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Clarence 13X says

All of the above are the result of 400 years of rejection. These 5 points are the defensive mechanisms that our grandparents developed as a result of not being included in society as far up to 1980. These are all defensive mechanisms that no conservative is willing to acknowledge aka show empathy for.

I reject this totally. Black families made upward financial gains in every decade from the civil war until the 1960's. Baby's born out of wedlock for black families in the 1950's was something like 3%. What happened in the 1960's that changed that? The great society, aka welfare, which enabled and encouraged single parent households (to this day more whites than blacks collect welfare in single parent households, so it's a social issue not a racial issue) along with a mass exodus of jobs from the northern cities to the rural south, and the explosion of drugs (easy money and crime) in the cities devastated by job loses, as well as the total loss of the middle class in the cities due to suburban flight. Black families were caught in a tsunami of economic and societal changes that they are still pulling out of. Don't play the victim of history card. Black families were moving up in society and improving their lives for almost 100 years prior to the 1960's.

Clarence 13X says

Who are they taking their country back from if not from the Black President.

Yeah, whatever... Keep it going... The unfounded, assumed cries of racism are simply diluting the importance, meaning, and impact of the accusation. Sure... Someone who didn't support nationalized healthcare under the Clinton Administration in the past, doesn't support it now only because Obama is Black.

I applaud you for your efforts and contribution towards making "racism" something that people who disagree with you can soon be immune from... For helping to ensure that people will not be scared about whatever they say, because they know that since disagreeing with anything anone on the left states is "racism," the charge has absolutely no meaning.

Clarence 13X says

And actually all they have done is leave the plantation field to the comforts of the house where they serve their masters tea. How can Clarence Thomas side with the bigotry of the Republican party who call Obama a monkey and chant “take back our country”.

Maybe he see's it as no worse than the bigotry of the Democratic party who treated him no better? You mention people calling Obama a "monkey." I'm curious... was it the Republicans who treated Condoleeza Rice in a worse manner, or those whom you share an ideology? Inquiring minds would like to know....

Clarence 13X says

Are Clarence Thomas and Ward Connerly not smart enough to decipher these codes from indoors at the dinner table?

Yeah, I understand. As an apparent Democrat, one of the things you must do is question the intelligence of black conservatives.... If they were smart, they'd stay on the Democratic plantation which simply replaced slavery and segregation with destruction of the black family. Ya, go ahead with your claims of racism, etc. Whose policies have more to hobble the legs of black Americans being able to stand on their own? The road to hell is paved with good intentions (and maybe not all of them are so good to begin with).

bob2356 says

Clarence 13X says

All of the above are the result of 400 years of rejection. These 5 points are the defensive mechanisms that our grandparents developed as a result of not being included in society as far up to 1980. These are all defensive mechanisms that no conservative is willing to acknowledge aka show empathy for.

I reject this totally. Black families made upward financial gains in every decade from the civil war until the 1960’s. Baby’s born out of wedlock for black families in the 1950’s was something like 3%. What happened in the 1960’s that changed that? The great society, aka welfare, which enabled and encouraged single parent households (to this day more whites than blacks collect welfare in single parent households, so it’s a social issue not a racial issue) along with a mass exodus of jobs from the northern cities to the rural south, and the explosion of drugs (easy money and crime) in the cities devastated by job loses, as well as the total loss of the middle class in the cities due to suburban flight. Black families were caught in a tsunami of economic and societal changes that they are still pulling out of. Don’t play the victim of history card. Black families were moving up in society and improving their lives for almost 100 years prior to the 1960’s.

Bob. You make some good points about the marriage rates. However, you fail to mention that blacks couldnt even go outside their neighborhoods prior to 1970 without being harassed. That is not what either of us would call progress. The next generation during the 60s is where all the rejection of white American society started. Prior to 1960s blacks idolized the lifestyles of Sinatra, Crosby....as exemplified by Nat King Coles generation. The teens of the 60s got caught up in the civil protest, rejecting everything white including speech, education and lifestyles. The 60s was the years of the black panther party. This group of individuals is known as the BASTARDS OF THE PARTY aka the originations of the crips and bloods.

Right when the community was set to obtain a little freedom they decided to turn their backs on those that enslaved them.

@paralithodes

1. You never answered the question, what are they taking their country back from? I have no frickin clue. Politicians? Black President?

2. Why would I ever vote republican knowing that 50% of the party consists of the bigots who left after the passing of civil rights? Admit that they dont give a damn about poor blacks, because I have.

3. Ward Connerly is looking to take away affirmative action educational benefits which are aimed directly at what we are discussing....reversing the black plight after slavery through education.

Clarence 13X says

1. You never answered the question, what are they taking their country back from? I have no frickin clue. Politicians? Black President?

What question were you actually asking? You were simply "begging the question," meaning that it wasn't really a question in the first place... It was a statement that you already know that it means they want to take it back from a "Black President" and that any answer they or anyone else gives you to the contrary will fall upon your deaf ears on the matter.

Clarence 13X says

2. Why would I ever vote republican knowing that 50% of the party consists of the bigots who left after the passing of civil rights? Admit that they dont give a damn about poor blacks, because I have.

Good point.... Better to stick with a party that didn't kick out the "50%" who were against the passing of the civil rights bill. Robert Byrd was definitely a better person to stick with than Strom Thurmond because ... um... why again?

Clarence 13X says

3. Ward Connerly is looking to take away affirmative action educational benefits which are aimed directly at what we are discussing….reversing the black plight after slavery through education.

