dagblog - Comments for "Raynard Jackson: The Cluelessness Of Black Republicans"

I know this is an old post,

rmrd0000 — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 04:36:27 +0000

In reply to Raynard Jackson: The Cluelessness Of Black Republicans

I know this is an old post, but I had to make you aware of another gullible Black Republican. After there post 2012 election, the GOP conducted an autopsy. One recommendation was outreach to minority communities. After spending $14K on a website, the GOP ditched the idea of outreach. A female Black Reublican known online as ConservativeBlackChick was actually surprised by the inaction of the GOP.

http://thedailybanter.com/2015/02/story-republicans-scrapped-black-outre...

She complains of the Democrats wanting Blacks to remain subservient but is unaware of the groveling nature of Black Republicans.

I will add the article author

rmrd0000 — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 20:00:51 +0000

In reply to I do not know if anyone will

I will add the article author's book to my Kindle bookshelf. The problem Black Republicans have is that no group among their ranks has enough backbone to counter the racism in the GOP, therefore Black Republicans are viewed as at best Booker T Washington apologists or at worst Uncle Toms and Thomasinas. The later label comes from a misunderstanding of the reason that Tom in the book played a subservient fool to take the focus of off other Blacks. The bottom line is that every time Black Republicans criticize the Black community, the Republican is viewed as doing the White man's work.

As an aside, Ran Paul appeared onstage with Corey Booker to champion some never to be passed drug reform legislation. Given Rand Paul's vow to vote against Loretta Lynch and his vaccine meltdown, I suspect Booker will keep his distance from Paul in the future. Booker will realize there are no trustworthy White Republicans.

Hopefully the author instructs Black Republicans on the actions of Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic body. As long as we hear about Blacks being on the Democratic plantation, Black Republicans will be ignored.

Just to let you know I read

trkingmomoe — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 19:50:13 +0000

In reply to I do not know if anyone will

Just to let you know I read it.

I do not know if anyone will

Richard Day — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 16:53:52 +0000

In reply to Thank you, Richard.

I do not know if anyone will read this, but I just came across a book review at The Beast.

The opening paragraphs discuss an old SNL skit.

It is hilarious.

And the rest of the discussion is interesting.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/12/the-forgotten-history-of-black-republicans.html

Resistance, you said:

Wattree — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:45:28 +0000

In reply to From my perspective, showing

Resistance, you said:

"From my perspective, showing pictures of a black person being tied to a tree and burned up, served no purpose other than to enflame hatred."

The key phrase is, "from my [your] perspective." The picture clearly shows a history that many want to forget. Far too many Americans live in a delusion of "wonderfulness." We're not always wonderful, and we never have been. So we need to stop deluding ourselves. It prevents us from addressing issues that we still suffer from today - and besides, we could say the EXACT same thing about endlessly replaying VIDEOS of 911, or Pearl Harbor, or many other incidents in AMERICAN history. What make this more hatred inflaming than any other incident in our history, it doesn't portray America wearing a white hat? That photo makes a very contextual point - ANY Black person who is wedded to "conserving" American traditions and values is a Goddamn fool, PERIOD.

I raised both of my children showing them photos like the one above, and the only thing they hate now that they are adults is injustice, because I balanced it by also telling them about the many White men who embraced the concept of justice and equality so passionately that they were willing to voluntarily leave the love and comfort of their home and family, turn their guns on their own fathers and sons, and die in the most brutal war this nation has ever fought, the Civil War. So the photo was not about engendering hatred; it's about knowledge, balance, and perspective.

So your comment seems to suggest that ignorance has its place. I fundamentally reject that proposition. There's no such thing as GOOD ignorance. That's what led to many conservatives criticizing Obama for trying to place the latest ISIS atrocity in perspective. He was doing what he's suppose to do, defending all American citizens who happen to be Muslim. He was reminding America that there are only two kinds of people in this world - good people, and bad people, and we have our share of both.

I think they are just having

rmrd0000 — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:09:28 +0000

In reply to OT: Is "Ramrod" what rmrd is

I think they are just having fun with the abbreviation. It takes letters from my name in no specific order.

OT: Is "Ramrod" what rmrd is

Verified Atheist — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:12:43 +0000

In reply to Do you think that efforts to

OT: Is "Ramrod" what rmrd is actually an abbreviation for, or are people (I've seen at least 2 posters refer to you as that) just having fun with it?

You don't realize the rules.

rmrd0000 — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 12:54:38 +0000

In reply to Resistance,

You don't realize the rules. The rule is "Everybody does it". You cannot point out organized attacks on Blacks without pointing out escaped Black slaves joining Seminoles as a means of preventing re-enslavement. If you show pictures of the atrocities, you are fomenting race hatred. Therefore, we should never use history to point out how we got to where we are today or to note recurrent themes.

Learn to play the game.

Thank you, Richard.

Wattree — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:06:24 +0000

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Thank you, Richard.

You are absolutely right. I could start criticizing Obama tomorrow, and be rich and famous by this time next year.

Thank you, NCD.

Wattree — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:04:01 +0000

In reply to Excellent as usual Wattree.

Thank you, NCD.
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I intend to. I consider the upcoming 2016 election the most critical that this country is ever going to face. If the GOP wins, America will never be the same again. So I'm both getting me a passport and I'm going on a mission. If the mission fails, I'm getting out of here before they come up with a "Final Solution," because these conservatives have gone over the top in a big way.