August 24, 2004

Black and Dems, II

[ On edit ] Adding link to Avery's blog entry that caused my note.

I understand why Blacks support Democrats.

Democrats took Goldwater's anti-Civil Rights Act stance and played a good game of politics with it. Let's be real here. Even if Goldwater's stance was one concerning federal government over reaching its bounds, what did that nuanced stance mean to my elders? A Democrat president signed the Civil Rights Act while making public statements against the segregationist Dixiecrats.

Now, people imply, or flat out say, that Blacks are stupid for supporting Democrats when you consider the Democrat history.

I'm a registered independent, so what do I know? So I'll point you to Jack Kemp and I ask that you Google "Jack Kemp" to see what he has written about Blacks and the GOP.

Black voters are faced with "the devil I know vs. the devil I don't know" situation.

But, I ask, why should Blacks vote for Republicans when Republicans refuse to go to Blacks and ask for their vote?

Posted by at August 24, 2004 08:47 PM | TrackBack

I have to agree, EB. Part of what bugs me about some of tone of the you're-stupid-to-vote-democrat talk is that it implies that on some level we're appreciably more gullible than most. That the collective cultural wisdom/memory can be easily swayed by any charming sweet-talker.

We've been hoodwinked! goes the cry.

But we have minds and common sense, too, i say. When we get behind the votin curtain, there's nobody else there to peep. We check off based on who speaks best to personal experience and need.

[on a side note, i've made note at my blog of Robert Oliver's Save the Drama for your mamas "article." A kind of scattered screed on Republicans as the true Nigra lovers. I don't think it has much relevance for today's issues, directly, but i think it needs to be addressed. but i'm completely ill-equipped to do so. I hope you guys can set it straight]

Posted by: memer at August 24, 2004 11:56 PM

(ugh. please excuse if above post is scrambly. it's 3am where i am, and i need sleep)

Posted by: memer at August 25, 2004 12:01 AM