Speaking as one American, the whole " GOP outreach to Black folks " argument rings hollow for this reason,
Most American Blacks reject Republican conservatism. While having strong religious conservatism, this doesn't translate into its political equivalent, because of an even stronger allegiance: socialism.
Many feel America owes us for a tortured past and present issues. Government entitlement is the vehicle for satisfying this grievance.
Democrats are more than willing to play this role in exchange for a monopoly on the Black vote.
Obama's two elections are seen more as a two part coup, than traditional transfers of power within the constitutional framework.
Record disbursements of unemployment insurance; food stamps and Obamacare was enough to confirm that the hated West socialists despise had been toppled in America.
One of many flaws in this socialist thinking is: American Blacks are Westerners too. The American tradition is informed by many cultures, varied African included, that create the sum total we practice today.
Seeing ourselves as outcasts within our own country creates fellow traveler status for whatever slick talking socialist cons us into selling out traditional values for more government.
I understand just how bad things have been since the last Bush term. People need much more help, public and private.
My concern is thinking the public route is the only one. Once they convince you government is the answer, voting Democrat is the only way to go.
Against this backdrop, excessive outreach to socialist Americans in my community is a waste of time. Individual American Blacks and sub-sets are political conservatives by choice- not coercion.
Begging; bribing or otherwise undermining traditional values platforms simply to have more Black faces in the GOP is a losing proposition.
Latinos are more philosophically receptive to the values message, but amnesty is the promise needed to keep them voting Republican.
Unlike us, they are competitive with their vote and aren't wedded at the hip to either party.
Black folks may eventually emancipate ourselves from socialism, but that's not the GOP's problem. As Americans we will have to look socialism in the eye and reject it.
No benevolent outsider can do this for us. It hurts watching White patriots wanting us to embrace Americanism more than many of us desire.
The modern abolitionists are here but lot of us have yet to book passage on today's underground railroad of free markets and a Judeo-Christian ethic cleansed of socialism.
Retaining conservatives of all colors is Republicans immediate peril. The minute I see them courting the " Obama Phone Lady " or " preacher for profit " demographic, I'll return to being an independent.
There are clear reasons why Americans are Republicans and Democrats.
American Blacks in large part expect government to even the score for past wrongs. Those of us more focused upon the present and powered by uncompromised traditional values will either be Republicans; Independents or whatever other affiliation awaits.
I wish our outreach advocates well. They may be able to get significant numbers of Blacks to vote their values instead of worshipping at the altar of socialism.
I'm content with the percentage of center right; conservative and libertarian Americans from the Black community who are Republicans.
We're here because the party ( at least in writing ) champions traditional values by which we live. An influx of socialists of any color should compel us and others to seek greener pastures elsewhere.
My work in the inner city isn't to magically make Republicans out of socialists. My goal is getting some to reject socialism's moral relativism, so they stop leading criminal and drug addicted lives.
My formula is the more patriots we mutually manufacture the fewer thugs; cracks heads and alcoholics. Sounds like a great trade off to me.
How they vote afterward is something we can discuss.
More Black faces for the sake of it isn't the answer.
Recruiting more Americans whose patriotism and love of traditional values bind them together is a better goal.
Memo to the GOP: most Black folks like being Democrats. If we wanted to be Republican, more would have done so by now.
Alot of us are socialists and therefore, Democrats.
Republicans, look within your ranks for centrist and conservative Americans from the Black community. We're already here.
One day Black folks will weary of socialism.
Black emancipators equivalent to Jack Kemp; Ron Paul; Ayn Rand and others are hastening this day. White modern abolitionists similar to Frederick Douglass; Booker T Washingon and Harriet Tubman are also fighting for this glorious day.
Today isn't it.
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Yes FREE has a price. Please correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the KLAN mainly composed of members of the Democratic Party, who fought against the abolishing of slavery?
Debra, "Well..then most black folks are dumb and prefer being slaves..if I read this correctly.."stuff" just doesn't happen or is given for free..all"stuff" costs someone.." That's the way I read it. I lived in the black ghetto of Columbus for 10 years so I am not at all surprised. That's just the way things are there.
Well..then most black folks are dumb and prefer being slaves..if I read this correctly.."stuff" just doesn't happen or is given for free..all"stuff" costs someone..it appears to me then that if what you are saying is true..then "black" prefer being demoncrats because they are lazy and want someone else to support them instead of using their God given brains to EARN their way and not off my back! And it infers that they are indeed quite a greedy, revenge seaking lot. Now the "blacks" I know are Tea Partiers and want to be free...they recognize and do not like to be enslaved...
Steven G. Elliott 1SG USA (RET)What are they going to do when they run out of other peoples money?
They already have and now they are mortgaging their kids future to the tune of a trillion dollars a year.
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We also need to eliminate political science in high school and college and substitute Civics and citizenship. It would help if we had term limit on both houses of congress. How about two terms in the senate and three terms in the house.
A wise man once said (I think it was Will Rogers) that anytime congress is in session your freedoms are in danger. SOOOO let's limit the time congress is in session. Everything congress does is kicking the can down the road so lets shorten the road. Limit every congress to three months in session except during a war emergency. IF these POS in congress had to live under the rules they make maybe they would not make so many asinine rules. On that same line of thought it might be an idea to make a rule that congressional bill could only contain ONE SUBJECT, therefore no pork could be added and a bill would have to pass on its own merit. Additionally since we have more laws than you or I could posssibly read in a lifetime, require that three laws must be repealed for each new law passed.
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The playing field is about to be leveled. And passage has been booked by the government on the totalitarian railroad. What a bunch of crap. Civil rights is a non issue. It was effectively used by Jesse Jackson and associates to further the communist cause. Mission accomplished.
http://forums.joeuser.com/6618
Check this out. Blacks are being used by the Democrats.
What are they going to do when they run out of other peoples money?
I agree with Sandra. It's not only blacks not being taught accurate history, it is aALL American children being taught a revisionist history.
It is pretty sad. I grew up in the 50's and 60's in a rural area of Southern Maryland. The farm next to ours was owned by a black family. They worked hard, as we all did, and didn't expect anything except the fruits of their own labor. It wasn't until I went into the military and was exposed to blacks from inner cities that I really learned about racism, animosity, and expectations for reparations.
What is most disappointing is how the leftists have been able to grow that sentiment and, as Sandra said, "dupe" a segment of our population into supporting policies that hurt them more than help.
I wonder how many voters in the black community know that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a registered Republican?
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The 0'bomb gave us a preview of his intended course for the next four years when he said to his constituency vote REVENGE. And that is just what he intends to do for the next four years. Extract revenge.
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The US cannot continue to support the blacks in the manner in which they wish to become accustomed. It's costing $4 million just to send the Affirmative Action Revenger in the White House on Christmas (or is it holiday) vacation. It cost us over a billion dollars for his families expenses in the past year. It cost over $100,000 to send his daughter to Mexico on spring break. We need a much more reasonable solution to this abomination in the White House. Any suggestions? ? ? legal solutions I mean.
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