Need I be fearful of most black people?

George Rebane

My clear answer is yes – let me explain.  Yes, I am physically afraid of blacks in the urban neighborhoods.  They have demonstrated to all that there is inherent danger to life and limb in neighborhoods where blacks rule the streets.  This same sentiment has been publicly acknowledged by black leaders such as the Rev Jesse Jackson.  The criminality of young black males is now well established, and it is not a minor fraction of the population.  Their historical arrest and incarceration rates attest to this.

But perhaps my greater fear of blacks is when they join the ranks of the America’s voters and make their presence felt at the ballot box.  They have now demonstrated across many generations that they do not vote to promote their own best interests.  They elect dismally stupid, corrupt, cynical, racist, rapacious, and/or simply crooked people to represent them in the halls of political power.  It would not be so bad if their voting habits only impacted their own communities.  But that is not the case.  Black-elected politicians (no matter their color) extend their unfortunate ethics, socialist ideologies, and corrupt practices far beyond the precincts that voted them into office.

To be sure, black communities suffer most from the ministrations of their political leaders.  No one has done more harm to our African-Americans than the politicians who regularly garner their votes through promises of ineffective policies or those never kept.  And again, as history has shown, no learning takes place from one election cycle to the next.  Generation after generation, they send the same people to occupy the same seats of power and expect different results, while decrying their carefully taught lamentations about white supremacy and systemic racism.  It is these politicians with black constituencies who join with those voted in by ignorant whites et al that have launched national programs to usurp American culture over the last half century by engaging in the ongoing fundamental transformation of our country.

I write this in response to the column by Mr Daryl Grigsby – ‘Need I be fearful of most white people?’ – which appears in the 27aug22 Union.  As an African-American, Grigsby goes on to answer the question with a YES, and then continues to back-up his sentiment with yet one more diatribe against Trump, filled with the familiar ignorant tedium comprised of all the usual unsubstantiated allegations.  He opens with –

I am troubled by this possibility (of fearing most whites). As an African American who has lived all over this nation, I have seen and experienced much that raises this question. At the same time, my life has been enriched by generous, affirming, justice-seeking white Americans. … Yet, the opening question often plagues me. By “most,” I don’t mean the overwhelming majority. I do mean some number more than half. Anything more than half is “most.”

… and closes with -

Republican candidates who stand against Trump lose their seats, voting in Black communities is a hurdle instead of a right, Anti-CRT movements flourish. The real question is, do we want a just and multi-racial society, or one of white privilege and dominance?

And what of Black Lives Matter? Professor Treva B. Lindsey says, “to even have to proclaim ‘Black Lives Matter’ and know that people will dispute it, or counter with ‘all lives matter,’ is a result of entrenched and learned anti-blackness. In what world would saying ‘Black lives matter’ prompt a rejoinder? A fundamentally anti-Black one.” I am hopeful we can create a society different than described by Professor Lindsey.

No amount of skulduggery(sic), lies, treason or corruption deters millions of white Americans from supporting Trump. What explains that devotion? Anger? About what? Fear? Of who(sic)? As white militias grow and the internet rumbles with threats, I fear the majority is silent. I believe but a small fraction of white America is prone to racist violence. That small group, however, is dangerous if the majority does not stand up. … Believe me when I say, I don’t enjoy thinking this, and frankly, I would be happy to be proven wrong.

His reasonable tone withstanding, it is clear that I and mine have a lot to fear from the Grigsbys of America who cast their ballots within the collectivist glow of goodness and light, as they send the next tranche of corrupt fools to the nation’s capitols.  The exoduses from California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey are exhibits of their political accomplishments.

Comments

[Bill Tozer]

DON’T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE
You may have heard that President Biden spoke at a public rally in Rockville, Maryland on Thursday to disparage “MAGA Republicans,” declare he had no respect for them, name-check President Trump, and decry the “semi-fascism” of those such as us who believe in securing the United States and our freedoms. It’s an upside down world.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/08/dont-go-back-to-rockville.php

[Gregory]

Grigsby is an aficionado of Critical Theories of all sorts. A Marxist of version 4 type, post Gramsci. Frankfurt school. Derrick Bell, Kimberle Crenshaw, bell hooks, Herbert Marcuse, Angela Davis.

His "reasonable tone" is anything but. He is daring anyone to challenge him

[Bill Tozer]

Too bad the comment thread is turned off at the Union. All dressed up and nowhere to go, lol. Ready to fight, but folks are buying tickets and the opponent is a no show. Just lost interest in whatever he is peddling, I reckon.

Jussie Smollett spent Christmas with Angela Davis, per the actor/singer/professional entertainer himself. It was there that Jussie figured out just how unfair life is.

[Scott O]

"His reasonable tone withstanding..."
Nope - one lie after another.
Grigsby is just the KKK without the sheets.
He's full of hate, ignorance and racism.

[Thomas O'Toole]

Dr. Rebane, I appreciate and thank you for your poignant rebuttal

[Scott O]

It turns out Mr Grigsby does have to worry about his safety, but not quite the way he thinks.
I would say that he should hang with why-tee in Nevada County and count his blessings.
A few facts for Mr Grigsby:
https://www.takimag.com/article/the-geography-of-homicide/
Being in one of the whitest counties in CA goes a long way towards a longer life span.

[The Estonian Fox]

Need I be fearful of most black people?

The Equality Court in Johannesburg ruled on Thursday, Aug. 25, that singing “Kill the Boer (farmer)!” is not Hate Speech, because it “deserves to be protected under the rubric of freedom of speech,” ruled Judge Edwin Molahlehi.

Ernst Roets, Head of Policy and Action at AfriForum, says this ruling creates “a very dangerous precedent. The disturbing message sent with this judgment is that encouraging the gruesome murder of a certain group based on their identity is acceptable and carries no consequences.”

https://yournews.com/2022/08/29/2403605/south-african-court-singing-kill-the-boer-is-not-hate/

Boy, I'm glad something like that can't happen here. We don't have a lot of farmers you know.

[Bill Tozer]

Who can argue with that?

‘Gun Owners Are Racist, According To Academics Using Bad Science’
Two new studies advance the dangerous narrative that white people own guns because they are racist and fear black people.

https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/29/gun-owners-are-racist-according-to-academics-using-bad-science/

[Bill Tozer]

KGB Documents Show the Secret History of Ibram X. Kendi’s “Antiracist” Movement

https://www.mindingthecampus.org/2022/08/29/kgb-documents-show-the-secret-history-of-ibram-x-kendis-antiracist-movement/

[Scott O]

Oh look - the Amish are in Great Britain now.
I'm sure Trump is somehow to blame.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/02/croydon-mob-caught-on-camera-attacking-teenager-in-south-norwood-17287260/

[Bill Tozer]

Say Her Name

https://americanmind.org/salvo/say-her-name/