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Charles Barkley: ‘Unintelligent’ Blacks ‘Brainwashed’ To Keep Successful Black Men Down
The Daily Caller ^ | 10/25/14 | Alex Griswold

Posted on 10/25/2014 6:32:47 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley spoke candidly about the problems facing the black community when appearing on a Philadelphia radio station, accusing “unintelligent,” “brainwashed” African-Americans of keeping successful ones down.

While appearing on “Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis,” Barkley was asked about a rumor that Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson was getting criticism from his black teammates for not being, quote, “black enough.”

Barkley went on a long monologue on the subject: ”Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful, not because of you white people, but because of other black people. When you’re black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It’s a dirty, dark secret; I’m glad it’s coming out.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: anthonygargano; barkley; charlesbarkley; florida; georgezimmerman; nba; nfl; philadelphia; robellis; russellwilson; seattleseahawks; trayvon
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To: GonzoII

going “once”


41 posted on 10/25/2014 7:56:07 PM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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http://dissonantwinstonsmith.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/im-sick-of/


42 posted on 10/25/2014 7:57:35 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
It’s true, but the sad thing is, is that Barkley had to front as a House Negro so his ghetto pass won’t get revoked. But the guy nails it on the problems facing blacks

I think a great many black people know what's up but don't say anything because the truth is not popular in their circles.

43 posted on 10/25/2014 8:07:03 PM PDT by oldbrowser (We have a rogue government in Washington)
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To: UCANSEE2

“I get no kick from champagne......”


44 posted on 10/25/2014 8:16:47 PM PDT by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Its just true.. really it just part of human nature, of any race, there are just people to try and drag other down.. it the core of leftist thinking.

But it seem to be particularly bad in the black community...


45 posted on 10/25/2014 8:36:38 PM PDT by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

He’s right.


46 posted on 10/25/2014 9:09:43 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Does this mean he’s friends with Rush again?

(I can’t keep up!)


47 posted on 10/25/2014 9:13:43 PM PDT by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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To: Paulie

I wonder what the voting split is between black women and black men? I know black women vote at a higher rate than black men. I would tend to think it follows the general trend where women of all groups pretty much tend to vote more liberally, but I could be wrong. Anyone know?

FReegards


48 posted on 10/25/2014 9:20:03 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

The Man keeping the black man down is ... black men?
This isn’t complicated enough. Where’s Al Sharpton?


49 posted on 10/25/2014 9:43:20 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

And there are plenty of white people who gladly celebrate and encourage the ignorance that keeps black people down. They call themselves Democrats, liberals, progressives, educators and community organizers. By any name they are in the business of selling hate and racial militance. Business is good.


50 posted on 10/25/2014 10:17:56 PM PDT by pallis
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

As MLK tried to tell them, it’s about character, not color.


51 posted on 10/25/2014 10:55:49 PM PDT by Texicanus (Texas, it's a whole 'nother country.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks KC_Lion.


52 posted on 10/26/2014 2:20:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

This is not by any means new. I saw my Army Security Agency post transformed from a cohesive group of color blind soldiers to a unit divided by race after Representative Adam Clayton Powell insisted that the agency did not have “our share” of blacks.
The Agency was a unit comprised of soldiers selected for their education and analytic abilities to monitor the communist bloc. Our average individual had two years of college. (Some would say that we were a bunch of dropouts).
In 1967 and 1968 we began to receive Representative Powell’s “recruits” and before long, the new group began putting pressure on those blacks who had been on post for a few years, to “join their community”. Uncle Tom, acting white and whitey were among the pejoratives used by the new arrivals.
The attempts of whites to maintain our friendships were defeated by the peer pressure of race. I have often wondered what kind of lives my black friends had.


53 posted on 10/26/2014 5:32:36 AM PDT by Herzo61
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To: Blue Collar Christian
Truth told. What a crappy society. Fueled with hate.

The current black 'culture' is fueled with hatred by white liberal elites who feed off that hatred. Black society wasn't always like this...

54 posted on 10/26/2014 7:44:46 AM PDT by GOPJ (Obama would rather we die than offend West Africa. - freeper goldstategop (same for the CDC))
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Mark Twain said it best in this very famous quote from his book The Innocents Abroad:

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.

The problem with many blacks is that no thanks to the actions of the white Leftists, they're essentially driven to a political plantation where being a "homey" with a very narrow point of view supersedes everything else. Why do you think many blacks don't think highly of Kobe Bryant, especially given Kobe lived outside the USA for an number of years before being drafted into the NBA? Interestingly, many blacks also resent LeBron James in spite of the fact James has done a lot to help the low-income people of Akron, OH.

55 posted on 10/26/2014 10:53:21 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The last I heard of "Sir Charles" he was bashing people opposed to homosexual "marriage."

Who cares what his economic beliefs are?

56 posted on 10/26/2014 12:45:17 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Throne and Altar! [In Jerusalem!!!])
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