African America to the Rescue

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/103004Y.shtml

African America to the Rescue
By Marc Ash
t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Thursday 28 October 2004

Well here we are again, broke down and miles from nowhere. Every day eventually turns into night and we're in the dark part of it now. I often wonder, if it were not for African Americans would we have any civil rights at all? They're the only ones who will fight for them. Most Americans love to talk about freedom. They say they're willing to fight and die for it. I have my doubts, when they won't even vote for it.

It's ironic that white intimidators used to administer literacy tests to African Americans before allowing them to vote. If anyone needs to pass a voter's test, it would be the folks planning to vote in policies that will hurt them. For some reason, every four years, the vast majority of American voters line up on opposite sides of the field like it was a sporting event and forgo the facts in favor of the contest. They adopt positions that have about as much to do with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as filing for unemployment does. Test failed.

For, whatever reason, African Americans won't vote against their own best interests. No matter how much you try to convince them, it's like trying to get a cat to take a bath. We often hear that, "our nation is deeply divided." Whose nation? Not the African American nation - they know perfectly well who to vote for. They will vote for freedom and liberty and they'll kick down the door to do it if necessary.

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[wryter2000]

1. This is so true

Thanks for posting it.

[Huckebein the Raven]

2. good article

[cheezus]

3. question: is the vote broken down around racial lines or

is it more a matter or socioeconomic status? I ask because I remember from my psych classes that almost every "difference" between blacks and whites was later traced to a difference in class, not race.

[madmax]

4. We need to stick together.

Great post Will.

Our African American brothers and sisters have been fighting the good fight and we all benefit.

:grouphug:

[Catherine Vincent]

5. Very good, Will. Thanks.

I'm sending this to friends and relatives. I can also tell them that you are a DUer like me!:-)

[tomfodw]

6. Confederate flag, vote suppression - African Americans to Bush:

"We're not stupid!"

[ibegurpard]

7. I have been reading accounts of how incredibly mobilized

the African-American community is for this election. It just gives me chills.

[WilliamPitt]

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