Back in the early 1960s, when JFK and LBJ were well into their plan to purchase the allegiance of African Americans with what they sold as a \u201cwar on poverty,\u201d I wrote an editorial for a Young Republican newsletter in Tulsa, Oklahoma.\u00a0\u00a0 My message was a simple one.\u00a0 I suggested that, with a full array of political and economic opportunities now open to them, it was critically important how African American parents responded to the new opportunities for their children.<\/p>\n
The attitude of most thoughtful conservatives and Republicans was best articulated by Richard Nixon, who said, \u201cNo man can be fully free while his neighbor is not.\u00a0 To go forward at all is to go forward together.\u00a0 This means black and white together, as one nation, not two.\u00a0 The laws have caught up with our conscience. What remains is to give life to what is in the law: to ensure at last that as all are born equal in dignity before God, all are born equal in dignity before man.\u201d<\/p>\n
In my editorial I suggested that, with the road to the American Dream cleared of all statutory obstructions, it would be up to black parents to teach their children the importance of getting out of bed each morning, getting to school on time, behaving themselves in school, paying attention to what their teachers were saying, and doing their homework every night.\u00a0 And when young blacks entered the workforce, it was up to black parents to teach them that, in spite of the prevailing attitude among many white trade union members, their goal was not to obtain the maximum amount of pay for the least amount of work.\u00a0 Instead, it was up to them to be at work on time every day, to respect the authority of their superiors, and to give their employers at least eight hours of their best effort in exchange for eight hours pay.<\/p>\n
Sadly, that\u2019s not what happened.\u00a0 A new breed of black leaders emerged who were not in the same mold as George Washington Carver or Booker T. Washington.\u00a0 The new breed of black leaders were clearly more interested in creating lucrative leadership careers for themselves than they were in improving the lives of those they purported to represent.\u00a0 And since the Democratic Party was offering an endless array of \u201cfree lunches,\u201d a whole new cottage industry of racial exploitation was created in which \u201crace-hustling pimps\u201d sold out to white liberals in exchange for fame and fortune.\u00a0 As the self-appointed go-betweens with Democratic elites, it was the job of the new black leaders to deliver an endless array of hollow promises to the black community, raising their expectations for a quick transition to the middle class.\u00a0 The only thing expected of blacks was to show up on Election Day to pull the Democrat lever.<\/p>\n
If leaders such as Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Julian Bond could keep black people on the Democratic plantation, convinced that they were victims of white racism in every aspect of their daily lives, the opportunities for fame and fortune were limitless.\u00a0 And when it became evident that welfare programs such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children\u00a0(AFDC)\u00a0were being taken advantage of by able-bodied recipients, Democrats responded with new rules that drove black men out of their homes and the destruction of the black family unit was pre-ordained.<\/p>\n
So how has all of this worked out for us?\u00a0 We now have a black population characterized by an upper class comprised largely of business owners, professional people, executives, highly-paid athletes, and stars of the entertainment industry; an ever-expanding middle class, characterized by the belief that education and skills is the pathway to achieving the American Dream; and an underclass increasingly characterized by lawlessness, violence, illegitimacy, and hopelessness.<\/p>\n
The evidence is clear.\u00a0 African Americans with skills and education ventured outside the tent to find a world that was totally accepting of them\u2026 a world that judged them not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character and their willingness to earn their own way. They found that, while there were no instant riches waiting for them, educational opportunities and job opportunities were there, as promised. \u00a0Many of them are now fighting against the Jesse Jacksons to carry their message of success to young people to break the stranglehold of liberal policies.<\/p>\n
However, far too many black families did not challenge their children to pursue the American Dream.\u00a0 Instead, they taught their children that, because of the color of their skin, they were destined to be the victims of a cruel and racist society.\u00a0 Far too many black parents stood at the door of the tent, coached by white liberals and Democrats, cautioning their children not to venture out into the larger world because, given the color of their skin, they were sure to be trampled underfoot in the dog-eat-dog social and economic world of white America.<\/p>\n
