The NAACP is calling for reparations, the city of Philadelphia is making corporations who do business in the city examine whether or not they ever had anything to do with slave ownership and meanwhile the cities, which are largely black, are falling into the abyss.
Let's forget about what occurred more than one hundred years ago. As far as I know, no one alive now in the US owned a slave. The talk of reparations only divides the country and will make for bitter arguments.
Let's instead tackle a real problem facing African-Americans, the societal failures that lead to the high crime and the exhorbitant black on black murder rate. Let's also look at a whole generation of kids who are being forgotten. They are being raised on rap and violence instead of hope and education.
In America, everyone has the chance to get ahead, immigrants come to the US and within 20 years are owners of lucrative businesses. The African-American community must have someone stand up and lead by saying that African-Americans are owed nothing. The government owes you nothing and businesses that once owned slaves owe you nothing. Until that is made clear, I fear that the inner-city black community will continue decaying. If young black men and women want to succeed, they can by working hard and staying in school. There are numerous role models that show how far African-Americans have really come.
Instead, every potential black role model that may be conservative are slammed, including Condi Rice, Colin Powell and JC Watts. Condi Rice has reached a height in government that no other African-American ever has, she should be on postage stamps, not denounced by Democrats and liberals.
Larry has some thoughts on this issue as well.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Race Relations and Reparations
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I agree that reparations are a ridiculous argument. Maybe in the immediate aftermath of slavery, yes, I would have been for them, but at this time, its time for African Americans to make their mark on their own, beholden to no one. However, Condi Rice is denounced by those who disagree with her politics. Should they not do that because she is a black role model? She shouldn't be called a sell-out I agree, but her politics are fair game. Thats what makes her a role model, standing up to criticism.
Come on K, regardless of her politics, should she not be someone the African-American community looks up to?
Whenever balck role models are discussed, she is never included, it's either Oprah, Jesse Jackson or some such person.
The true black role models should be Condi, Colin, Barack Obama and Harold Ford, Jr.
Thats what I said, standing against those that criticize her makes her a role model. For those politically opposed to her to not criticize her b/c she is black would be just as much a disservice to her. I agree all of those African Americans should be considered considered role models for that community, however its hard to have a role model with whose ideology you disagree, for any community.
I disagree. I agreed with exactly none of FDR's domestic agenda and think he was a great leader and role model.
That's the difference between then and now. You could never come out and support Bush for any reason.
His response in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 was the response of a great leader.
I didnt say impossible, I said hard and you are right, I don't support Bush on much and I don't think he's a role model for anyone. Sure his immediate response to 9/11 was great, but it takes a lot more than that for me and he lost all of the good feelings that I had for him in subsequent years since 9/11. But I do think people like Condi, McCain, Guiliani, Powell and even Ronald Reagan are role models.
My point being that role models and people in general who you might look up to are people who shape your vision and your sense of self, therefore, one USUALLY agrees with their ideology.
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