Well, being a southerner, what I’m going to say will be dismissed by some, out of tired old regional and racial stereotypes.
But, I’ve known and been friends with black people most of my life, even attended historically black churches, not just to weddings and funerals, but for regular services on occasion. They’re nearly all churchgoing people who believe. Licentious behavior is overlooked far too often, but they believe.
It’s DeathCare™ and abortion, plus economics. They know all too well about governments who think they have absolute power of life and death over them. Black people in the US, by and large, have an abiding respect for life that is Biblically based, and they live it. As odd as it sounds to outsiders, the huge number of single mothers actually bear witness to this. It’s but one example of Christianity on the one hand, and being all too accepting of adultery on the other, but there it is. Some claim it’s a heritage from slavery, such behavior, but I can’t say I necessarily agree.
They descend from people who were literally owned, recently enough for the family stories from grandparents and great grandparents to still be heard and shared, and know the mindset when they see it. Took long enough to recognize it, though.
That’s the lasting price we’ve paid for the aftermath of slavery and forced segregation. The socialists were able to hoodwink most of them due to their desperation, and rode into power on their backs. Now, it’s coming clear just who rode them.
There was an interesting story the other day about how the NFL overwhelmingly-—players, coaches, owners-—gives to Republicans, in massive amounts. The SD Chargers were #1, giving hundreds of thousands to the GOP!
Well, being a southerner, what I’m going to say will be dismissed by some, out of tired old regional and racial stereotypes.
An excellent observation! I too have been around black folks since my military days and I agree with much of what you are saying. However I work with many God-fearing blacks who idolized Michael Jackson and think Obama is an answer from God for the black folks. There isn’t a Republican alive who will take their vote away from the fraud occupying the WH. It’s a damn shame but that is what we’re dealing with.
An excellent and thoughtful post. Thank you.
“by and large, have an abiding respect for life that is Biblically based, and they live it”, you may be correct about primarily elderly black women, but by no means a majority.
“the huge number of single mothers actually bear witness to this. It’s but one example of Christianity on the one hand, and being all too accepting of adultery on the other, but there it is”. Obviously you speak from zero actual experience, your example is more realistically based on their cultural acceptance of black male irresponsibility, black matreorical culture in general and on Aid To Dependent Children - WELFARE.
“They descend from people who were literally owned”, again you should back further to many of these same behaviors being the norm in their homeland.
My contention is that the black community overwhelmingly votes democrat because the dems offer (promise) them the easier path to “share the wealth”.