(ThyBlackMan.com) Black pundits say that to be black and Republican makes one a despicable race-traitor worthy of no-holds-barred punishment. As a black conservative Republican, I’m not frightened by this; it just angers and frustrates me.
My frustration comes from the knowledge that those claiming to have black America’s empowerment and best interest at heart are the “elephant-in-the-room” problem. They lie to black America. Who are “they”? They are democrats committed to keeping blacks viewing themselves as victims. They are racist bitter black politicians with huge chips on their shoulders, seeking eternal “payback” for America’s original sin of slavery. These black politicians are rewarded by the democrats for delivering black votes.
So there you have it, black America: these are your so-called advocates. And how do they help you? They lie to you. They tell you that 70% of black youths dropping out of high school is not your fault. They tell you that prisons filled with black males is not their fault. They tell you that 80% of black kids growing up without a father is not your fault. They tell you that black genocide – half of black pregnancies ending in abortion — is not your fault.
They tell you English is too difficult to learn and that standards must be lowered. They tell you that blacks who speak correct English are traitors trying to be white. They tell you that despite the fact that showing proper ID is required to board an airplane and a za-gillion other things, requiring ID to vote will disenfranchise blacks. Thus, their message is that blacks are too stupid to acquire ID.
When I was growing up in the black ghetto of east Baltimore, several corners had grocery stores owned by Jews. Later the Jews were replaced by Asians. Huge families lived upstairs, and their store was down stairs.
The community resented Jewish and Asian store owners in black neighborhoods. I always thought, “Why?” These people did not receive a start-up check from the government. They took a risk. They rented in the black ghetto because it was cheaper. They worked long hours. Experience taught them to install a wall of bullet proof glass, separating them from their customers. Fourteen, fifteen family members lived above their businesses. These Jewish and Asian people were pursuing the American Dream the best way they knew how. What was stopping their black customers from doing the same thing? Answer: In many cases, blacks were relying on democrat welfare programs.
I hear you – democrat brainwashed fellow blacks yelling at me: Lloyd, you Uncle Tom SOB! America is racist, and blacks did not have a fair shot in those days!
Yes, racism was an issue in those days. But how do you explain the entrepreneurial success of black millionaires in Harlem in the 1920s?
Blacks have been congressmen and business owners in America since the 1800s. And yet, democrats continue to tell us that we are incapable of finding our way to acquire an ID.
Democrats and bitter, small-minded blacks insist on forcing blacks into their “black box”. They say authentic blacks must have had a “ghetto experience”.
When the Bill Cosby Show first hit TV, it was highly criticized because the sitcom black father was a doctor and his family lived in a nice home. I heard the same criticism of Diahann Carroll in her TV sitcom, Julia in which she played a successful black nurse – not reflective of the black experience. The Cosby Show and Julia were outside of the democrat-promoted “black box”.
In my youth, I met a black Master Swordsman. Excited, I carted him around to black community centers because I wanted black kids to see that blacks could be successful in fields beyond entertainment and sports.
Despite blacks succeeding today in almost every area of American life, democrats continue to portray black Americans as still getting-the-short-end-of-the-stick. Democrats promote an image of the authentic black experience as a majority in need of government entitlements, as people who can’t find their way to acquire ID – sitting at home watching Maury on TV, anxiously awaiting for the results of the DNA test to discover the name of Keysha’s baby’s daddy. This is the democrat’s black America.
This is not black advocacy or empowerment. It is demeaning, humiliating and crippling. Why can’t my fellow blacks see this obvious truth?
I am a Republican because the Republican Party respects my intelligence – no special concessions or lowered standards.
In the 1950’s, my dad was one of the first blacks to break the racist color barrier into the Baltimore Fire Department. The white firefighters rejected my dad and made conditions horrific for him. Still, dad won “Firefighter Of The Year” two times. That’s what I am talking about!
Given the opportunity, in their typical denigrating of black intellect, democrats would argue that requirements for Firefighter Of The Year be lowered to give my dad a “fair” shot at it. Lowered standards would have robbed dad of the dignity and pride of his achievement. Thank God such was not the case.
