It isn’t just me, Sen Inhofe said it out loud in a public forum yesterday.

Does the left not understand that there are limits to how far they can push
the rest of us? Not advocating anything other than courteous civil discussion of issues, but at some point there may come a spark that will
not be easily put out, and the nature of the interaction between the two perspectives changes to a very, very negative one (they make a big joke about the “Tea Party” mentality but they really don’t get it, do they?)

How can it be racist to oppose a black president’s program after opposing the same program proposed by a white president? Unclear, but consider this a fresh, exciting addition to our “national conversation on race.”

I am so glad you wrote this. IMO, the race card and the accompanying victimhood has practically destroyed the ability of the majority of African-Americans to ever get beyond the lower tier they perceive they occupy in our society. The Democratic party has been fully complicit in this. Not because they really care if blacks or any other minority move on and achieve, it is a major tool they have been able to use successfully, to achieve and stay in power. The power they want is to control all of the people, using the minorities to get to the majority.

The election of Obama has been seen as a green light to get out there and be in our faces. Statements like it’s a “black world now” from Cleveland, or a “Black Senate seat” from Illinois, only are part of this racism that the Dems have perpetuated.

Which brings me back to the concept of Racism. I strongly believe as you do, that all the Affirmative Action, promotion of Black causes with those titles Black History Month-Feb), etc. has only made racism an issue that could have subsided and died out long ago. But the Democrats cannot let it die, and the Blacks can’t see the harm.

I agree, it is really atrocious…but, has it always been this way, and with the election of Barack Hussein we are just now finding out? I think this is the case…

there has been radicalization going on with the Black Panthers and in prisons for decades, we just didn’t know how bad it was….

we learned something really, really important lately….

We simply have to hope and pray that the accidental spark or the act of arson doesn’t come from our side of the ditch because this lot really, really is looking for an excuse for some “payback.” Rahmbo et al. would like nothing better than an excuse to impose martial law and show us what a communist military tribunal looks like.

My greatest fear is that if they sense they are losing their grip by say the third year of the regime, they’ll do some sort of Reichstag Fire move to bring the heavens down. Then it’s Helter-Skelter. Invest in precious metals; brass and lead.

of the civil rights pendulum swing. The black american community is simply in the midst of a role changeover. No longer are they the “opressed”. That is no longer a valid rallying cry. The civil rights battle has been won. The black american is equal to all. Younger generations, for the most part, don’t even make race distinctions anymore

What is happening though is that the black american community is trying to find a new purpose…and the answer is…. that there is none. Bravo I say. Martin Luther King can state proudly, “Mission Accomplished”. Any race issues that do pop up are simply an aberration and are not the norm.

Sure you’ll see some members of the black american community trying to resurrect the old rallying cry of civil rights opresssion, but more often than not, they’re met with “shut the heck up, no one cares that you’re black, you’re just like the rest of us, broke and in debt. Sharpton and Jackson are remnants of a day gone by at best.

The black american community is in the process of realizing individualism on a grand scale. Everyone must now be in it for themselves; and that is tough. It’s not about the “man” anymore. Rather, it is about the “I”.

It used to be around 14%, didn’t it?

So, perhaps the end-game is self destruction?

Whatever their end-game, I don’t believe they’ll achieve it because they have invested in the wrong side. They are as far removed from the civil rights movement as they can get.

Like you, I would like to know what their goal is but honestly I don’t think they know. Alinsky doesn’t leave room for having real concrete goals, does he? Chaos and anarchy are the end-game even if the people acheiving it don’t know it.

Race issues have always existed. We can’t sweep that under the rug. I agree that people shouldn’t be crying wolf. Everyone has a chance to become successful in this country. As long as past atrocities never occur again, I feel that we have progressed. There are always going to be idiots on all sides, but that will never go away. We shouldn’t allow those who use the race card as a crutch to blind us to issues that may really exist.

as long as they leave the Braves and Korea Town alone. I hope CHattanooga and Huntsville realize the opportunity that is being put on their platter by this idiocy.

You have to watch James David Manning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TEbIPOHNBQ

I post the link only – once you watch – you will understand why.

In this day and age, there’s rarely a reason for charges of racism, sexism, etc. besides sprucing up a hyperbolic rant and for shock value, the latter of which is decreasing as the general public wises up to this fact.

What happened to The Dream? Do they ignore it today even as they laud it’s author?

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.”

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As I understand it, as a percentage of the population, blacks hold government jobs and contracts(i.e. tax payer funded) in a higher proportion than other groups. Generations of affirmative action, quotas (soft and hard) and programs have raised the opportunities for blacks in government. I’d be willing to bet in certain setting, such as Detroit and Atlanta, there is a sizable disparity in percentages of employed to the comparative percentages of the population in the nation.

This creates cross pressures inside the black community. No longer is it a clear issue blacks “getting theirs” from the whites, as people like Jeremiah Wright, Jackson and others have preached for years. Instead, you have a growing segment of the black community who are now middle, upper middle and upper class. They make money, have wealth, hold property, and increasingly, whether openly or in secret, are becoming more conservative. They are realizing that the mantra of the progressive black agenda of “getting theirs” really means getting them.

I have had conversations with more than one educated, financially well off black person who said rather harshly, “Oh heck no! They aren’t getting anywhere near what is mine. I worked for every dime of it.” To a man (or woman) they have little use for those on welfare who do not try to better themselves. ( They do not suffer from white guilt, as do a number of liberals in our country.)

