Why I’m not a Republican or Democrat!
So, as long as I can remember African Americans hold a great alligance to the Democratic party. For what, I don’t know. In my 21 years, I have consistently seen African Americans and Latinos systematically left out of most, if not all, national movements, even the Democratic, the one to which African Americans vote by virtue of being black. Well I choose to be neither based on the fact that neither party can give two nickels about me and my people.
I love when African Americans praise Bill Clinton as the first black president! It makes me wonder…we love being the happy negroes don’t we?
According to Miss Toni Morrison, “Clinton displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald’s-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas.”
I hope by 2008 or even 1998 when Morrison made her statement, all of the characteristics by which she gave Clinton his black card are not the basis to which African Americans are African Americans!
Despite the fact that African American imprisonment grew at an alarming rate during his administration, he didn’t blink an eye at the genocide in Rwanda, and higher poverty rates were the major result of his welfare reform…
yet and still, African American love them some Bill Clinton!
So while I can agree that “George W. Bush doesn’t care about black people.” Neither does anyone that has step foot in the White House since our glorious independence.
Does Obama care? I suppose, but I am frightened that someone will take his life before he can make a difference.
I’m Out….<3 Taiisha
Many black Americans believe the Democrats are on their side because of JFK. Once JFK became president (in 1960) and tried to change the racial inequality in America, many blacks had become Democrats. The sad part of this, many blacks think the Democratic party cares about their needs unlike the Republican party.
I always wondered why so many of us think Bill Clinton was the quote on quote “First Black President”. Come on, he didnt give to craps about us so I ask my self all the time, ‘What did that old white man do soo good that I should praise him?” I don’t know. Maybe if his wife (with her crying ass) wins the election, they can make some bigger moves that will wow the Black Community. As for Obama, I hope he survives the election. There are so many people who want him defeated or gone…literally. Its just sad. O America..is this what I came here for?