Dad, a black man, won Firefighter Of The Year because he was the best! Yes, I am a black conservative Republican and proud of it. All you blacks who think the democrats are your friends, wake up and smell the betrayal.
Staff Writer; Lloyd Marcus
Chairman of The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama.
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Lloyd is singer/songwriter of the American Tea Party Anthem and author of Confessions of a Black Conservative, foreword by Michele Malkin.
I guess my world is a little different…Living in and being from the rural south. When I say rural, I mean towns of less than 500 people…towns that have been “depressed” long before the recession, with nothing more than houses and a post office (and most of those will be closing soon)…towns where the children are bused to schools sometimes twenty-five miles from their home. These towns are where people who work drive miles to that job…the others “make it” on a fixed income. Places where those without family have to pay someone to take them to the grocery store and doctor…towns where because of their lifestyle some haven’t had an ID in years…I don’t know, maybe I’m looking too far beneath the surface and wondering about those people. No, I’m not on the 2A bandwagon…I’m just trying to give a voice to those who are often not listened to and/or ignored.
LibraryLady: Per the Heller decision, owning a firearm is an individual “core” right but I still have to show an ID to buy one. How is this any different than showing an ID to vote? Both are fundamental rights. So now I suppose you’ll jump on the 2A bandwagon…..
Wow! You are still confused. People like you are my biggest fear when it comes to the U.S. political system. You argue for a “team” instead of leveraging the political cause. Since you are a “black conservative Republican”, and you spout off about all the illnesses in the Black community that are constantly repeated about YOUR people. You seem to be implying that being a “black conservative Republican” changes everything.
I am going to assume that you are college educated but I can assure you that you were not a history major. First of all, there is a difference between a “black conservative” and a “white conservative”. Your agendas are not the same. Conservative is defined as, “Tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions”. Does that mean you believe Blacks have obtained parity in the U.S.?
Secondly, you use the term “black” as blanket to cover all people of dark skin. That’s pretty sad because there are immigrants here from Nigeria, The Bahamas, and even second and third generation Afro-Europeans. They are successful and I think would be offended that you feel that just because they are “black” they do not have the ability to succeed in this country. That is evident in your admiration for other cultures such as the Asian and Jewish communities. These cultures have conflicts amongst themselves and yet they band together to leverage their Community needs.
Unlike us “black” folk that you can spot on C SPAN, there is significant contingency of democrats that are Jewish. These same people were the ones who marched with southern blacks and stayed with the with the Democratic Party when most “white conservatives” fled the party for the Republican Party. Does that mean we are the tools of the “Jewish Conspiracy” which is believed by some “white conservatives”?
Finally, this is not a personal attack on you. There are problems in the “Black” community, just as there are in other communities. However, when you take up the mantle and the label of a “team” instead of leveraging your gains, you are not helping. I admire the story of your father but do you think if he had just told everybody he was a “black conservative Republican” his life would have been easier?
This is politics where the game is to use whomever you can to get what you want at whatever cost. Try arguing positive ideas without looking down on others. The best advice came from one Republican we can both agree upon:
“I do not like that man. I must get to know him better.” – A. Lincoln
Wow. Very powerful piece of writing there. Nice.
To Library Lady, there is no way showing an ID is in anyway stopping someone from voting, period.
“They tell you that despite the fact that showing proper ID is required to board an airplane and a za-gillion other things, requiring ID to vote will disenfranchise blacks.” Really sick of this line used by many on the Right as an excuse that nothing is wrong with the voter ID laws…the things named that require an ID are priviledges…not everyone will board an airplane or a za-gillion other things. Voting is not a priviledge, it’s a right of every American.
There are extremes and in-between views in each Party. Extreme Left, pragmatics, moderates, to Tea Party on Right.
I’m a Democrat and am absolutely not touting that “ghetto” s**t–never, ever. >Yes, it is possible!