Comments on: An End to the Southern Strategy, But No Post-Racial America http://www.laprogressive.com/rankism/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/ Progressive Politics Liberal Politics and Social Justice Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:43:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 The LA Progressivehttp://www.laprogressive.com/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/images/button.gifhttp://www.laprogressive.com8831Description of your blog. By: shirley http://www.laprogressive.com/rankism/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/comment-page-1/#comment-10397 shirley Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:38:15 +0000 http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/11/22/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/#comment-10397 I stand with you Dr. Hamilton (a black woman) and you are so right on a number of things. It really and truly upsets me when someone black stands up and asks President-elect Obama "what are you going to do about all the crime in the black neighborhoods?" Just who do they think this man is? He can only do so much and at this point he is about to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. The one thing that he certainly cannot do, is stand at the door of each and every black family to see to it they don't kill each other.....give me a break! He has got to cross every T, dot every I and will literally be under a microscope for everything he does as well as trying to secure himself and his family from those who wish to assasinate him...my God! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! THE SPIRIT OF GOD HAS TO MAN THIS!! I stand with you Dr. Hamilton (a black woman) and you are so right on a number of things. It really and truly upsets me when someone black stands up and asks President-elect Obama “what are you going to do about all the crime in the black neighborhoods?”

Just who do they think this man is? He can only do so much and at this point he is about to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. The one thing that he certainly cannot do, is stand at the door of each and every black family to see to it
they don’t kill each other…..give me a break! He has got to cross every T, dot every I and will literally be under a microscope for everything he does as well as trying to secure himself and his family from those who wish to assasinate him…my God! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! THE SPIRIT OF GOD HAS TO MAN THIS!!

]]> By: Dr. Jim Hamilton http://www.laprogressive.com/rankism/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/comment-page-1/#comment-10305 Dr. Jim Hamilton Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:24:48 +0000 http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/11/22/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/#comment-10305 I totally agree with the statements made by David Love, But i must bring forth the truth regarding our own people. As a young black man growing up in Georgia, during the marches of MLK i am reminded of statements made by many blacks that MLK was a troublemaker. Now this was in the 60's ! Not only was this a factor, as schools integrated many problems were not caused by racist white people. We had teachers that left us in the hands of a white school system to which we were not prepared to deal with and many good students failed because the only mentors that we had known simply disappeared. Or the ones that remain couldn't let go of the past and put the students first. What am i saying ! ( opportunity ). We as a people have let ourselves and our own people suffer for many years. Simply because we refuse to except our own failures. Doors have been opened for many years and we have refuse to step though them, our children suffer from lack of knowledge because we find reason to not step up to the plate. The blame game is our biggest issue ! Let's blame everybody else. Let me just name a few things that i am speaking of. I didn't get an education, because i decided not go to school ! I went to jail because i hijacked someone's car or robbed,hit a girl,sold drugs, and the list goes on.. Where and when does the black leaders, parents & grandparents finally say enough is enough. Many of us have done the right things in life only to be looked upon as traitors of our race. Obama became president because he did the right things in his life. Believe me! If you could sit down with him one on one, he would probably tell you the hardest part was to get past our people. Do we really believe that we couldn't have had a black president before ? Nothing could be farther from the truth! We have many black colleges that have been around for over 50 years. If one race was so powerful against another this would never have taken place. We need to get together and say no more crime in our neighborhoods, we aren't going to wait for the white man to lock you up ! We're going to put you away! Obama is not God ! and he can't save us if we don't decide to help him by taking control of ourselves and our children. In order to start healing we must first admit there is a problem. until then it doesn't matter who becomes president or governor. Last but not least, i moved from Ga in the 70's and never returned until 2002 ! The resistant that i met was not from the white folks ! Needless to say we didn't stay there long. When i saw the polls and realized that Obama didn't control that state, i was surprised at all. We need leaders to stand up and say enough is enough, in sports and on the streets, we can't even get along in church. can we blame the white man for that too ? I don't think so !! The white man sees what we refuse to look at and they use it against us, to divide is to ???? Now i know there's going to be many that's going to disagree with me, but when crime knocks on your door and it's someone you have known all of you life. What are you going to say then ? Well the white man made him or her do this.. We talk about George Bush ! How many of us have ever be president of anything in our lives ? Many death in 9 / 11 were black people, that had great jobs and paid their dues. But blame him for starting a war to keep something like this from happening again. All of this mess that just happened have nothing to do with George Bush ! This all began in the 80's and we wouldn't go out and vote for change. I pray that Obama can get somethings done, not for our people ( for himself), because the very people that went out to vote will be the first to talk about him like a dog. I totally agree with the statements made by David Love, But i must bring forth the truth regarding our own people.