Today, with the predictable destruction of the black family unit all but complete, nearly three out of four black babies are born to single mothers.\u00a0 A Heritage Foundation report tells us that, \u201c\u2026 compared with children born to married couples, those born outside of marriage score lower on tests, have increased chances for committing a crime, have higher chances of living in poverty, experience more emotional and behavioral problems, are more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol, and have higher chances of becoming pregnant as teens<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 Is there any need to show otherwise when one in three black males is likely to serve time in prison during their lifetime?<\/p>\n Nevertheless, by 2008, racial attitudes across the American population had evolved to the point where the Democratic Party nominated the first black man with a reasonable chance of being elected to the nation\u2019s highest office.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the candidate they selected was a man who had never known what it was like to live in the real world.\u00a0 He was educated in the best private prep schools and Ivy League colleges\u2026 all at someone else\u2019s expense\u2026 and when it came time for him to enter the workforce he spurned the private sector where he might have at least learned the fundamentals of the capitalist system.\u00a0 Instead, he entered upon the dead-end road of leftist extremism and Chicago-style Democratic Party politics.\u00a0\u00a0 And when he was finally successful in getting himself elected to the presidency of the United States, he was a man with no real world experience and only one noticeable skill: the ability to read a speech well from a teleprompter.<\/p>\n It was this man to whom liberals and Democrats entrusted the reins of power of the world\u2019s wealthiest and most powerful nation.\u00a0 In his nearly four years in office he has proven time and time again that he has no concept of how our economic system works.\u00a0 Yet the black community, having pinned all of their hopes and aspirations on him and having given him 95% of their votes in 2008, continues to believe that he is a credible president and deserves to be reelected.<\/p>\n They are about to be confronted with the stark reality that, as much as most Americans\u2026 black and white\u2026 had hoped that he would make a success of it, we are learning much too late that they simply picked the wrong man for the job.\u00a0 If we were to prepare a list of the 100 black men with the credentials, the qualifications, and the executive experience to be president of the United States, Barack Obama\u2019s name would not even appear on that list.\u00a0 And when voters turn him out of office on November 6, 2012, in a defeat of landslide proportions\u2026 a massive repudiation of his failed presidency\u2026 most blacks will fail to understand why he was fired.\u00a0 Predictably, their anger may very well result in massive urban violence.<\/p>\n Today, there is already great pent-up anger in the black community, related in large part to the Trayvon Martin murder case in Florida.\u00a0 From what we know of the evidence in that case, it seems clear that his killer, George Zimmerman, acted in self defense.\u00a0 In charging Zimmerman with second degree murder, the prosecution will have to prove \u201cwillful intent.\u201d\u00a0 It is unlikely that they will be able to reach that standard of proof and a jury will likely acquit Zimmerman.<\/p>\n That pent-up anger, coupled with what many blacks perceive as a lack of respect for the most powerful black leaders in the country\u2026 Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, and the Democratic members of the Congressional Black Caucus\u2026 cannot possibly inure to the benefit of racial harmony in our country.\u00a0 The fact that none of these individuals merit<\/em> our respect is lost on the vast majority of black Democrats.\u00a0 However, because of this lack of respect, and because it is unlikely that Barack Obama will be reelected, a number of respected pundits\u2026 including black conservatives Thomas Sowell and Larry Elder\u2026 have predicted massive urban violence in the days, weeks, and months following the election.<\/p>\n The pent-up anger in the black community is already evidenced by hundreds of incidents in major cities across the country where gangs of black youths stage unprovoked attacks on defenseless whites in what has come to be known as the \u201cknockout game.\u201d\u00a0 As the \u201cgame\u201d is played, after a target victim has been identified, one of the youths will attempt to sucker-punch the victim, knocking him or her unconscious with a single blow of the fist.\u00a0 If he is unsuccessful, the entire gang then proceeds to kick and punch the victim until he\/she is rendered unconscious.\u00a0 That senseless epidemic of violence, coupled with the defeat of Barack Obama, could easily lead to widespread urban violence\u2026 violence that will catch most law-abiding Americans off guard.<\/p>\n As matters now stand, it is unlikely that such violence can be totally averted, but there are things we can all do to avoid it.\u00a0 To protect ourselves and our families we must always be fully aware of our surroundings, avoiding confrontations with groups of young black men.<\/p>\n Because of the unwise social welfare dictates imposed on the black community for partisan political purposes, liberals and Democrats have promoted the creation of the \u201ctwo nations\u201d that Richard Nixon (and John Edwards) spoke of.\u00a0 As a result, much of the trust that has developed between the races since the civil rights era has been lost.\u00a0 And if widespread racial violence does occur, it will take a long, long time to rebuild that trust.\u00a0 A major portion of two generations of black Americans may already be irretrievable.\u00a0 Surely, the Statue of Liberty is weeping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back in the early 1960s, when JFK and LBJ were well into their plan to purchase the allegiance of African Americans with what they sold as a \u201cwar on poverty,\u201d I wrote an editorial for a Young Republican newsletter in … Continue reading