Posted on 07/08/2014 8:55:43 AM PDT by Cheerio
Tribalism (which is the best name to give to all the group manifestations of the anti-conceptual mentality) is a dominant element in Europe, as a reciprocally reinforcing cause and result of Europes long history of caste systems, of national and local (provincial) chauvinism, of rule by brute force and endless, bloody wars. As an example, observe the Balkan nations, which are perennially bent upon exterminating one another over minuscule differences of tradition or language. Tribalism had no place in the United Statesuntil recent decades. It could not take root here, its imported seedlings were withering away and turning to slag in the melting pot whose fire was fed by two inexhaustible sources of energy: individual rights and objective law; these two were the only protection man needed.
The Missing Link,
Philosophy: Who Needs It, 42
Because blood is thicker than water, no matter what the pollyannas try to tell you.
‘Cause he’s not from the ‘hood?
Short answer = BECAUSE THEY ARE STUPID!
They apparently don't even realize the guy in the HUT is neither African nor American. They vote for the color of skin rather than content of character.
To 17%.
Because an extremely large percent of the black populace is uneducated, ignorant and racist.
If you are white and vote for a white candidate because he is white, you are racist.
Ergo, if you are black and vote for a black candidate because he is black, you are racist.
“Blacks support Obama for the same reason they cheer when a 300 lb black woman assaults a 100 lb white woman, because they think Obama is screwing whitey and they HATE whitey.”
When I consider the damage Obama has done to this country, I always bear in mind the killings in Chicago, those much closer to home in Newark NJ, and am amazed how quietly American blacks are fading away.
Your premise, common enough, is that you can define what constitutes "damage" to blacks better than they can do themselves.
The parsimonious, and correct, answer is that blacks have added up the pluses and minuses and concluded (correctly, IMO) that "Obama" (or whatever his name really is) has given them more, much more, than he has cost them.
That may be one of the issues but I feel the underlying cause is even more cancerous than that. As opposed to those of us here on FreeRepublic or even most average or above-average Americans, those in the black community are less involved with politics and local and world events.
With the majority of blacks located in population centers or some suburban areas, they tend to self-isolate from matters of overall society and focus more on black-centric issues. This creates a culture of ignorance of the majority of issues and sees the world through an exceptionally narrow lense. BHO represents the pinnacle of power and, in a sense, justifies their existance as a race. To them, he epitomizes the success or failure of black society and as such, must not be allowed to be seen as a failure, lest that indict their race.
Protective coloration, even though only one eighth of it is black.
It was. Now some of them have wised up.
Barack Obama - he gibs me dat Obama Check, he gibs me dat check, he gibs me dat free sh*t!
This encourages me to continue to work on my transition from glass half empty to glass half full.
Shallow thinking.
Black Americans are like sheep being led to the slaughter. They are locked in a time warp, held in economic slavery and forever bondaged and chained by their very own....supposed leaders like Obama, the CBC and the NAACP!!! Nothing new,,,,Muslim Blacks like Obama, in Sub-Sahara Africa have been doing this for thousands of years. Ya think slavery is dead. Forget it!!! It is going on, unabated throughout the world, especially the Muslim world, with emphasis on Sub Sahara Africa!!!
Truth is, African-Americans are adrift-at-sea, both economically and politically,,,and they will be that way from many years to come. They are truly, the only American group of minorities that stays depressed and static as time marges on. Hispanics, Asians, Indians, etc have left them standing alone at an abandoned train station, cause by actions of their own hands!! Sad...but true. Many other American have been slaves of one kind or another throughout our great history...and have left it behind to live the American dream. Not so with African-Americans. Gotta take a good look in the mirror, folks!!! Obama is poison for ya all!!!
Unfortunately,it’s ALL ABOUT RACISM!I feel for black-Americans.Obama could have been a Beacon of Light(instead of DARKNESS)!It must be VERY Disappointing to see The First Black POTUS so Unscrupulously use”The Race-Card”!!!!!!!!!
I wonder how much of that 17% think he doesn’t give them enough free studf.
Skin color is everything. Content of character means nothing.
Exactly. Gibs, not jobs, are the priority.
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