. . . ENOUGH!
The slogan Black Lives Matter is often said to suggest that our society doesn't value blacks and is systematically racist. I do NOT accept that premise. Black lives matter tremendously.
It is obvious that they matter, in politics, in government jobs, in fashion, in music, in sports and entertainment, in all walks of life. America has black poet laureates and black Presidential Cabinet members and a black Surgeon General. Our last two term President was black. And MANY MANY police officers are black.
America is not defined by Racism. The fact is that the majority of hate crimes are anti-Semetic and I don't believe that America is defined as Anti-Semitic either. There will always be racism, bigotry and anti-Semitism but they do not define our nation. America is more diverse, open and tolerant than any country in the world.
I am certain that if either George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King Jr were able to observe the progress our nation has made in terms of race they would be quite pleased. With one exception. Reverend King would be greatly disturbed by how little black lives matter to other blacks! I am certain King would shed tears if he watched his brothers & sisters destroying property and looting stores. Neither justice or Dr. King's "dream" are achieved by those actions. At least Dr. King would take great satisfaction and comfort in the fact that the police officer who murdered Floyd was immediately arrested.
Blacks Live Matter, but based on what I see, black lives don't matter ENOUGH to blacks If BLACK LIVES MATTERED MORE:
- Blacks would be voting out politicians, like the mayor of Minneapolis who do NOT keep their promises to get rid of bad cops and change the laws that allow the use of choke holds like the one that killed George Floyd. They would also demanding that Police Unions not obstruct the removal of bad cops.
- Blacks wouldn't call other blacks "coons" and "Uncle Tom's" when they are critical of Democratic policies which they believe have lead to many of the problems in their black communities.
- There wouldn't be such a disproportionate number of blacks being shot and killed by blacks;
- Their wouldn't be as many black babies aborted
- America wouldn't be a country with millions of fatherless black sons;
- Blacks would drive the drug dealers out of their own neighborhoods;
- Blacks would not tolerate looting, violence and the destruction of property in their communities;
- Blacks wouldn't tolerate children dropping out of high school since a good education is a way out of "the projects."
The data and this black man support what I am saying.
Ironically, it is acceptable to discriminate in favor of blacks and against whites in order to offer positions and opportunities to blacks on the basis of ethnicity. It is called affirmative action.
Believing that America is a racist nation is a self-fulfilling negative affirmation. I have a higher belief in America. We are a Nation under God that fought it's bloodiest war ever 160 years ago to abolish slavery. The Liberty Bell with it's biblical expression "Proclaim Liberty throughout the land" is what defines America.
Frankly, I think the phrase BLM itself is racist. Black lives matter NOT because they are black. They matter because they are human beings! Juries shouldn't see color and God certainly doesn't. The only color that matters is that we all bleed red.
Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream and it doesn't resemble the violent BLM riots we are seeing on today's streets. Judging people on the color of their skin is the opposite of what I believe Dr. King was dreaming about.
We hear politicians time and again running for leadership in cities like Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Newark, NYC, D.C. and elsewhere on the saying "black lives matter." They win elections over and again and the conditions stay the same in inner cities.
LIFE MATTERS. And when it doesn't matter, as in the case of murder, crime and abortion, the disproportionate probability black lives are affected and or involved.
POVERTY MATTERS. We need leadership that builds up lives and communities through policies that lead to prosperity rather than dependence. Prosperity is the best answer to the financial despair that is destroying lives.
JOBS MATTER. We need leadership that creates all kinds of jobs by bringing back manufacturing and promoting vocational training. Jobs are the launching pad out of poverty. Jobs take the neighborhoods back from the criminals.
AUTHORITY MATTERS. When people don't respect the authority of the police, cops end up in situations where they have to use force. The odds of a mistake and people getting seriously injured increase dramatically when force becomes a requirement for handling a criminal situation.
Protests which label the police as racist cause citizens, especially angry young black men, to devalue and disrespect the authority of the police which in turn increases the chance that police are required to use of force to handle a matter. If police are in more situations where they have to use force it is inevitable that there will be more injury and death. Therefore, the narrative about systemic racism by police will actually lead to more tragedies such as George Floyd.
The attitude of "de-funding the police" will contribute to the disrespect of authority. Police have an obligation to defend citizens and neighborhoods. Telling police to "stand down" as people's businesses are looted and their property is destroyed is insanity.
FAMILY MATTERS. Our earliest and lifelong role models are parents, for better or worse. Too often it is for the worse in black families that lack of father. Young black men are at greater risk of choosing the wrong role models. Children need to be taught lessons on a daily basis from on young age. That responsibility shouldn't fall on just a mother. The fatherless epidemic is encouraged by policies, which however well intended, have had dire consequences for the black family structure.
FAITH MATTERS. God and faith lifts people's spirits and strengthens them to do battle against the evil forces and events in their life. We need leaders who recognize that moral authority comes from God, NOT a political party.
EMPATHY MATTERS. My heart empathizes with the ANY parents who are working hard to provide their children with a better life in a home committed to family and devoted to a higher authority, education, work ethic, love and respect for others. My heart empathizes with the parents whose struggles are so much worse because they have to deal with violence, crime, drugs and other damaging images that their children are faced with in their own neighborhoods.
President Trump's appeal to blacks during his Presidential campaign was brilliantly simple and it worked, because it made so much sense. He simply said "What do you have to lose?" He didn't make any promises, he ran against the horrible track record of a past President who promised "Hope & Change" and delivered nothing while he and our nation watched a growing number of violent BLM protests.
Trump got his chance and he increased funding to black colleges, introduced economic development zones and brought about the greatest economic improvement for the black workers in history! He also started to turn back conditions that were sending blacks to prison for long sentences. President Trump listened to leaders in the black community with real plans for positive change. Obama listened to a tax evader Al Sharpton who divides America and perpetuates racist sentiments.
Last but not least . . .
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SAVING BLACK LIVES JUST LIKE GEORGE FLOYD!
George Floyd's autopsy showed a "significant condition" fentanyl intoxication.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than morphine. Every year some 30,000 people die from overdoses involving synthetic opioids (other than methadone). China is the #1 source for fentanyl.
President Trump has worked harder than any other President to stop shipments of fentanyl into the USA by better controlling our southern border and putting pressure on China. As a result of the Administration's efforts, for the first time we saw a reduction in the number of deaths from opioid overdoses.
Trump has also spoken out about cities such as Minneapolis, Baltimore, Chicago and others where their is systemic poverty, crime and drugs. Cities that have been cotrolled by Democratic governments for decades.
THE HYPOCRISY IS GREATER THAN THE TRUTH.
Consider this black woman's perspective: