Posted on 01/03/2021 11:16:04 AM PST by ANDmagazine.com
The great secret of identity politics lies in its capacity to convince people to continue to vote for self-destructive policies and to overlook the shortcomings of their elected officials. Convince the voters that their woes are all do to the work of some group of outsiders and they will circle the wagons and express their solidarity, ignoring the fraud, corruption and incompetence around them. It is an age old trick, but it has perhaps been perfected as an artform by big city Democratic mayors in American cities. Decade after decade they maintain their grip on power, based on the almost universal support of black voters who look past the chaos, crime, and decay around them and focus on fighting “systemic racism” and “white privilege.” ... There are, in effect, two Washington D.C.’s. One is composed of mostly white professionals who are doing quite well. The other 48% of the city’s residents, the blue-collar black residents, are being completely failed by the city and the Mayor. The divisions are striking.
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There are many well-off Blacks who work for the Federal government, but most of them live in Prince George County, not DC.
It’s hard to continue reading when the author misuses a word in the second sentence. Doesn’t anybody bother to proofread anymore?
13/50.....crime
13/39.....federal jobs
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