From: cwm54@cas.org ()
Subject: Democrats,republicans;black athletes
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 12:56:20 GMT




       I disagree with those who say there is no appreciable difference
       in democrats and republicans and that there is room for us in the
       GOP. I will admit that both are similar in that they're both
       paternalistic, but one is a dedicated albeit bad parent while the
       other is an abusive one.(need I say which is which?) Let's compare
       two epitomes of these two "parents";Phil Donohue and "Ronald Bush".

	The Donohue liberal democrat will rant and rave about injustices
       and inequality. He'll speak eloquently and passionately about how
       America must change and how we must all live together in one big
       happy family and he will BELIEVE it. But when a strong black person
       like Louis Farakhan(sp?),Jim Brown,or even Gus Savage(and yes,I have
       some problems with all three)say essentially the same things,the
       Donohue demo turns on him." Ssshhh,be a good,docile,little boy and
       be quiet.  I'll fight your battles for you".

	 Ronald Bush tell us,"Vote for us,there's room under the tent for
	you. We are against EVERYTHING you're for relative to race issues
	but that's because you're too stupid to know what's best for you".
	They play to the racism in this country with their Willie Hortons,
	welfare queens,and crime fears(Black on white crime is RELATIVELY rare.
	The chances of a white person being attacked by another white is
	much,much higher than being attacked by a black.It's sad but we
	usually attack each other. After all,we aren't dumb. The court system
	has been telling us for years that a white life is more valuable than
	a blacks.) Ronald Bush fought congress to support the government of
	South Africa,didn't want a MLK holiday,used the justice department and
	the supreme court to fight against practically every law and
	legislation that we are for including the largely symbolic recent
	Civil Rights Act. They call former chief Gates "an American hero".
	All these things they do under their "color-blind" agenda.(Is
	America color-blind when they make white high school grads my
	superior? It happens all the time in this country) The ONLY time
	I remember Ronald Bush being on our side is in their support of
	historically black colleges and universities and I doubt their
	motivation was altruistic.

	   The worst thing the GOP does to us is laud and promote our
	"Benedict Leroys",Alan Keyes,Bob Woodson,Shelby Steele,Clarence
	Thomas,louis Sullivan,Thomas Sowell etc.. These "brothers" are
	making it real fashionable and lucrative to get ahead by turning
	on their own. They make a fortune telling shoeless people to pull
	themselves up by their own bootstraps. (I on the other hand do not
	turn on my own. These are not mine.)

	    In short,neither prospect is good but I'd rather be sitting
       with my "parents" in the demos tent than swinging from the GOP
       Big Top.

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	I root for Majic,Michael,Randall Cuningham and most other black athletes
	(not Warren Moon.I saw him clapping and cheesing at the GOP convention),
	but these guys never say anything about conditions in this country.
	They have such a forum. Whenever asked they usually give the same old
	tired answer,"I don't want to be thought of as a black athlete, I just
	want to be thought of as an athlete". Give us a break. It becomes
	increasingly difficult to stomach these guys. All their agent,lawyers
	etc. are white. Are they so removed from reality that they don't know
	whats going on,is it a financially calculated decision,or do they just
	not care?



	These views are mine only and not those of CAS.

					    Carlyle
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