So the pressure is building inside their culture. I think in a generation or two, the activist black speaker who claims that “blacks are being held back” will find himself speaking to a smaller and smaller crowd, of which will consist of those trapped inside the democratically controlled concrete plantations called the “inner city.” The rest of the black community will have shown they are as equal as any that live in the country.

I also think that even as they collect their pay from their government job some must wonder how much of their soul they have to give back in exchange. For now they are beholden to something else for their survival. They have a vested interest in keeping in power those who employ them, even as they realize those same people are stripping them, more and more, of their wealth.

It must be maddening.

Q: What is the endgame?
A: 400 years of payback, or so it seems.

I hope black America wakes up. The Democrats aim is to have mostly white folks in power. Has anyone noticed that unless Cheryle Jackson takes Kirk’s seat, which at this early stage appears unlikely, then there will be no blacks in the Senate unless a new one wins a seat next year?

While the white Democrats want to keep most of the power, they want the average poor black to feel like these white Dems are their only hope getting ahead, when in reality those white Dems want to keep poor blacks as a dependent class and therefore reliable voters. It’s disgusting.

In the real world of words have meaning, “minority” basically means “smaller part”… In this case, about 13% give or take. Contrary to what some in our dumbed down society believe, it does not mean automatic set asides, affirmative action, special status, or the right to continually whine and demand. The American people are growing very tired of what has been going on in this country for the past 30 something years, and will not stand for it much longer. Hopefully the “race war” scenario will never come about, but, although it would not be pretty, it does not take a mathematical genius to figure out the result. (And I do not believe anywhere near the full 13% would be involved…even thought 95% of blacks voted for BHO). There is no doubt in my mind that Obama will prove to be the demise of the liberal Democrats, and to be the worst thing to happen to black Americans in the last 50 years. In reality, Obama has proven himself to be a liar, and not very bright in general (let’s see those academic records). He is obviously the sock puppet front for a group that does not have the best interests of this country at heart.

I guess I will just say this…my maternal great-grandparents were born to freed slaves. They themselves were sharecroppers, who eventually came to own a farm with 40 acres (they did buy it outright, no mule though). That land is still owned by my mother’s side of the family. I have always been taught that through hard work and determination, anything was possible. I have followed that advice since I was a little girl and give much credit to my ancestors for setting the example for my family.

Flash forward to the 1960s and even later…Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy was high-jacked by those that sought fame and fortune. The entitlement attitude and victim mentality has greatly ruined Black America. President Obama came along and stoked the fears of racism to rise to power in America. What has all this gotten Blacks? By all accounts, those that maintain the “woe is me” mentality have not progressed anymore than before. Please believe me when I say that not all Blacks are like this said group. But unfortunately, when you have 90% of the Black community in this group, the rest of us get lumped in.

I am proud to be an American and proud to have served in the United States Navy. I love my country and fellow Americans. I will admit that I am greatly disappointed in Blacks that have fallen hook, line and sinker for President Obama and the Democrat Party’s lies. It is going to take some time to undue years of lying and pimping of Blacks. You have to remember, this stuff is fed to each generation, not just from family members, but from the educational system as well as the government. And honestly, I know Blacks are smarter than this…the majority would rather take the easy route and play victim.

I don’t know anymore. I look at what Blacks were able to accomplish when they were denied their Civil Rights and now that we have them…seems like we are back on the damn plantation. I’m sorry if this seems a bit all over the place; ths topic is a sensitive one for me.

By the way, excellent diary Jaded.

navychick1993:
Your last paragraph, sadly, sums up the Democrat’s plan for you, and eventually for the rest of us. Thank you for your service.

Your comments are correct and well stated.

The way I see it, there are two black Americas. One is trapped in the very well designed and maintained concrete plantations. Suffering less than a good life, on the dole, and beholden to those who pay them for their votes. The second black America is the growing middle class. While many are government employees, they are still working and earning money. Many are living at least a middle or upper middle class life, which means they have extra money to do extra things.

Here’s the rub for them. As much as they want to identify with the first group, they can’t. Other than race, they have little in common. Worse when the first group demands they “get theirs” the second group is now realizing the “theirs” is well, THEIRS!! They have assets, wealth, savings, homes. They pay higher and higher taxes when those -getting theirs- pay none. It would be like coming home and finding your brother stealing your TV. When you confront him, he says, “I deserve it because you have it and I don’t!” Even Whoopie said something to the effect of “can’t you leave me alone” when talking about raising taxes.

I can only imagine how they feel when they see an educated black man make it into the White House promising to rise above race politics, only to find he is intent on getting even, just like all of those before him.

It must be maddening.

Let’s take a look at the beloved Martin Luther King. A civil rights leader who had direct ties with the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and an adulterer who sired at least one illegitimate child. Records show ministry money used to buy the silence of the mom. Stanley Levinson, his most trusted advisor from 1956 to 1968 was a top CPUSA member with direct ties to Moscow. Because MLK used Communist direction and guidance, the FBI, at the Kennedy’s (John and Robert) request, had him wire tapped. Another key CPUSA operative, Hunter Pitts Odell, was installed on the board of the Southern Leadership Council. A Communist funded and run antiwar front operation. King lied when he promised Robert Kennedy to his face he would sever his communist ties. The money and “support” must have been more valuable than loyalty to his country or even God. With the Red atheist ties, let’s add murder, theft, covetousness, placing party ahead of God and not honoring the Sabbath to lying and adultery. Cleary, “Reverend ” was a title only. Well, thank God for grace.