I think there are plenty of reasons my race votes Democratic... Democrats appeal to the emotions of black people, and alot of times black folks go for that... This isn't singling out blacks, because most people are not well informed about politics..but if you always have a party pushing the victim mentality..i.e. "them" against "us" and you can convince them that "the powers that be" in AmeriKKKa are responsible for all their problems...well you get lots of votes. The Republican party isn't going to pacify the black community. The Democrats waive entitlements and all types of social programs in front of the black community, and its "easier" to listen to someone that is promising to give you the world..rather than someone who's telling you...you can have the world..but you must work hard to get it.
I believe there are more blacks than ever before that are starting to realize not only that the Democratic Party takes our votes for granted, but that the Democrats method of giving us "handouts" isn't improving our community. It also doesn't help that many black pastors are so deeply imbedded in the Democrat party, and regardless of how much they agree with the Republicans on social issues, they are not willing to give up whatever kickbacks they may be getting from the Democrats. Many Black folks really value the what their Pastors tell them above any political official,..and they get the Democrats agenda pushed on them all day long in their churches...(not all..but quite a few..)
IF anyone ever wanted to know why black folks get called Uncle Toms etc.... its because of the type of stuff I just stated...Quite a few of my friends want to vote for Bush..but are scared to because of what their peers will say. It takes a strong person to "buck" the system and go against the grain..But I will say that I'd rather be called an uncle tom than a blind follower of a political party that hasn't done JACK for my community.
