Timothy Birdnow

My brother Brian is in an argument with Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald writer and Pulitzer Prize winner. Pitts, whose primary occupation is bemoaning his mistreatment by white people in America, has cried his way to the bank, and yet continues to demand reparations for wrongs he has never himself endured. Brian took umbrage with a recent column by Pitts, and here is an e-mail exchange (with perhaps a bit of commentary from me.)

Dear Mr. Pitts,
Regular readers of your column are, by now, used to a diatribe of anti-white racism in place of reasoned debate, but you may have hit bottom with your column last week entitled, "America, a Land of Liberty and Justice for Some". You defend NFL players for demonstrating against the flag, and their own country, which comes as no surprise. You excoriate the Cleveland Police Department for taking exception to the demonstrations, which also comes as no surprise. What does come as a surprise, if not a logical fallacy, is your line, which reads, ""But America steals from us, then tells us we're thieves."

What sir, has America stolen from you? You are given a well-paid sinecure at a major metropolitan newspaper, thus, you have a privileged position from which to bash the country that has given you so much. Can you back up your assertion that America has "stolen" from you? From here it seems that this country has been very good to you, but your anti-white racism combined with an unbalanced rage has blinded you to that fact.

Best regards,
Brian E. Birdnow
St. Louis, Mo.


On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Pitts, Leonard <lpitts@miamiherald.com> wrote:

The very fact that you need to ask the question argues strongly that you’ll never understand the answer. But here it is anyway.

First of all, I said that America has stolen from "us.”

As to what it has stolen:

It stole our bodies.

It stole our labor.

It stole our names and family histories.

It stole our children.

It stole our land.

It stole our ballots.

It stole our money.

It stole our peace of mind.

It stole our health.

It stole our lives.

To a greater or lesser degree, much of that theft is still ongoing.

That said, I have a question for you. You seem so overwrought about this chimera you call "anti-white racism.” I’m just curious: what, if anything, did that ever steal from you?

Yours Truly,

(FRom Tim: None of that happened to Pitts personally but to his ancestors, and that by ancestors of SOME white Americans. In point of fact every ethnic group in the world can make the same claim against some other. Certainly the Irish have plenty to lament, from their treatment by the British "to hell or Barbados" or the discrimination in America where they were denied jobs and housing and whatnot. Ditto the Italians. Most especially ditto the Jews, who have been mistreated by virtually everyone and yet don't use it as a crutch to excuse any failure or demand special privileges.)

From Brian:

Dear Mr. Pitts,
Are you saying that "anti-white racism" does not exist? If that is correct, then would it be proper to label your anti-white diatribes as racial hatred? Just wondering!

Brian Birdnow
St. Louis, Mo

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 6:05 PM, Leonard Pitts <lpitts@miamiherald.com> wrote:

What I am saying, sir, is that I answered your question and would now appreciate the same courtesy.

LP

Dear Mr. Pitts,
I never claimed that anti-white racism has stolen anything from me, therefore I cannot answer a question based on your presumption. I stand by my contention that anti-white racism, or racial hatred, if you prefer, animates your work, and blinds you to the fact that this country has been very good to you.

Regards,
Brian Birdnow
St. Louis, Mo.


(From Tim: Brian told me he didn't want to get into a genital measuring contest so did not make a laundry list, but there is certainly things that discrimination FOR black people has stolen from Brian and myself and many others. How many jobs have Brian or I been turned down for because it was reserved for minorities? How many white kids have been denied college admission for lesser qualified blacks? How much have we all paid in extra taxes to fund the welfare state, a backdoor reparations plan for slavery? How much crime have we endured because of black racism and the willingness to excuse criminality and violence by the black community and their white liberal partners? How about the "knockout game" where black kids punch white or Asiam people as hard as they can? Is that not an act of black racism? What of the refusal by black kids to get an education because that would be "acting white"? We wind up supporting these people, through welfare or SSI, or the prison system, And we wind up supporting their copuous children, who then go on to do the same thing.

Pitts is using a sneaky trick; claiming blacks don't have power so can't be racist. That is a lie and has been for some time as blacks have had disproportionate power since they vote as a block for the Democrats and have had all manner of laws giving them special status. If I am denied an apartment and I suspect it's based on race I can do little, but a black applicant can file a complaint and woe unto the landlord! For that matter, Brian was denied a position in a predominantly black college and that was because of his race - nothing else. He's used to that, being in academia.)


This supposed anti-white racism apparently has no impact on you. If a thing has no impact what, then, is your proof of its existence? And if it has no impact on you, why are you whining about it?

LP

Mr.. Pitts,
We can play this game by your rules. Your columns usually contain a significant amount of anti-white sentiment which I labelled "anti-white racism". You deny that such a thing exists. Therefore, I suppose that we must label your diatribes of racial hatred, as exactly that, "racial hatred". You seem to be a very bitter and spiteful man...and, to return to my original point, you are ungrateful to a nation that has given you much to be thankful for.

Best Regards,
B. Birdnow

(Please note it has no impact on Mr. Pitts personally either. This is a sneaky answer.)


On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Leonard Pitts <lpitts@miamiherald.com> wrote:

My columns contain absolutely no "anti-white sentiment." Never have. They do frequently contain painful historical fact and anti bigot sentiment that some white people find uncomfortable, probably because it strikes too close to home To avoid their own discomfort, they usually process what I've said as "anti-white sentiment" and project it on to me.

The problem with that, however, is that it doesn't account for the literally millions of white readers who seem to think I'm an okay guy. So are they too dumb to recognize this terrible "anti-white sentiment" of mine that you see so clearly? Or are you just using that as a lame cover to escape truths you find too hard to deal with in any other way?

Take your time...

Mr.. Pitts,
Since you are now delving into the world of psychology, I would have to say that self-knowledge is certainly not one of your virtues. I don't know the millions of white readers who think you are an okay guy, and wonder whether you've actually counted them, but I suppose that my incredulousness on this score is "...just a lame cover to escape truths you find hard to deal with in any other way." Yes sir, when all else fails, like a certified liberal, you engage in spiteful, churlish personal attacks. You still have not addressed my central point. Do you deny that America has been a good country for you? How, then do you account for your success?

Regards,
B. Birdnow
St. Louis, Mo.

That is all for now in this exchange. I'll post any more if it comes. One thing is clear; Leonard Pitts has made a good living off of the cries of racism and the resentment he can gin up from it. Why, pray tell, is America so bad when black people come from Africa regularly to be a part of it? They are often thankful to be here (excpt maybe the Somalis) and can't understand the sullen resentment of people like Pitts, who was given great privilege by being born here in America and who urges many to throw it awayin a quixotic search for some mythical social justice.

How does Pitts think his brand of racial resentment will benefit anyone? Neither white nor black, Asian nor Hispanic nor Native American has any hope of any profit from this - except a few race hustlers who will make a fine living off of the despair and anger and division they sew. Leonard Pitts Jr. is truly one of those.

When he stands before his Maker he will have to give an account. I doubt those white people who love him will influence the Great Judge when the day comes.

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