Comments on: Arthur Lewin; Should We Ever Consider Voting Republican…

By: David

David — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:30:35 +0000

Republicans and democrats are putting down the red carpet for Hispanics, if blacks aren’t careful we may not even be influential in the Democrat Party! Illegal immigration aling with their legal kids in black areas will force black interest out the door!! WAKE UP!! GOP and Democrats are trying to promote cheap labor and a new, less racialy sensitive constituent!!

By: Arthur

Arthur — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:59:17 +0000

Ron Paul’s policies may, or may not, make a lot of sense regarding fiscal policy, but since he is for severely limiting the reach and power of the federal government, individual states will be allowed so much discretion that groups and needs that have for decades been protected, and provided for, by the federal government certainly would no longer be. This is discussed at length below.

By: Shayne O

Shayne O — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:56:34 +0000

I would advise in looking at candidates, pay very close attention to their policies on Hispanic brothers. Many of the race hatreds directed at black folks have been redirected towards hispanic people, notably undocumented. Hispanic people supported black folks all throughout the civil rights era, and morality dictates folks repay that favor.

I’d strongly advise you make your decisions based on that. I’d be a fan of ron paul, but I’m not sure what some of his statements mean for hispanic americans and haven’t liked some of his comments on the matter so far at all.

Nobody is free until everybody is free.

By: AgentWu

AgentWu — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:28:03 +0000

Very good article. As an American who happens to be Black, I’d like to think I have evovled past the whole Republican/Democrat debate. Voting for someone soley based on the color of their skin is idiocy as well in direct conflict with the leasons of Dr. King. It is clear to me neither side serves the “people”. Instead they serve coporate interests in exchange for money to expand or maintain their power base. The commoners are called upon to vote them back into office based on promises that almost always go unfulfilled. The cycle continues endlessly. Enough is enough.

I’m a Ron Paul supporter. Liberty is the right of all men, not just the priveledged few. End the wars, the fed and all foreign aid now. No more income taxes and enforce property rights now. End the drug war and free all people incarcerated for non-violent drug offenses. I am a man. I don’t need government help to take care of my family.

Please take time to review the candidates for yourselves. Just because we look alike doesn’t mean we have to think alike. . . .

By: Arthur Lewin

Arthur Lewin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:43:23 +0000

Brother Victor, thanks for the detailed response. I wrote the article mainly to provide context for the arguments and exhortations of the two parties for the Black vote. And so I covered the last 150 years of their positions on issues directly facing the Black community. If this might lead to some of us not voting or voting Republican, so be it. Should I censor my thinking processes for fear that people may reach a conclusion on an issue that may be different than what we think is best?

By: Victor Langhorne

Victor Langhorne — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:23:38 +0000

A well written essay, but fatally flawed argument! The mixture of the historical stances of the two parties with their present and future proclivities invites the reader to answer the topical question, should I vote republican, on the basis of an inadequate analysis of the factors that should be taken into consideration. I recognize that the title of your article includes the qualifier “ever”. If that is to be taken literally, then the point of the article would be moot. For “we” have voted, do vote, and will vote GOP again when the circumstances warrant. I take the real question, in the context of your article, to be should “we” (90% or more African Americans) give Democrats in 2012 our vote by a substantial margin.

The appeal for a decision to vote Republican or Democratic mainly on the basis of a recitation of racial factors (appealing to the stances taken by specific civil rights’ icons and leaders while leaving counterarguments unanalyzed) without consideration of specific economic and class ramifications that the victory of one party over the other has had in the past and is likely to have in a contemporary context can be misleading.

We owe it to readers not to equivocate, not to put forth a “strawman” argument lest we lead readers astray, causing them unintentionally to act or not act in way that will be contrary to their self interest. I predict an unintended impact of your essay on a number of potential African American readers might be to suppress voter turn out or to encourage and give comfort to others to vote contrary to their perceived and ultimate self-interest by voting for the GOP on the unspoken premise of your article that African Americans “might” be better served if their vote was not as consolidated in its support of the DEMS as has been in recent years.

I am one African American who is decrying the efforts of African American elitists who are castigating the common sense of African Americans voters and unintentionally confusing them aoubt how to vote in 2012 based on the factors that are theoretical.

Moreover, why should “we” even read what our elite African American brothes are writing since “they” are going do whatever they want whatever “we” do. My “read” on history informs me that the collective political commonsense of 90% of Afrrican Americans would be much better served by our African American leaders if they did more listening to and deeper analysis of that commonsense. An argrument in 2011 for African Americans to join the Tea Party in support of the GOP, stay home and not vote, or vote for the DEMS is a “no-brainer” for those with commonsense. Now for the Black Elite, that’s another story!

By: Ted Bayer

Ted Bayer — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:41:00 +0000

Politicians in general, more so Democrats since LBJ, have played thy black man to get the black vote. Corrupt politicians take money from the middle class to buy very expensive minnows from their cronies and hand them out to poor folks around election time, when they should allow the middle class to teach the poor folks how to fish.

The corrupt politicians also take money from the poor folks (and middle class) indirectly by countefeiting money to pay for their wars, such as the War on Drugs and the War on Terrorism, which are mostly waged on the backs of the blacks and other poor folks. They wage these wars under false pretenses to funnel profits to their campaign contributors and post-service benefactors, the super rich that control the lobbying special interest groups.

Isn’t it time for the Black population and the poor to throw off the yoke of their true oppressors? Join with liberty folks of all cultures and class that believe in truth, liberty, and respect for all individual humans. Join the Liberty movement to complete the American Revolution (a peaceful Lovelution). Let every one of us enjoy true equality as individuals. Pegister and vote for the only candidate that will surely end the Wars. Please consider the idea to register Republican for this presidential election to vote for Ron Paul.

This is a time for all Americans of all colors to make a stand, our last chance at a peaceful stand, to reassert the American Dream of liberty and justice for ALL.

By: John

John — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:59:17 +0000

Ron Paul is also the only candidate that will protect the poor and middle classes by protecting the value of our money. He has consistently described how the poor and middle class are hurt most by inflation. He has also gone to great lengths to educate people on the topics of abortion and federal drug laws, which he believes unfairly target the African-American community. If you want to learn about his policies, rather than the mainstream media’s false impressions of him, please read his books “Revolution: A Manifesto” and “Liberty Defined”. They describe his views in great detail, and I think will open people’s eyes to the importance of personal liberty.

By: Arthur Lewin

Arthur Lewin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:58:52 +0000

Regarding Lincoln and Kennedy, there are many, many parallels. But here is one that nobody has ever mentioned. Yes, it is quite a coincidence that both were succeeded in office by Vice Presidents named Johnson, Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson, respectively. But what is absolutely astounding is that the two Johnsons look exactly alike! Take a look at each of them on Google Images.

By: Dell Gines

Dell Gines — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:34:11 +0000

Again, for those of you who support Ron Paul, I ask…how can you support a libertarian candidate? Do you not understand the how libertarianism reinforces social inequity?