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Originally posted by The Cushite
You can have "traditional" values without the rampant self-hatred I see in many black conservatives. Black conservatives get no respect in the black community not because black people don't like traditional family values, but because black people many times actually love being black and don't see "blackness" as a moral disadvantage that has to be unlearned or cleansed in order to be fully American. Our enemy is not our blackness, but the systemic racism that eats away at the very fabric of this nation.
Do we need our own political party? I think so, because neither Democrats nor Republicans speak to our unique position as people who do have traditional values yet see the need for radical change in the social order. This doesn't mean that we have to be a monolithic people, be we do need to value our own humanity. We should do what these political parties do, have a core platform of "essentials" (i.e. elimination of systemic evils, control of our own economic, cultural, and educational institutions, etc.) while being able to disagree on "non-essentials" (methods or priorities). This doesn't require a charasmatic leader, just organization.
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Bro. Cushite, excellent analysis on the traditional values point. After all, black folk have fought, bled and died in every war this nation has ever fought, and despite the institutional hurdles of history and the present, many adhere to the capitalistic/democratic system. I douby you'll find a more loyal group of people in the nation. Besides, "traditional" values are neither "black" nor "white." They just are.
I have to get off the train, however, on the 3rd party tip. The two party system is too well entrenched in this country, IMO. The system (legis/exec/judicial branches of gov't) is designed to retard radical change in the social order. Politically, we'd do better building primary and generational wealth (which is ultimately what both the Republican and Democratic parties respect) and building grassroots political/economic coalitions around regional issues of commonality and making both parties take notice, and fight for our votes.
...by the way how many credit hours are we earning for this thread?
