This, the first time in the history of the United States of America, that a Negro is very, very close to being elected the nation's President, it is also a time of great danger to the social fabric of our nation.
We take pride in being a free country- and because we are there are enclaves of people who avidly believe that a Negro is less than human and should be put in special places of their own or run out of the country - or put to death - because they are Negro. This is a sad fact in our country.
There are others who are less open and militant about their feelings but just don't want "them" around their "neck of the woods". And finally, there are those who work with and interact with Negroes every day of their lives- but when they are home, in the privacy of their living rooms the story is just the opposite. Add to the list persona non gratis Hispanics, people from the middle and far east (Japan, Korea, the Phillipines - you name it), and there is a litany of humans that White Supremacists and closet bigots find time to hate.
That group--the closet bigots--despite all of the cute rhetoric of the talking heads in the media (unfortunately, the only source of thought for far too many people) can't quite fathom a Negro president. Because of the emphasis on political correctness, they have created a myriad of ways to say we don't want a great person in the White House without actually saying it. A guy on the Fox network seems to have made it his life's goal to keep Obama from being elected.
Now we add to this volatile mixture an irresponsible political opponent who openly declares that he won't talk about the terrible economic crisis the country faces because he must talk about a vague chorus of questions and complaints that the Negro candidate hasn't satisfactorily answered about people the candidate has crossed paths with over the years of his honing his political skills. I guarantee you, that this stuff would not have come up so early in the campaign had Obama been White (remember Kerry). But now it is grounds for characterizing Obama as a terrorist, a threat to the country (like what can he do when he has a congress and a house of representatives, and a supreme court to go through)?
All of this plays to the subliminal fears of the unwashed that have always been there as regards a Negro male. Now, the financial crisis is a tool for stoking those fears by constantly reminding your audiences how angry they are about the economic situation and-----that terrorists Black man running for President. It is perfect for making a volatile situation hypergolic. Add to that the icon of White male fears, the White female (Palin) and have her goading the base about that frightening and threatening Black man (I have heard a rumor that Palin referred to Obama as Sambo in an unguarded moment), and ladies and gentlemen - we are sitting on a tinder box.
If Obama wins - all hell may break loose. If Obama loses- all hell may break loose. Should some empty headed fool make an attempt on Obama's life, all hell will break loose because there are a lot of unwashed in Black America.
The Republican party has stacked the deck using Acorn (notice how the news folks seem to find only Black Americans to put in the news videos) and will holler Voter Fraud if Obama wins even though there is no proven connection between fraudulent registrations and fraudulent votes (fraudulent votes usually come from the people running the voting systems).
The Republican parties candidate has stacked the deck by fomenting hatred and a threat of violence. And by not having the sense of responsibility to speak for calm and sobriety. To speak against the mood and atmosphere permeating the rallys Palin leads.
If anything, McCain knows how to be politically correct - don't be fooled by his staged profession of respect and admiration for his opponent. McCain was formed and shaped in a staunch segragationist family background. Wave the flag about his father and grandfather's success in the Navy and remember that President truman had to make a presidential edict to get the military services to integrate. The Navy was the worse offender. The Admirals and other ranking officers had personal "slaves" to wait on them hand and foot. In the early days they were usually Phillipino. As more Negroes enlisted or were drafted into the Navy they began to fill those roles. Or, they were below deck doing the laundry, fixing and serving the meals, and keeping the ship clean. His immediate role models, father and grandfather, did not incline him to be free of prejudice or bigotry. At the time McCain attended Annapolis it was almost impossible for any other than White, Anglo-Saxon Protestants to walk the halls of Annapolis.
Understand what truly motivates this Presidential Campaign. It is not issues, they both in essence promise the same things - just different ways to go about it. The crux of this campaign is, as we here so often said by the Republican candidate ...Americans can
see a clear choice of what is best for our country.
If you are Godly, pray for the safety of our nation, if you aren't, think real hard about the socio-political situation this country faces in the next few weeks.
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