Tell Blacks the Truth
I must confess that I have no interest in this Ferguson story. It's the same-old race-baiting thing that happened with Zimmerman/Martin but with one idiot instead of two idiots.
But Kevin Jackson has written something worth reading. I agree with him, and have for a long time, that most of the racism in this country is black racism. Black racism is enabled by political correctness which believes that racism can only be present in whites. Or, possibly, any racism shown by the member of a minority is justified somehow.
At any rate, this racism is so irrational that it actually makes black people believe that any black is better than any white, and that the best result for them is to have more blacks in charge.
Cities are replete with black folks in charge of other black folks: Black aldermen, black city councilmen, majority black school boards (maybe one token white), black mayors, and the real shot-callers known as the Congressional Black Caucus.
Add to this a black president and a black attorney general, and you have a cornucopia of black power, all of which has led to devastation in the black community. And how is the life of Michael Brown celebrated in the black community? Looting.
You'd think by now black Liberals would have had enough of black leadership, because all they need to do is look at the evidence.
Obama has run the nation into the ground; and as I wrote a while back, if you want a recipe for failure in a municipality, elect a black Liberal.
When will black people select who is best for the job, regardless of color?
Then he gives a great anecdote about a friend who learned differently.
While in prison the second time, my friend learned to read. He was taught to read by an old white lady, and she taught him to read from the Bible.
He explained to me that this woman was his first real interaction with a white person, as he had robbed all the others. He described the care in which she took to make sure that he learned how to read properly.
He said that learning to read from the Bible taught him lessons beyond putting words together, lessons he would apply the next time he was released.
He's out of prison and a solid citizen, because of an old white woman.
My friend says this old white lady made the most impact in his life to date. Up to the point of meeting this old lady, my friend thought of white people as evil. He learned upon reflection that many of his black "friends" were not friends at all. They were enablers of his self-destruction and catalysts to his destruction.
This stuff should be obvious. And it is obvious "upon reflection" as Jackson points out. Of the great people I've known personally most of them are white. Of the jerks I've known most of them are white also. This is because most of the people I've known are white. I've known a few untrustworthy black people among the 20 or 30 that I've known, but it has nothing to do with their race. I don't know why this isn't taught in schools... well, actually I do. Politically correct indoctrination prohibits the reflection and the examination of the evidence.
What, exactly, is the truth you suggest I tell blacks?
ReplyDeleteMy headline is taken from Jackson's last line: "America will change when Americans have the guts to tell black people the truth." So he is referring to his preceding remarks, tough stuff like the idea that more black people in leadership is the answer is a racist proposition.
DeleteKevin Jackson himself is black, and he wants all Americans -- including white people -- to not be scared to point out black racism and irrationality of judging by skin color.
Fair enough, though I can't tell if the post hoc ergo propter hoc error in, "Add to this a black president and a black attorney general, and you have a cornucopia of black power, all of which has led to devastation in the black community was intended.
DeleteThe message is constant to blacks that they are better off with black leaders than white. Jackson's position is that this is a form of racism, and I agree with him. Pro-lifers complain that the GOP takes them for granted. How much moreso do black politicians take the black community for granted? That's Jackson's point.
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