They say talking religion and politics are the quickest way to start war. Well, the black community has long been at war with itself, largely over its shifting beliefs and its shifting politics. Shifting beliefs include the shift away from the traditional family unit (the new "traditional" black family is now a single parent or a mixed family, couple with children from prior relationships), and shifts away from the traditional male-female relationship (same s*x and bi-s*xual relationships representing the biggest shift in African American s*xual politics since the master-slave s*xual politics of slavery). This further convolutes what African Americans say they "believe." The shifting politics are centered egalitarian pursuits of equality that, in essence, force Blacks to accept race-neutrality in order to achieve some semblance of equality, by assimilating America's cultural beliefs, partaking in "American dream" material benefits," namely work (job), wealth (land/home) and culturalization (Euro-scholarship). The wealth and education divide among African Americans is greater than it's ever been-since slavery. Blacks who are doing well, are doing real well, and Blacks that are not have become a part of that self-fulfilling prophesy called "the permanent underclass." Much of the "black on black"conflict that we see in black communities nationwide is class conflict, the have-nots attacking the haves, or the wanna haves (those who have the desire and ambition to leave their deprivation behind). This creates frustration on both sides, not exactly condusive to unity.
IM TRYING TO SPEAK whats on my mind i know you feeling me so im going to post pt 3 black unity ! and after you read all this-and pt 3 then lets formulate a plan of .....action !! BIG NYC !
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Friday, December 24th 2010 at 6:58AM
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