Yes, I got it already... You believe that in order to pay for the sins of their fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers (even if those people were anti-discrimination, died for the North in the Civil War, had no ancesters in the US before 1920, etc.), non-minority children today should be second fiddle to minority children due to the sufferings of their ancesters. It is not character that matters, it is content of pigment in skin. You, sir, are nothing more than a disgusting race hustler....

Paralithodes says

Clarence 13X says
1. You never answered the question, what are they taking their country back from? I have no frickin clue. Politicians? Black President?
What question were you actually asking? You were simply “begging the question,” meaning that it wasn’t really a question in the first place… It was a statement that you already know that it means they want to take it back from a “Black President” and that any answer they or anyone else gives you to the contrary will fall upon your deaf ears on the matter.

Then let me ask the question with open ears, what is being taken back and from where?

Paralithodes says

Clarence 13X says
2. Why would I ever vote republican knowing that 50% of the party consists of the bigots who left after the passing of civil rights? Admit that they dont give a damn about poor blacks, because I have.
Good point…. Better to stick with a party that didn’t kick out the “50%” who were against the passing of the civil rights bill. Robert Byrd was definitely a better person to stick with than Strom Thurmond because … um… why again?

That would be to stick with the party that does not ignore issues of poverty and the party that passed civil rights, women rights, equal opportunity, social security, medicare, and many other programs that the party of NO denounced as terrible ideas.

Paralithodes says

Clarence 13X says
3. Ward Connerly is looking to take away affirmative action educational benefits which are aimed directly at what we are discussing….reversing the black plight after slavery through education.
Yes, I got it already… You believe that in order to pay for the sins of their fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers (even if those people were anti-discrimination, died for the North in the Civil War, had no ancesters in the US before 1920, etc.), non-minority children today should be second fiddle to minority children due to the sufferings of their ancesters. It is not character that matters, it is content of pigment in skin. You, sir, are nothing more than a disgusting race hustler….

And apparently you believe that repairing the ills that resulted from that history deserve NO compassion. DO you also feel that Jews, Armenians and Sudanese deserve no sympathy for the holocausts their people suffered through?

...or is this just because poor blacks here in America are lazy in your eyes?

Clarence 13X says

And apparently you believe that repairing the ills that resulted from that history deserve NO compassion. DO you also feel that Jews, Armenians and Sudanese deserve no sympathy for the holocausts their people suffered through?

Yes, absolutely, they do, thank you so much for drawing our attention to the terrible plight of these victimized groups.
We should immediately start large-scale affirmative action programs for Jews and Armenians (those who suffered in Sudan are blacks who are already covered by the existing one). I count on the strong support of black community and expect congressional black caucus to introduce appropriate legislation without delay!

Fisk says

Yes, absolutely, they do, thank you so much for drawing our attention to the terrible plight of these victimized groups.

I agree. And what about children? There used to be child slave labor in this country, therefore, all children should receive some of that large scale affirmative action. Also, many of the Irish suffrered from all those drunk jokes, etc. They need affirmative action too. Maybe a couple of cases of Scotch for each living Irishman .... I mean ... Irishperson?

I still see no compassion in any of the comments made here. Unlike other communities who have suffered opression, blacks were systemically refused the opportunity to join the business community here in the US. It is apparently clear that no one is compassionate about what has occurred and are unwilling to add any kind of value to the discussion on how the current situations can be repaired.

Continue to turn a blind eye and pretend that the past 400 years never occurred if that makes you feel better. The black community will be fine without your empathy, just dont run to church talking about how much you love god and his mercy when you cant offer the same to others.

Clarence 13X says

blacks were systemically refused the opportunity to join the business community here in the US

The operative word is "were" as in past tense. Today, that is not the case. Literally, nothing is holding Blacks back from doing anything they want. Many Black people don’t achieve for a variety of reasons, such as lack of education, motivation, lack of training, etc. which happens to be the same reason many Whites are non-achievers. Blaming the past for present day failures is nothing but a crutch. The opportunities are there for anyone in this country to achieve their dreams. Every single Black person I know, that has been a success in their life does not dwell on past injustices. Living in the bitter past will only keep you there for the rest of your life.

RayAmerica says

Clarence 13X says

blacks were systemically refused the opportunity to join the business community here in the US

The operative word is “were” as in past tense. Today, that is not the case. Literally, nothing is holding Blacks back from doing anything they want. Many Black people don’t achieve for a variety of reasons, such as lack of education, motivation, lack of training, etc. which happens to be the same reason many Whites are non-achievers. Blaming the past for present day failures is nothing but a crutch. The opportunities are there for anyone in this country to achieve their dreams. Every single Black person I know, that has been a success in their life does not dwell on past injustices. Living in the bitter past will only keep you there for the rest of your life.

After a good nights rest and a discussion with my wife on the theories of BLACK THOUGHT, I agree 75% with your statements above. The only thing holding the people back is their "crutches" and the continued belief that they are being held down by an imaginary white man. Asians, Africans all come here and easily blend in but the continued reference to a negative history is holding the people back.

or maybe I agree 90%, as I still believe with the poor, ederly and mentally ill we need to show empathy and acknowledgement of their issues.

Clarence 13X says

I still believe with the poor, ederly and mentally ill we need to show empathy and acknowledgement of their issues.

I agree. There are people in our society that couldn't exist without the help of others. The problem is, IMO, that there are an awful lot of able bodied people that take advantage of the system that has been set up to take care of the needy, making them, in effect, leaches on the very people that these programs are designed to help by draining resources away from those that have real needs.