June 18, 2017
Obama's presidency didn't lead to black progress - new book
Jack Kemp
http://nypost.com/2017/06/17/why-obamas-presidency-didnt-lead-to-black-progress/
Why Obama’s presidency didn’t lead to black progress
Excerpt from the article:
"Since the 1960s, black leaders have placed a heavy emphasis on gaining political power, and Barack Obama’s presidency represented the apex of those efforts. The assumption — rarely challenged — is that black political clout must come before black social and economic advancement. But as JASON L. RILEY argues in this excerpt from his new book, "False Black Power†(Templeton Press), political success has not been a major factor in the rise of racial and ethnic groups from poverty to prosperity.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was followed by large increases in black elected officials. In the Deep South, black officeholders grew from 100 in 1964 to 4,300 in 1978. By the early 1980s, major US cities with large black populations, such as Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Washington and Philadelphia, had elected black mayors. Between 1970 and 2010, the number of black elected officials nationwide increased from fewer than 1,500 to more than 10,000.
Yet the socioeconomic progress that was supposed to follow in the wake of these political gains never materialized. During an era of growing black political influence, blacks as a group progressed at a slower rate than whites, and the black poor actually lost ground"
End excerpt.
A NOTE FROM TIM:
This was the fight between the NAACP and Booker T. Washington way back when. Washington argued that political power came from economic power and he pointed to the immigrant experience in America as proof. Some hated groups (like the Irish) found their children to be powerful members of the community once they amassed wealth, and Washington believed the blacks would be no exception. But W.E.B. Dubois and the others at the NAACP argued for a political power grab first, claiming racism would always keep them down. Naturally they won the argument, not because it was superior to Washington's but because it was the quicker and easier path. Who wants to work real hard and earn things inch by inch when someone is promising you a quick path simply by demanding it? Yelling and screaming is far more enjoyable than slaving away and counting your pennies.
But it failed because 1.when the day is through you still don't have any money 2.being obnoxious and aggressive doesn't make you many real friends - political allies, maybe, but nbot friends 3.you have to separate yourself from the majority to do it, something that is against the spirit of America's melting pot. What made the immigrants succeed (and that includes Chinese who were visibly different as well) was hard work and assimilation. The black community chose this easy path, which emphasized their differences.
Of course, with the rising tide of Socialism in the 19th and 20th centuries it seemed that the old ways wouldn't necessarily work in the worker's paradise many of the NAACP bigwigs wanted, but the end result is a subculture outside of the American mainstream, one that encourages things that are detrimental to the black community. Drugs, crime, illigitimacy, ignorance stalk the African American community, and they are all represented as "authentically black" and embraced as cultural goods. Of course, the children trapped in this culture (and it is unquestionably a toxic subculture) suffer horribly and pass that suffering to their own children.
And they have all believed the lie told that political power is the key. So they get what they want, a black President, a black Attorney General, etc. and not only does nothing change but things actually get worse. So now many in the community are doubling down on this failure.
Politics is the implementation of the general public will. Political power achieved by manipulation that is against the general public will may bring certain benefits but in the end will not bring any good lasting change. You can't shove your will down the throats of the majority (and white people STILL outnumber blacks 5 to 1 in America) and think your overall situation will improve much. Yes, some will get rich, and some will enjoy the fruits of power, but you have permanently cut yourself off from the people who you need to accept you. It's a terrible bargain.
It should be pointed out that the white community has tried and tried to assimilate the black community. Whites have adopted black music, black art, black cultural traits, in an effort to mainstream the African Americans but there is little interest on the black side. In fact, they often rail against "cultural appropriations" as if it were a bad thing. You can't have your cake and eat it too! Either you adopt all of America or you completely separate yourself. That is the deal, and thanks to the political power movement the blacks find themselves torn both ways, wanting the fruits of political and economic power but not the responsibilities.
And it's not as if African America hasn't appropriated many, many white cultural aspects. Every time Al Sharpton puts on a pair of pants he is stealing white man's culture. Those Facebook organizing pages that Black Lives Matter used so well are a white thing. And don't believe for a second that the black community forced anything from the hands of an unwilling white community; it was the white people themselves who gave the civil rights movement their victories. That is a point often lost on many of the angrier blacks, who somehow believe they forced it fromour cold, unwilling hands. It didn't happen that way; nothing had changed between 1875 and 1860 that would have forced the majority to surrender power. The Civil Rights movement was a direct result of the white community deciding they hadn't been fair with the blacks. The Second World War - and the way black soldiers did their duties to help an ungrateful nation, had a huge amount to do with it.
In conclusion, the black communty has been on the wrong path for a long time, and Obama's promise ws destined to be broken because it was the wrong one to make.
