Posted on 04/23/2002 9:39:50 AM PDT by laurav
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Sometimes the most telling part of a study doesn't make it into print. That's the case with the 30th anniversary count of black elected officials that was released last month by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (JCPES).
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Gee, DeWayne managed to mention 'right-wing' twice in two consecutive sentences. No bias here.
I've given up on the majority of blacks ever recognizing the futility of endless assumed victimhood and the empty promises of the Democrat party. They are simply unconvinced for a variety of reasons (see post #5 by Phantom Lord) and, unfortunately, I don't expect that to change for very long time. Sad but true.
It did indeed start with Roosevelt. But blacks did not vote lockstep Democrat in the massive numbers seen today until the passage of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act in the mid-1960's. LBJ, a Democrat, made sure that word got out that black voters could only trust Democrats.
It was a remarkable piece of rhetorical slight of hand, since the Southern Democrats such as George Wallace were among the most virulent racists in the country at the time. (Wallace later repented of his racism.)
Today, the Democratic Party has a social, political, and psychological hold on the black community beyond anything the Republicans have even among there staunchest supporters. Many blacks really do think that the Republican Party is systemically racist and would wipe them out if they could, and that the Democrats are the only ones that stop that from happening. It sounds ridiculous to us, but that is why Gore could get away with hinting in a black church that Bush is in favor of slavery. Many of the folks in the congregation probably believed it.
The feelings by blacks against Republicans are so strong that Republicans will not break into the black community for at least a generation. That is too bad - I think that blacks would find a lot to like about the Republican Party.
Here is an interesting statistic. Zogby did a poll a few years ago and discovered that blacks support the agenda of the religious right - pro-life, pro-family, etc., more than any other ethnic group. It is clear that blacks are very church-going, God-fearing, conservative folks. Yet they vote for the most anti-family candidates imaginable, every single time. It really is a fascinating case study in political science, in addition to being very regrettable.
To this day I still don't know who is the recognized leader of the blacks in America. My thinking is that since it has become fashionable for the blacks to have parallel organizations, events and activities to those of mainstream America (Black Congressional caucus, Black Student Unions, Black Fraternities/Sororities, Black graduation ceremonies, Black Beauty Pageants and the list goes on) why not once and for all at a very small cost determine which of the current hustlers are the acknowledged leaders of the black community. I suggest that on the next national general election the ballots provide for the blacks to vote for their national leaders.
Oh, I know there would be a few technical glitches to resolve but then perhaps once and for all it might shut the pie hole of many of these self proclaimed leaders and perhaps even put them out of business of hustling their brothers and sisters.
Not quite- BTW is well-known and well-respected among most Blacks and is one of the most frequently mentioned figures during Black History Month. His teachings were admired and emulated by more "radical" Blacks like Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, and Farrakhan.
Ultimately, what made BTW's teachings less successful among Blacks was White racism, which drove many Blacks into the DuBois/NAACP camp. It is fear of racism today that makes most Blacks leery of whoever they feel is racist. Changing that is a two-way street, and too many on the right wing seem to be reluctant to cross that street.
Doug from Upland will be interviewing David Schippers tonight on Radio FreeRepublic! This is a DON'T MISS SHOW!
That might have something to do with leftwing bias in mainstream media.
Only in small part. The truth is, too many Black conservatives don't make themselves more known and more visible in the Black community, which includes Black media.
The Black media seems to be even more left-wing than the mainstream media. I won't hold my breath while waiting for the debut of the Ward Connerly Show on BET.
Some Black newspapers do run columns by Project 21 members and other Black conservatives get in here and there. It's not a lot and it certainly bypasses the many Blacks who don't utilize Black media (or any media at all), but it's a start.
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