If there is one lesson that black American's can learn from the disgust that heroine Cindy Sheehan has experienced from her few years spent on the inside of the civil rights and democrat community is that it is filled with political and civil right celebrity male diva's. We saw an example of that here in NYC when Barak Obama came to down and Al Sharpton was sucking his teeth and rolling his eyes at all the attention that Barak was getting.Below are excerpts' from Cindy Sheehan's goodbye letter posted on dailyKos.com. And why I left the democratic party and the civil whites movement.
At least White American's have a "two-party" system. Black American's only have one and that is the "civil-rights" party with a bunch of democratic mascots who make a living off of Uncle Sam's pocket lint while their communities kill each other for cell phones and ipods to sell. If you listen to Black talk radio on Sunday's here in New York you are a darling to the Negro's who host the show as long as you limit your disgust to white leaders immorality and incompetence and not the immorality or incompetence of so-called black leaders. Unless that so-called black leader fails to go along with Negro non-economic superficial issues like; banning the "N" word or street namings and apologies for slavery.
However, when I started to hold the Democratic Party to the same standards that I held the Republican Party, support for my cause started to erode and the "left" started labeling me with the same slurs that the right used. I guess no one paid attention to me when I said that the issue of peace and people dying for no reason is not a matter of "right or left", but "right and wrong."
However, when I started to hold civil white leaders to the same standards that they hold whites, support for my calls started to erode as well. I guess no one paid attention to me when I said that the issue of poverty and black people killing each other for a buck is not a matter of "white or black", but of green. When you hold so-called black leaders to the same standards that they hold white leaders to, these Negro's look at you like you are crazy. Whether these Negroes are civil white leaders, preachers, or politicians; they will curse you or cut you if you critique their style of leadership and priorities. Although it bares more fruit ($) for them than it does for their community.
I am deemed a radical because I believe that partisan politics should be left to the wayside when hundreds of thousands of people are dying for a war based on lies that is supported by Democrats and Republican alike. It amazes me that people who are sharp on the issues and can zero in like a laser beam on lies, misrepresentations, and political expediency when it comes to one party refuse to recognize it in their own party. Blind party loyalty is dangerous whatever side it occurs on. People of the world look on us Americans as jokes because we allow our political leaders so much murderous latitude and if we don’t find alternatives to this corrupt "two" party system our Representative Republic will die and be replaced with what we are rapidly descending into with nary a check or balance: a fascist corporate wasteland. I am demonized because I don’t see party affiliation or nationality when I look at a person, I see that person’s heart. If someone looks, dresses, acts, talks and votes like a Republican, then why do they deserve support just because he/she calls him/herself a Democrat?
I am deemed a radical because I believe that being the moral conscientiousness (Mammy) of white leaders should be left to the wayside when millions of young blacks are killing each other over chump change based on the lies that black people can't run a simple grocery store/bodega without a college education which is supported by Democrats and Republicans alike. Blind civil white leadership loyalty is dangerous without questioning who, what and where are they getting millions of dollars to fly around the country first class, to get their hair and nails done, thousand dollar suits, four star hotels, chauffeur driven transportation, pay millions of dollars for their chapters rent and staffing; in order to reprimand and denounce bad white leaders and to swoon and endorse good white leaders.
It amazes me that people who are sharp on "racial" issues and can zero in like a laser beam on lies, misrepresentations, discrimination and bigotry when it comes to white leaders but refuse to recognize it when it comes to black leaders. Blind racial loyalty is dangerous whatever side it occurs on. People of the world look on Black American's as jokes because we allow our so-called leaders so much Negro latitude and if we don't find alternatives to this corrupt civil rights style of leadership, poor communities will continue to be gentrified without the locals participation. I am demonized because I don't see why ending racism is more important than ending poverty. And why is it that thousands of black people since 1865 are able to get paid in spite of the most racist periods in American history and without a college degree (Al Sharpton).
The average bodega makes close to $70,000 per year ($1,400 a week) and has an average of 2 workers. Most Hispanic's who own and operate bodega's come from countries where the educational system is poor and their english is even poorer. 3/4's of the American work force is hired by small local businesses. My mother ran her grocery store for 15 years without a high school education and without ever going to a program to learn what the meaning of a sole proprietorship is.
I have also reached the conclusion that if I am doing what I am doing because I am an "attention whore" then I really need to be committed. I have invested everything I have into trying to bring peace with justice to a country that wants neither. If an individual wants both, then normally he/she is not willing to do more than walk in a protest march or sit behind his/her computer criticizing others. I have spent every available cent I got from the money a "grateful" country gave me when they killed my son and every penny that I have received in speaking or book fees since then.
Big ups to Cindy Sheehan for putting her money where her mouth is. And instead of making money from her "Covenant" with her son, Casey, who was killed in Iraq, she decided to spend it all in his name.
I have also tried to work within a peace movement that often puts personal egos above peace and human life. This group won’t work with that group; he won’t attend an event if she is going to be there; and why does Cindy Sheehan get all the attention anyway? It is hard to work for peace when the very movement that is named after it has so many divisions.
I have also tried to work within a civil rights movement that often puts personal egos, photo opts, soundbites and government/corporate grant money above the wealth of their community. And why is ending poverty more important than ending racism anyway? It is hard to work for prosperity when the very movement that is named after being the moral conscientiousness of white America is filled with civil white leaders.
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