Fuzzy Leftism, Sesame Street and the Civil Rights Movement

Let's turn back the clock to the late 1960s, a time of high racial tension in America. Up until that era, Christians of European descent had held virtually all positions of power or influence, and their culture was a part of a national identity; Others outside of this norm were generally unwelcome in the country, and race riots were occurring in cities like Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Chicago. Amidst this social climate, a television show premiered to not only entertain and provide intellectual stimulation, but immerse American children in a new, liberal-humanitarian sociology and create a tolerant, color-blind country. The name of this television show: Sesame Street.

Yes, that show you watched as a child was about much more than furry muppets, funny skits and math lessons (see: 1,2,3); Sesame Street was the brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney, a liberal social activist who was "absolutely inflamed" by segregation. Not surprisingly, her show has always been friendly to the notion that the people of the U.S., regardless of their background or religious beliefs, could live together. In order to make Cooney's vision possible, Sesame Street encouraged a commitment to tolerance far greater than any natural devotion to one's own culture and greater ethnic family. The show made diversity look like colorful fun and advocated the toleration of anything once considered foreign, meek or degenerate. Thus, the show promoted the same "fuzzy leftism" which, since the 1960s, has taken hold of American society.

In hindsight, "fuzzy leftism" was responsible for post-1960s liberal immigration policies and interraciality; it also brought Affirmative Action regulations and the racialized redistribution of power in America. These changes have marginalized the place that Christians of European descent have in American society.

So just how has this group responded?

It hasn't. Most Christians of European descent do not seem to fear the changes which have taken place; in fact, due to their mental condition, the only thing they seem to fear is that they are not being tolerant enough of these changes. Today, Christians of European descent are sympathetic to every cause but their own cause for national survival and often fans of any culture and interest group except their own.

The reality is that, while Euro-Christians have been trained to abandon their racial feeling and willingly concede power and influence, there has been little progress towards a tolerant, color blind country because Blacks and Latinos have become extremely racially conscious since their pre-1960 docility, and are encouraged to pursue the group power and influence that Euro-Christians are giving up. This is the real legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, a legacy that Christians of European descent will become increasingly more familiar with as time passes.

Thus, it seems the Civil Rights Movement and "fuzzy leftism" have simply reversed the accepted attitudes among the minority and non-minority populations. In other words, today's minorities act like ruling sovereigns; they are encouraged to take pride in their identity, stand up for their races and seize positions of power in the name of their own groups. Euro-Christians, on the other hand, learn to collectively bow down to meet the demands of other groups (for "the good of tolerance"), and there are no cultural organizations or lobbies to represent the interests of those of European descent; in fact, it is taboo to speak on behalf of those interests.

Not only is the above a far cry from the "multicultural society" we were supposed to be building, but these developments also put Christians of European descent in an extremely vulnerable position as the new minority in the U.S. - as an outnumbered, disunited and self-destructive people without national representation. After observing the changes that have taken place, one can't help but wonder: what is the future for Christians of European descent in America?