Comments on: Study: Black Pessimism On The Rise

Just One In Five Blacks Say They Are Better Off Compared To Five Years Ago, Survey Shows

[libsluvsuvs]

the struggle is far from over, the recalcitrance of racism is as much with us today as yesterday, only in a more insidious form, ......

Having said that, there is a more important struggle taking place today, the struggle for control of America, a battle between "We the people", and "Them, the Fascists", .......

Posted by brianbwb at 11:14 PM : Nov 13, 2007
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thanks to al sharpton..jessie jackson..bleeding heart liberals..the ''african american'' version of racism is NOTHING MORE THAN A SCAM..

gimme gimme.

if these ''african americans'' want to know racism and poverty at ITS PUREST FORM..they should try durfur for a few years..

gimme gimme

[brianbwb-2009]

I am white and I know better, why don''''t you?
Posted by ToolMangler

I, a "Black" American, did not read this article as you did, what I read was what every "Black" American already knows, the struggle is far from over, the recalcitrance of racism is as much with us today as yesterday, only in a more insidious form, and it is not yet time to put down the battle gear.

Having said that, there is a more important struggle taking place today, the struggle for control of America, a battle between "We the people", and "Them, the Fascists", the constitution that we struggle to have include us as citizens deserving its full protection, is being destroyed by those sworn to protect it, and the effects have been felt first and hardest amongst us.

Now that lower and middle class "whites" are also feeling the effects of the selling out of our country, losing jobs and watching their earning power rapidly diminish, even losing the lives of their loved ones for no other reason than the profit of a few, there are now at least two large portions of dissatisfied Americans. Once we all realize that our situations now coincide, maybe then we can find common ground to work together in the effort to make America into what it can and should be, a land of truly equal opportunity, not respecting persons, "races", religions, or gender, where the rule of law stands equally for all.

But we don''t have a lot of time left to get it together, before what little we have gained will be lost forever...

[feelfree1]

Black people in the U.S. have made at least one recent major gain:

Re: "Why blacks are not joining the military"

"The Iraq War is changing the way blacks view the military. For decades, they saw military service as a route out of poverty and an escape hatch from discrimination. Not now."

www.vindy.com/content/opinion/oped/322791021779193.php

[toolmangler-2009]

The people that wrote this article did no service for Blacks. All they did was to hold up a sign that says "YOU CANNOT COMPETE WITH OTHER RACES EVENLY" and rub the Negro peoples noses in it. They have in effect told them "YOU MIGHT AS WELL SIT ON A CORNER AND HOLD OUT A TIN CUP WHILE POPPING (WHATEVER). Is that what you want? I am white and I know better, why don''t you?

[toolmangler-2009]

This leaves psychologically impoverished/disgruntled blacks and racially overzealous white folks to battle over resources, wealth and power, of which white folks are the "VICTOR".
Posted by kailumego1 at 09:31 PM : Nov 13, 2007


And that leaves the world wondering why, what happened? The World remembers Negros of stature and grace, it also remembers wit and poise and says to its saddened heart, "What happened to Louis armstrong? is he all there is to celebrate in the black world of today? Is the song ''WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD'' the only thing that the future will remember of Negro music. How about Bill Cosby? is his ''FAT ALBERT'' the only legacy of Philadelphia???? There is also Prof. Walter Williams of George Mason University. To me he is the epitome of social conscience for Black, White, and Hispanic peoples in this "Melting pot" called America. Where has the leadership gone? It is now personified in the likes of preacher wannabes and socialist activists that ultimately are interested more in "Numero uno" than providing a base for the young Black (male & female) to grasp and hold on to. this is eveidenced by kailumego1''s apparent abdication of responsibility. sorrow for a situation is one thing, "Poor pitiful me" is something else again.

[feelfree1]

"Racial Progress"?

Are they referring to the 17 year old black boy who got sentenced to 10 years in prison for receiving a hummer from a 15 year-old girl?

Are they talking about the Jena students that got threatened with nooses for sitting under a "white only" tree?

Are they talking about the black man who was drug around behind a pickup truck until his head fell off, a few years back?

That kind of "Racial Progress"?

[my2centss]

in response to: b-easy63 at 09:49 PM : Nov 13, 2007

"Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn''t an American at all."
Theodore Roosevelt, 1907

[b-easy63]

didntinhale, I agree with you, stop crying the places where things are bad for black people is because of the black gangs that bring violence to their own people. One thing though I am tired of hearing African American, Asian American if you are born here or came here and became nationalized you are an American period, this is not like when a woman gets married and keeps or hyphenates her last name.

Posted by rfcnj68 at 06:37 PM : Nov 13, 2007

I disagree. People can be proud of where they came from as well as being American. So what is the alternative--everyone is just an American UNTIL you want to talk about blacks and whites? Ask yourself why are only 2 races described by color (which neither truly is) but the rest by ethnic ties?

I''ve seen very few blacks who were black skinned and very few whites who were white skinned except for albino and even they weren''t totally white. Why do we want to describe those 2 races by color anyway? What is that all about?

[vancouverboo]

Things are going to get even worse for them. The illegals will be above them before long, and when the next administration grants them amnesty and as their numbers grow they will have no patience for black demands. The Mexicans can''t be made to feel guilty about the blacks like the European-Americans have been.

[downtowner97]

I''ve got news for you. None of us are better off than we were 5 years ago. The whole country is in trouble, and those at the bottom of the economic ladder feel it the most.

The worst aspect of racism I see is that a black man gets caught with drugs and is put in prison quickly and without regard to the fact his actions didn''t hurt anyone. A white man steals 350 million people''s money, and gets to keep on being president.