Silent No More: A Major Crisis in the African-American Community

The National Black Catholic Congress ^ | 12.03.03 | Rev. John J. Raphael, SSJ

[Julliardsux]

yes, pointing out my misspeling really undercuts the substance of what I said.

Very perswaysive.

[dead]

The typo-counter move?!?

Boy, that's a weak response to a thorough bitch slapping!

[Lady Eileen]

bump...thanks for the post.

[Julliardsux]

And by the way, JBT, here is your post from December 3, 2003:

"This is just so much horse sh*t. Last week a whole passel of illegals, a/k/a/ wetbacks, were camped out on Congress' door with their "demands". And what did Ridge et al. do about it?
Nada

Question: If when they are in your capitol city, poking their fingers in your eye, you don't ship 'em back, why should we believe you intend to go traipsing across the desert looking for 'em?"

So, JBT, not surprising a racist pig like yourself jumps to the defense of the comment made by STD. I hope you get the clap and it stings a lot.

[Julliardsux]

By the way, white people get the clap more often than minorities, JBT...

[ClarenceThomasfan]

"STUPIDITY is the leading cause of death in the black community!"

I am offended by your comment. I am black, pro-life and certainly not stupid!

[GOPJ]

Excellent list. Thanks.

1. School choice for inner city children(vouchers)

2. Social Security which a black man pays his entire working career and collects very little.(hint private accounts can be passed on to heirs.)(average live expectancy 65 for black men)

3. Abortion the #1 killer of African Americans. how much longer are you going to stay on the plantation?

[cyborg]

Oh but you're the EXCEPTION (volcanic plumes of sarcasm)

[Rocky]

"The irony here is especially tragic since the Constitution of the United States sanctioned slavery and the "3/5ths clause" which relegated Africans in America to the status of chattel slavery."

There is no doubt that slavery was sanctioned. It clearly was. But mentioning that old chestnut about the 3/5ths clause only destroys the author's credibility for those who know what the 3/5ths clause was about.

The southern states wanted to count each slave as a full citizen. The northern states didn't want them counted at all, since that would increase the number of representatives that the southern states could send to Congress.

There was not even the glimmer of a thought in either the south or the north that the slaves would be allowed to vote, or would have any kind of representation in Congress. The 3/5ths clause was merely a compromise which allowed the south to have more representatives in Congress than they would have if only non-slaves were counted.

Since abolition started in the North, if you were a slave, which side would you want to have more representation in Congress? You would vote for slaves not being counted at all, since you wouldn't be represented anyway. In other words, the fewer representatives for the South the better. Of course, the issue was not ultimately decided in Congress, but in a war over states' rights.

[GOPJ]

You've got your facts straight. Thanks.

Since abolition started in the North, if you were a slave, which side would you want to have more representation in Congress? You would vote for slaves not being counted at all, since you wouldn't be represented anyway. In other words, the fewer representatives for the South the better. Of course, the issue was not ultimately decided in Congress, but in a war over states' rights.

[cyborg]

Neither side could give a crap about slaves. Just like politicans today, all they care about is their own power. All the more reason for every citizen to be their own person and be proactive in government (hopefully republican).

[Julliardsux]

OK, that remark was merely lashing out, as the CDC indicates, white people statistically have less clap.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/Stats_Trends/1998Surveillance/98PPT/1 [link doesn't work here, but that is my source - it is a powerpoint on gonorrhea].

However, JBT and his relatives account for 85% of the cases of the clap in whites, or at least I sincerely hope.

Is it wrong to wish clap upon a racist? If so, I am a bad, bad man.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Thanks for the post, but consider this excerpt...

This means that although African Americans represent only 12% of the population of the United States, they account for 35% of the abortions performed in this country...

If blacks (sorry to be un-PC) represent 12% of the population, clearly only about half that percentage is female and able to excercise the sacred leftist sacrament of abortion. That makes their representational percentage only about 6%, while their incidents of abortons remains more than a third of all performed.

[MissAmericanPie]

I've always termed it "Socialism's Covert Racism".

[wardaddy]

Bump.

[WaterDragon]

I see you have links to sites regarding the initial purposes of Planned Parenthood and the reasons why they wanted to legalize abortion....to rid the world of "undesirables"....blacks, Slavic people from Eastern Europe and the Irish.

But I find it incredible to read this misunderstanding in the article..... "3/5ths clause" which relegated Africans in America to the status of chattel slavery.

That "3/5ths clause" was fought for by Republicans to prevent the Southern Democrats from using their slaves to increase their representation in Congress. The Democrats planned to use the large number of blacks to boost their votes in Congress to demand that all new states admitted to the Union be admitted as slave states.

The 3/5ths law did not 'reduce' blacks to 'chattel slavery', they already were chattel slaves. The law DID reducE their owners' ability to increase their power in Congress.

I am thrilled that a black organization is speaking out against the yearly slaughter of black children prebirth. There has to be a committment along with that to encourage black women to marry before becoming pregnant, to support black parents to stay together to raise their babies. I'd be very happy for blacks to lead the nation back to sanity on this issue!

[wardaddy]

If so, I am a bad, bad man.

I don't think so, but you may be a bit "enthusiastic" in your self righteous condemnations of others. You blow the racist horn quite loudly and then turn right around and use it yourself...."whites and the clap"...totally unfounded. I would resist that siren call, though in my idealistic youth...I too was under the spell. It feels good to think of oneself as morally superior. I remember the feeling well, but if in doing so you allow yourself to use the same sterotypes and smears you accuse others of, are you really on the moral high road? A difficult balancing act, angry indignation at racist bogeymen behind every rock can be so taxing. God bless and Good Luck.

[Coleus]

You may find your stats here:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/

[Jumper]

Evil Democrat plot to limit the number of people in their desired welfare state.... Nothing new here, just move along.

[cyborg]

I would gleefully wish the clap of the worst, the most painful razorblade in the urethra, sort on all liberals.