I’ve never had occasion to listen to her, but I take you at your point. Black conservatives are heroes to me because they face so much derision and hostility. I’m constantly humbled by their stoicism and courage, and be they few in number, they will be owed a large debt of gratitude if our Republic survives.
“I’ve never had occasion to listen to her, but I take you at your point. Black conservatives are heroes to me because they face so much derision and hostility. I’m constantly humbled by their stoicism and courage, and be they few in number, they will be owed a large debt of gratitude if our Republic survives.”
I agree. They need to overcome huge peer pressure to maintain their convictions. Very admirable.
Why, thank you! Nicest acknowledgment I've had in a long time.
Seriously though, your observation about what it takes to be a black conservative is right on the money. A lot of white folks think you're some sort of mutant, and most black folks write you off as a "traitor".
Water off a duck's back, as far as I'm concerned. I've loved my country my entire life, and I've never let anyone take that from me. In time, I had to wake up to the fact that the hard left had replaced the formerly patriotic Democrat party, and I left their camp to sign on with the Republicans. I had always been a conservative. I just didn't have a word for it. I just thought of myself as an American.
Once I sewed the right-wing conservative Republican label on my lapel, bridges started falling all over the place. Even family have stopped calling and emailing me now.