Glenn Beck Breaks Down ‘The Anatomy of a Racist’

From The Blaze.com (Aug. 1):

Glenn Beck tackled “the anatomy of a racist” on his television program Thursday, arguing that there are three traits racists usually have in common, regardless of their backgrounds or against whom they discriminate.

He began by putting the issue in the context of today’s issues, saying that before, during, and after the Zimmerman trial “the media sensationalized the story and turned it into a clash of races — but were they trying to report the truth, or were they trying to stir up old animosities?”

“The people who stood by the Constitution and said let’s rationally look at this and let this play out in the courts were called racists,” he said.  “…Tonight I ask the question, Who are the real racists here? And how do we identify them? Is there a pattern to a racist? What is the true anatomy of a racist?” [read more]

These are the characteristics of a racist. Glenn Beck added the fourth:

1) They don’t see people as individuals. They see people as groups only.

2) They are unable to judge a situation fairly or objectively.

3) They seek power by creating conflict and dividing people for personal gain.

4) Racists usually hate the Jews, whether they’re black or white, they’ll unite on their hatred for the Jews.

Now, Glenn didn’t say this but in my opinion the Left definitely has the first and third characteristic. They sometimes have the second.

Now, anyone can be a racist, sexist, classist, lookist, etc. especially if you have the first characteristic. Once you stop seeing people as individuals but as part of a group you have dehumanized them—ie you treat them as an object. After that you can mistreat them, harm them, manipulate them, and control them without feeling guilty. You have become a border-line sociopath. Bureaucracies have a tendency to be sociopathic over time.