I feel like the Cohen story probably did not get a fair hearing the other day and that it was definitely my fault. For that I apologize.....I'd like to hear Brass' view on racism in Memphis and Sir's view on the topic in general, or specific view on the Cohen and Black Caucus issue.
Boy, oh boy, where to start. Let's go general and work toward specific. Does racism still exist in America?, absolutely. Is it still a problem? Depends on how one defines "problem". Is it this rampant out of control problem that the likes of Sharpton & JJ would have you to believe? Of course not. Is it a problem that saturates the South and the GOP as Tee would have you believe? Obviously not. Is it a problem that still manifests itself thru-out the country, with stealth like efforts at discrimination based purely on race?, yea, that still happens in some places. Is it a problem where folks of a particular skin color are attacked based purely on that skin color? Most certainly.
Which allows me to transition to, as a country, what have we decided to accept as it relates to racism. You see, it sure does appear from this angle that white on Black racism is routinely and universally condemned....specifically when it's demonstrated to be a blatant racist act vs some idiotic slip of the tongue. But boy, when it's Black on White, no matter how transparent or blatant it is, it sure seems to get a pass. And noting how much more pervasive that is, tend to make me think that because it is so much more pervasive, that literal saturation has dulled the rest of the folks and media into downplaying it, if even reporting it in the 1st place. I'll give you 2 prime examples...The Duke Rape case and the Long Beach Halloween Beating
The Duke Rape case was getting massive national coverage. Poor black girl (apparently having to work as stripper to pay ends meat) accuses a bunch of supposed rich white kids of being raped. Before the investigation even got out of the front door, you had legions of Black activists, followed in close toe by the mainscream media, howling at how justice must prevail (translated...hang them racist ivy league rich white boys). Then a funny thing....the facts started coming out, leading to what we pretty much have now, no DNA evidence, no direct evidence, contrary eye-witness testimony, and physical evidence demonstrating other people's DNA, none belonging to the Duke boys. But boy oh boy, did we have a ton of accusations and innuendo of a racially motivated rape, that was getting pretty much national attention
The Long Beach Halloween beating.......you ask what? Precisely Possibly very few of you have gotten wind of this one. The verdict just came down today
9 youths convicted 3 White women were walking along, and brutally attacked by a throng of black kids. As many as 40 were involved, and pretty much facilitated by the skin color of the 3 women. You didn't have the chorus of black activists coming to these youths' defense, probably because of how blatant a hate crime this was. Instead the defense seemed to be that these women accused the wrong black youths, that there were so many they couldn't possibly have picked the right ones. Obviously the evidence, testimony and Judge disagreed. So here we have an actual conviction of a hate crime. Have you heard anything about it? Have you seen it broadcast anywhere on the mainscream media? And I won't even go to how the LA Times was reporting this story, before this conviction came down. It would have made a rational mind nauseous in how PC they were being.
The point being, this reverse policy of accepting racist activity when it happens to be Black on what-ever, is really pathetic. Racism is Racism. Wrong is wrong. Reverse Discrimination is still discrimination. Blacks were beyond horrendously abused during the early part of this country. Does that wrong translate into allowing modern day wrongs slide? Are blacks now immune from acting racist, because of their skin color? because they "earned the right" to be racist, because of how their ancestors were treated? MLK would be rolling in his grave if he saw what a mutation of his message on equality, it had become, at the hands of folks like Sharpton, JJ, Maxine Waters, John Conyers, Sheila Jacskon Lee, Donna Brazille, and organizations like the NAACP.
Which takes this rant full circle to the Congressional Black Caucus. We even have folks on the left, such as Brass conceding that their actions of not accepting anyone unless they're Black, as racist. I have a theory. When a Black Republican tried to join a while back, he was prevented, then inhibited, but finally accepted. Of course at that point, the caucus suddenly required sub committies, so you then had the Democrat Black Caucus, and the Republican Black Caucus. So basically the GOP member got to caucus with himself. Perhaps the Dems didn't want to pass on policy ideas that the GOP member could provide to the opposing party. OK, I'll buy that. Now here comes new congressman Cohen. A white fella, elected in a predominantly black district, who's chief of staff is black, who supports nearly all the black "causes", and wants to add to the dialog and idea suggesting, by wishing to join. He's told no. I can understand why the Black Republican was blocked off, but why a white liberal democrat, supportive of nearly all their issues, and from a predominantly black district? Here's my theory, that has absolutely no evidence what-so-ever, but chalk full of logic. My guess is that at these meetings, they likely trash "white people" up and down their rows. My guess it's stuff as egregious as what you'd hear at a KKK rally, but within the sound proof confines of Democratic Black Caucus meeting room. Just a theory though, but it makes sense to me.
And I won't even go into if if they receive Federal funds or not. If they did, it shows just how big of hypocrites they are, to match their racism. Demanding that private organizations accept whomever wants to join, especially if their black, or gay, or female, or especially all 3, but the Democratic Black Caucus gets a pass on that one. But if they don't receive any federal funding, and are largely a private organization within the democrat party, then they remain simply racists. Not that that will get any attention of course. Black on what-ever racism is largely accepted, right?
So endeth my rant. I realize this was far more than anyone wished to read, and for those who actually took the time to do so, my sincere appreciation
