Race hustlers can't stand their analysis applied to themselves

Vincent J. Curtis

9 Sept 20

The Hamilton Spectator this date published an op-ed written by Kojo Damptey, who is apparently employed by the City of Hamilton as head of a civic inclusion initiative.  The gist of Damptey's article is that Canada is irredeemably systemically racist.  Being limited to 750 words, Mr. Damptey established his case by listing alleged crimes of racism committed in Canada going back to the 1830s.

It takes one to know one.  Kojo Damptey, Hamilton’s professional race hustler, unburdened himself of every alleged police race crime in Ontario history and concluded that Canada is systemically racist.

He was correct on one point, the Indian Act (and Section 35 of the Charter) establishes the principle of systemic racism in Canada.  But these are examples of the good kind of racism.  As for non-aboriginal races, racism was legally abolished in Canada beginning with the Federal Bill of Rights of 1960.  Then came the Charter and various provincial Human Rights Codes.  Ah, but it’s not the law that matters, it’s the conduct of the police that’s determinative, according to Damptey’s analysis.

Mr. Damptey will be the first to admit that there are individuals who are racist; he only has to look in the mirror.  But I don’t condemn the entire Jamaican community as irredeemably stupid and consumed by race and drugs on the basis of individual examples, as Damptey did of Canada, by which he meant the white races in Canada.

You live, you learn.  As Canadians became aware of injustice, they acted to correct it.  That is why the history of Canada is one of increasing justice.  Looking back, of course you can see the acts of injustice that moved Canadians to change.  We should be proud of our progress, not ashamed of our history.  Eliminate history, and you eliminate progress.

Damptey’s analysis is incoherent.  He couldn’t stand his analysis applied to himself or his community.

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