The Attorney General of the US, Eric Holder, said that we needed to stop being cowards and discuss race with each other. He thinks that part of the problem is that while we work with people of other races we all tend to go home and spend our time with folks who are the same as we are. His assumption is that our down time does not include people of other races.
Perhaps there would not be these racial divides of which he speaks if he would help to end some of the practices that give preference to minorities. Perhaps if he could help put an end to things like the Congressional Black Caucus (and Congressional Hispanic Caucus), the UNCF, NAACP, Black History Month, Black Pride Day and any number of other items that are divisive, things might be as he wants.
The icing on the cake is the “State of the Black Nation.” It is an event that has been going on for about 10 years and Obama recently gave an address there. The question is, are we not ONE Nation under God? Why is there a Black Nation that we need a state of?
At the event Obama told the audience that the economic problems will be harder on blacks. Obama told those in attendance; “tough times for America often mean tougher times for African-Americans.” He left out that times are tough for blacks because of their blind devotion to the Democrats and their policies that have held blacks down. The rate of black households without a father is around 70% and black on black crime is extremely high. Blacks attend the public schools run by unions and the teachers in them and the black community has a high drop out rate. The black community is failing its own because the Democrats have put into place programs that keep them down. Yes, many non blacks go to these schools and they have failures as well. Perhpas the biggest indicator of success is a house with TWO parents.
Rush Limbaugh addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday and said this:
Let me tell you who we conservatives are: We love people. [Applause] When we look out over the United States of America, when we are anywhere, when we see a group of people, such as this or anywhere, we see Americans. We see human beings. We don’t see groups. We don’t see victims. We don’t see people we want to exploit. What we see — what we see is potential. We do not look out across the country and see the average American, the person that makes this country work. We do not see that person with contempt. We don’t think that person doesn’t have what it takes. We believe that person can be the best he or she wants to be if certain things are just removed from their path like onerous taxes, regulations and too much government. [Applause] Rush Limbaugh
I believe this to be true. We do not look at a group of people and see blacks, or Hispanics, or victims of any kind, we see Americans. We see people who can achieve great things if government would step aside and quit telling them they are aggrieved and can only make it with the help of the government. The left will call us racists and say we are a party of old white men but the reality is, the Democrats are the ones who constantly tell groups they can not make it on their own. It is the Democrats who ensure that groups of people are kept downtrodden so that they continue to depend on government to live. Look at how any black who dares to be a conservative is treated.
It is all done in the name of votes.
As for Obama’s claim that tough times for America means tougher times for African Americans, perhaps that is because those tough times include out of control spending and oppressive taxes on the very people who create jobs. Perhaps it is because people with a good education get the best jobs, particularly in a bad economy because employers need the best value for their money. The educational system has failed all students across the board but has hit the black community particularly hard. Obama wants to send nearly 100% of students to college when in reality a large number of them from the black community will not finish high school.
It is time to stop governmental interference and to allow people the freedom to achieve.
There are many problems but one thing is certain. They are not caused by the relationships people have outside of work.
They are caused by the oppressive nature of government.
If Eric Holder wants to demonstrate some of that change we have heard so much about he should concentrate his efforts there.
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