an idea: How about just 'Americans?' That has a nice ring to it, if
you ask me. Placing undue emphasis on our 'separateness' is a step backward.
Bring back the melting pot.

There is nothing wrong with people being proud of their different heritages.
We have a long tradition of folks from all different backgrounds
incorporating their traditions into the American experience, but we must
resist the politically correct trend of changing the melting pot into a
salad bowl. E pluribus Unum.

When I became chairman of the Republican Governors' Association last year, I
gave this advice to the Republican Party: If you want people to like you, a
good place to start is to demonstrate that you like them.

I try to treat people as individuals, and that is the way I want to be
treated. I'm extremely proud of my parents and family, but that does not
deter me from going 'all in' on the idea of America. Put simply, I just do
not care about the color of anyone's skin - or eyes or hair either, for that
matter.

We are all created in the image of God - skinny, fat, tall, short, dark,
light, whatever. Who cares? What does it matter? It's time to get over it.
It's time for the end of race in America. Now that would be progress."

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