"
http://nypost.com/2017/06/17/why-obamas-presidency-didnt-lead-to-black-progress/
Why Obama’s presidency didn’t lead to black progress
Excerpt from the article:
"Since the 1960s, black leaders have placed a heavy emphasis on gaining political power, and Barack Obama’s presidency represented the apex of those efforts. The assumption — rarely challenged — is that black political clout must come before black social and economic advancement. But as JASON L. RILEY argues in this excerpt from his new book, "False Black Power†(Templeton Press), political success has not been a major factor in the rise of racial and ethnic groups from poverty to prosperity.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was followed by large increases in black elected officials. In the Deep South, black officeholders grew from 100 in 1964 to 4,300 in 1978. By the early 1980s, major US cities with large black populations, such as Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Washington and Philadelphia, had elected black mayors. Between 1970 and 2010, the number of black elected officials nationwide increased from fewer than 1,500 to more than 10,000.
Yet the socioeconomic progress that was supposed to follow in the wake of these political gains never materialized. During an era of growing black political influence, blacks as a group progressed at a slower rate than whites, and the black poor actually lost ground"
End excerpt.
A NOTE FROM TIM:
This was the fight between the NAACP and Booker T. Washington way back when. Washington argued that political power came from economic power and he pointed to the immigrant experience in America as proof. Some hated groups (like the Irish) found their children to be powerful members of the community once they amassed wealth, and Washington believed the blacks would be no exception. But W.E.B. Dubois and the others at the NAACP argued for a political power grab first, claiming racism would always keep them down. Naturally they won the argument, not because it was superior to Washington's but because it was the quicker and easier path. Who wants to work real hard and earn things inch by inch when someone is promising you a quick path simply by demanding it? Yelling and screaming is far more enjoyable than slaving away and counting your pennies.
But it failed because 1.when the day is through you still don't have any money 2.being obnoxious and aggressive doesn't make you many real friends - political allies, maybe, but nbot friends 3.you have to separate yourself from the majority to do it, something that is against the spirit of America's melting pot. What made the immigrants succeed (and that includes Chinese who were visibly different as well) was hard work and assimilation. The black community chose this easy path, which emphasized their differences.
Of course, with the rising tide of Socialism in the 19th and 20th centuries it seemed that the old ways wouldn't necessarily work in the worker's paradise many of the NAACP bigwigs wanted, but the end result is a subculture outside of the American mainstream, one that encourages things that are detrimental to the black community. Drugs, crime, illigitimacy, ignorance stalk the African American community, and they are all represented as "authentically black" and embraced as cultural goods. Of course, the children trapped in this culture (and it is unquestionably a toxic subculture) suffer horribly and pass that suffering to their own children.
And they have all believed the lie told that political power is the key. So they get what they want, a black President, a black Attorney General, etc. and not only does nothing change but things actually get worse. So now many in the community are doubling down on this failure.
Politics is the implementation of the general public will. Political power achieved by manipulation that is against the general public will may bring certain benefits but in the end will not bring any good lasting change. You can't shove your will down the throats of the majority (and white people STILL outnumber blacks 5 to 1 in America) and think your overall situation will improve much. Yes, some will get rich, and some will enjoy the fruits of power, but you have permanently cut yourself off from the people who you need to accept you. It's a terrible bargain.
It should be pointed out that the white community has tried and tried to assimilate the black community. Whites have adopted black music, black art, black cultural traits, in an effort to mainstream the African Americans but there is little interest on the black side. In fact, they often rail against "cultural appropriations" as if it were a bad thing. You can't have your cake and eat it too! Either you adopt all of America or you completely separate yourself. That is the deal, and thanks to the political power movement the blacks find themselves torn both ways, wanting the fruits of political and economic power but not the responsibilities.
And it's not as if African America hasn't appropriated many, many white cultural aspects. Every time Al Sharpton puts on a pair of pants he is stealing white man's culture. Those Facebook organizing pages that Black Lives Matter used so well are a white thing. And don't believe for a second that the black community forced anything from the hands of an unwilling white community; it was the white people themselves who gave the civil rights movement their victories. That is a point often lost on many of the angrier blacks, who somehow believe they forced it fromour cold, unwilling hands. It didn't happen that way; nothing had changed between 1875 and 1860 that would have forced the majority to surrender power. The Civil Rights movement was a direct result of the white community deciding they hadn't been fair with the blacks. The Second World War - and the way black soldiers did their duties to help an ungrateful nation, had a huge amount to do with it.
In conclusion, the black communty has been on the wrong path for a long time, and Obama's promise ws destined to be broken because it was the wrong one to make.
"
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