As a young black man growing up in Georgia, during the marches of MLK i am reminded of statements made by many blacks that MLK was a troublemaker. Now this was in the 60’s ! Not only was this a factor, as schools integrated many problems were not caused by racist white people. We had teachers that left us in the hands of a white school system to which we were not prepared to deal with and many good students failed because the only mentors that we had known simply disappeared. Or the ones that remain couldn’t let go of the past and put the students first.

What am i saying ! ( opportunity ). We as a people have let ourselves and our own people suffer for many years. Simply because we refuse to except our own failures. Doors have been opened for many years and we have refuse to step though them, our children suffer from lack of knowledge because we find reason to not step up to the plate. The blame game is our biggest issue ! Let’s blame everybody else.

Let me just name a few things that i am speaking of. I didn’t get an education, because i decided not go to school ! I went to jail because i hijacked someone’s car or robbed,hit a girl,sold drugs, and the list goes on.. Where and when does the black leaders, parents & grandparents finally say enough is enough.

Many of us have done the right things in life only to be looked upon as traitors of our race. Obama became president because he did the right things in his life. Believe me! If you could sit down with him one on one, he would probably tell you the hardest part was to get past our people. Do we really believe that we couldn’t have had a black president before ? Nothing could be farther from the truth! We have many black colleges that have been around for over 50 years. If one race was so powerful against another this would never have taken place. We need to get together and say no more crime in our neighborhoods, we aren’t going to wait for the white man to lock you up ! We’re going to put you away!

Obama is not God ! and he can’t save us if we don’t decide to help him by taking control of ourselves and our children. In order to start healing we must first admit there is a problem. until then it doesn’t matter who becomes president or governor. Last but not least, i moved from Ga in the 70’s and never returned until 2002 ! The resistant that i met was not from the white folks ! Needless to say we didn’t stay there long. When i saw the polls and realized that Obama didn’t control that state, i was surprised at all. We need leaders to stand up and say enough is enough, in sports and on the streets, we can’t even get along in church. can we blame the white man for that too ? I don’t think so !!

The white man sees what we refuse to look at and they use it against us, to divide is to ???? Now i know there’s going to be many that’s going to disagree with me, but when crime knocks on your door and it’s someone you have known all of you life. What are you going to say then ? Well the white man made him or her do this.. We talk about George Bush ! How many of us have ever be president of anything in our lives ? Many death in 9 / 11 were black people, that had great jobs and paid their dues. But blame him for starting a war to keep something like this from happening again. All of this mess that just happened have nothing to do with George Bush ! This all began in the 80’s and we wouldn’t go out and vote for change.

I pray that Obama can get somethings done, not for our people ( for himself), because the very people that went out to vote will be the first to talk about him like a dog.

]]> By: Nick http://www.laprogressive.com/rankism/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/comment-page-1/#comment-10269 Nick Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:57:09 +0000 http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/11/22/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/#comment-10269 I agree - for the republicans to win again, they're going to have to abandon the south. Though, please don't generalize the south - I've lived in downtown Atlanta & Austin (both of which are implant southern residents). There are many more towns full of great people! Much love I agree – for the republicans to win again, they’re going to have to abandon the south. Though, please don’t generalize the south – I’ve lived in downtown Atlanta & Austin (both of which are implant southern residents). There are many more towns full of great people!

Much love

]]> By: Susan http://www.laprogressive.com/rankism/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/comment-page-1/#comment-10268 Susan Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:53:17 +0000 http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/11/22/an-end-to-the-southern-strategy-but-no-post-racial-america/#comment-10268 David, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Barack Obama's election has brought us to the brink of truly a new day. I'm sorry only in regard to the mountain he must climb due to the huge problems he will have dumped on him. That being said, I want to be a part of helping him achieve his potential and by doing that I think I'll achieve mine! Here's to a new day for all! Susan PS - Oh boy, I wish so much we could get Georgia too! David,
I wholeheartedly agree with you. Barack Obama’s election has brought us to the brink of truly a new day. I’m sorry only in regard to the mountain he must climb due to the huge problems he will have dumped on him. That being said, I want to be a part of helping him achieve his potential and by doing that I think I’ll achieve mine!
Here’s to a new day for all!
Susan

PS – Oh boy, I wish so much we could get Georgia too!

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