He meant it, then, and he still means it today.
I was fooling around in our comments when I found this OUTSTANDING comment by Alpheus in reply to a question from our friend Grumpy. I had to post it. This byplay was in reaction to
Why does it appear, that you are a minority within black America? I suspect you are not as much a minority as it may seem, but yet very few black Americans stand up and shout like this. My wife does, I have a few friends that do... but by and large it doesn't happen. Why?
I think that it is just a stigmatism that has been put on anything Republican and/or conservative in the black community.
The far left has been in control of politics in the black community for over three decades now, and they have associated anything that is not liberal with racism, sexism, homo-phobia, greed, and "bible-thumping." The last is particularly ironic, since there is no shortage of new churches being built in black communities.
I am seeing more signs that this is ready to change but it takes a high-profile action that garners attention and gets mass media time to bring up the needed conversation. Once that happens, more people will begin to talk honestly about how they feel on social issues and they will begin to see how conservative the black community really is, and will begin to act accordingly (once the liberal guilt-pushing is removed.)
The earliest case of this is what happened when Bill Cosby spoke his mind about issues with hip-hop culture and lax social standards in the black community. He was, at first, slapped down by the black left wing for "airing our dirty laundry" in front of whites, but the MAJORITY of blacks who listened to him APPLAUDED HIM. Soon, his comments got so much momentum (and it was the truth, mind you) even black liberals were forced to acknowledge he was right.
It CAN be done, but it is going to take someone well respected in the community who is not afraid of criticism and is willing to stick to the truth when the left wing comes in to destroy him/her for their viewpoint.
I Said It, I Meant it, Live With It
(I thought this was relevant with all this talk of race in the air because of the Democratic nomination contest.)Why does it appear, that you are a minority within black America? I suspect you are not as much a minority as it may seem, but yet very few black Americans stand up and shout like this. My wife does, I have a few friends that do... but by and large it doesn't happen. Why?
I think that it is just a stigmatism that has been put on anything Republican and/or conservative in the black community.
The far left has been in control of politics in the black community for over three decades now, and they have associated anything that is not liberal with racism, sexism, homo-phobia, greed, and "bible-thumping." The last is particularly ironic, since there is no shortage of new churches being built in black communities.
I am seeing more signs that this is ready to change but it takes a high-profile action that garners attention and gets mass media time to bring up the needed conversation. Once that happens, more people will begin to talk honestly about how they feel on social issues and they will begin to see how conservative the black community really is, and will begin to act accordingly (once the liberal guilt-pushing is removed.)
The earliest case of this is what happened when Bill Cosby spoke his mind about issues with hip-hop culture and lax social standards in the black community. He was, at first, slapped down by the black left wing for "airing our dirty laundry" in front of whites, but the MAJORITY of blacks who listened to him APPLAUDED HIM. Soon, his comments got so much momentum (and it was the truth, mind you) even black liberals were forced to acknowledge he was right.
It CAN be done, but it is going to take someone well respected in the community who is not afraid of criticism and is willing to stick to the truth when the left wing comes in to destroy him/her for their viewpoint.
Labels: Alpheus, conservatism, f22strike, Grumpy, race
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