Eric Holder may go down as one of the most divisive attorneys general in modern history, and this week he reminded everyone why. Speaking at an event honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Holder claimed America is facing a renewed effort to “re-segregate” society. It was vintage Holder, heavy on moral grandstanding, light on honesty, and perfectly timed to take a cheap shot at President Trump and Republicans.
Holder framed his remarks as a defense of civil rights, but the reality is far more cynical. Over the past decade, it has been progressive activists and left-wing academics pushing actual segregation. College campuses have embraced segregated dorms, racially exclusive graduations, and “safe spaces” that openly bar students based on skin color. These practices would have horrified King, yet Holder never seems to notice them. Funny how that works.
Instead, Holder accused conservatives of dismantling the Voting Rights Act, calling it “the crown jewel of the civil rights movement.” According to Breitbart News, Holder claimed there is a “sustained effort” to destroy the law and that American institutions are being tested by sinister forces. Translation, Republicans win elections he does not like, therefore democracy must be under attack.
He went further, accusing the Department of Justice of being “weaponized by the president and his lackeys to silence his critics and intimidate voters.” That accusation would be hilarious if it were not so dishonest, coming from the man who presided over Operation Fast and Furious and openly described himself as President Obama’s “wingman” at DOJ. Holder lecturing anyone about politicizing justice is rich.
Holder also unleashed one of the left’s favorite slanders, comparing federal immigration enforcement to “Gestapo tactics.” This rhetoric comes as federal authorities have confirmed the removal of thousands of criminal aliens, including violent offenders. Apparently, enforcing the law against dangerous criminals now qualifies as fascism in Holder’s worldview.
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He even invoked the January 7 shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, urging the crowd to “say her name,” despite ongoing investigations and evidence showing an ICE officer acted in self-defense. It was emotional manipulation, plain and simple.
The truth is the left has done enormous damage to race relations in this country, and Eric Holder is a prime example. Democrats claim they want to end racism, but they seem utterly lost without it. Race grievance is their favorite political currency, and they spend it freely, even on the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. If King were alive today, he would recognize Holder’s speech for what it was, not a call for unity, but a partisan hustle dressed up as moral virtue.
Holder epitomizes everything wrong in race relations. He will go down in history as one of the worst if not the worst AG ever. He’s got a lot of nerve crying fowl over the very things he laid the foundation for during his time as AG.