I was watching an interview on MSNBC with Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Jon Ossoff. He put great emphasis on the importance of the black vote in the Georgia special election. There is some legitimacy in looking at the impact of the Black vote and Black turnout in our elections. It can make a difference. It did for presidential candidate Joe Biden in the South Carolina Democrat primary.
Then Ossoff said something that really caught my attention. He not only stated that the Black vote would be crucial in Georgia to his election – maybe true – but went on to say that Black voters will be directing the course of future elections throughout America. In other words, the Black vote will be the determinate in ALL future elections in America.
That is not just a stretch, that is utter political nonsense. As important as the Black vote may be, it is by no means the deciding factor in the vast majority of political races. Because it is currently a race-based vote as opposed to an issue-based vote – although that is on the decline — Black voters have the greatest influence where they represent the greatest proportion of the electorate. Show me a 70 percent Black congressional district and I will show you a Black congressman.
Georgia has a large Black population, so the vote is significant. But that is not the case across the nation. The Black population of America is about 14 percent – and it is not even the nation’s largest minority. That claim belongs to Spanish-ancestry Americans, which makes up 28 percent of the population.
Depending on the closeness of a race, any group could be determinate. A couple of congressional races from 2020 are still up in the air with a margin of less than 100 votes between the candidates. In those cases, the knitting club of Nantucket could be the determining factor. The point is a lot of factors other than race-based voting come into play in our elections.
But what is most disturbing about Ossoff’s comment is that he betrays the left-wing’s view of Black voters as political captives – and as victims of America. In elevating the importance of the Black vote vis-a- vis other demographics, Ossoff is playing racial politics. He assumes that a Black voter is automatically a vote for progressive Democrats – and that it is an unchangeable reality.
While a high percentage of Blacks do vote Democrat, those percentages are beginning to slowly shift. Shocking to the left-wing establishment, President Trump improved his numbers among Black and Hispanic voters in 2020 – something that just blows the minds of the left who live in their own world of stereotypes and misconceptions.
Because of the ethnocentric coverage by the left-wing media, Black issues tend to be reported disproportionately to the size of the population and the legitimacy of the issues raised. Virtually every report on any subject – politics, Covid-19, education, elections, criminal justice, jobs, etc., etc., etc. – will have an obligatory partisan Black perspective, usually pandering to victimization.
The left-wing Black agenda bias in the media is so strong that it also promotes such dubious racism as pervasive voter suppression. The bogus claims of massive suppression of Black voting is undermined by one simple fact. Blacks are voting in higher numbers and proportions than ever before – and ESPECIALLY in regions where Democrats claim the suppression is the greatest.
When considering minority issues and perspectives across the spectrum, there is very little to be seen in the news media regarding unique Hispanic, Asian or Arab perspectives. Black issues and personalities dominate the newsrooms and network studios – especially on CNN and MSNBC. Entire shows are devoted to Black issues – such as MNBC’s “The Reid Out” with Joy Reid and “Politics Nation” with Al Sharpton. There are no comparable programs for Hispanics, Asians or Arabs on the major networks.
Now, they do talk about that new ethnic group called “people-of-color,” but not to represent the views of those placed under that expanded ethnic umbrella. This politically motivated designation suggests that there are only two important ethnic groups in existential competition in America – people-of-color and white folks. In fact, the people-of-color designation is an attempt to put the unique perspectives of the Hispanics, Asians and Arabs in a subtext position behind Black issues – and merely to imply support for the predominantly Black issue agenda at the surface.
In addition to the number of Black news personalities relative to other minorities, the problem of bias is seen only in the progressive view that America is a deeply racist nation in which Blacks are uniformly victims of that racism.
As I have argued in the past, racism is not pandemic in the United States. It largely exists as a residual of the 155-year march away from the days of slavery. That residual is found mostly in the major cities reigned over for generations by Democrat political machines.
The continuing segregation of our major cities – with the iconic deprivation of education, jobs, public safety, quality housing and essential city services – represents the last gasp of the old plantation mentality in which Blacks are to serve the interests of political authorities in return for bare sustenance level government handouts.
Black issues ARE important – and extremely important for those trapped in the Democrat maintained ghettos. However, the overexposure of the narrative that America is perniciously racist, and all Blacks are victims – and without assessing who is perpetuating racial injustice – will never resolve the basic problem. That has been true for generations.
To keep Blacks in line, Democrats like Ossoff continue to exaggerate racism in America – and then refuse to recognize those responsible where it does exist. That is because there is no political advantage at pointing the finger of guilt at themselves.
So. There ‘tis.
BLM and Antifa are both CCP and Soros funded and operated! Enemy Combatants that are using their “ideals” promoted by the CIA’s Tavistock Institute! Lying about “social justice” to wreck our country! Traitors one and ALL! How can you tell when a BLM leader is lying…his/her lips are moving! #THISISTREASON
I don’t care who is running…I vote for whoever I think would be the best candidate no matter what color. A person is a person. I don’t judge anyone by color..I do have to say that for awhile now I have seen a lot of reverse discrimination & that’s just as wrong. This needs to stop. Especially stop people like Sharpton who starts trouble everywhere he goes! He can’t be a reverend. He’s such a sinner
Yes!
Blacks have been taken advantage of by the Democrats for years. Fortunately it seems as though the black community is slowly but surely wiseing upto that mentality. It’s about time.
Rhonda,you are so right.!! Sharpton is a racist,and an evil individual.He certainly is a trouble maker,and will pay for his sins.A Reverend he is not,!!
fuck black lives matter
Blacks voting for democrats are just idiots and are cutting their own throats-
no one has been a more effective voice for the black citizens of america
than Donald Trump-
?thanks Hazel…It’s so frustrating, right?!
I am so happy that arrests have been made for the fiasco last week in Washington..That was so wrong what they were doing. That shouldn’t have happened.
But what I don’t understand is why wasn’t there arrests on all the rioters with the BLM
with all the damage & looting they did? ALL
Of the criminals should be arrested & fined for everything they did & all the fear they caused!!
I have to disagree with steve. Black people are not idiots. They are victims of Democrat lies. The good news is that many are recognizing that they’ve been bamboozled over the years by the very people who purport to be their protectors. If you force people to attend crappy intercity schools where they are force-fed lies about needing to be cared for by certain politicians and told they cannot achieve anything worthwhile on their own, they may not recognize what is in their best interest. As Herman Goering (to paraphrase) suggested years ago, a lie told often enough and with sufficient emphasis becomes truth.
So true and so well said. I totally agree with your statements. I think all Americans are going to learn and miss the guidance of President Trump. Not looking forward to the next administration. Joan B
They use any excuse to riot an steal. They o not understand that ALL life is a gift from GOD.
I agree! I don’t understand why they are allowed to do it without consequences!
It’s rediculous!
Yes, BLM is teaching that racism is okay – being as racist as the KKK –
the only enemy the blacks have ARE THEMSELFS
Maybe as Americans, we should all start looking out for each other and seeing Americans not black, Asian,Hispanic,White, Native American etc. Racism is the first word everyone should look up in their dictionary. Not the google version- the Merriam-Webster version where they don’t put a political spin on their product.
Maybe we should all start seeing the mainstream media for what it really is- the politbureau whose only aim is to propagate division, hate and communism in this Country.
Instead of calling each other stupid- which is exactly what the polit-bureau wants- we should be talking to each other-and listening. You are only a victim when you decide to be one.
Isn’t interesting how you can tell those who believe they are above us all and outside the rules for the little people (and I do not mean leprechauns)