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Black CON-servatism

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What is Black Conservatism? Black Conservatism is a political and social movement that aligns its self with the republican party. The group emphasizes traditionalism, strong patriotism, capitalism, free markets, and opposition to abortion and gay marriage. In some ways the group says it’s views are also similar to those of the black church.

The new black CON-servatives have roots in many republican circles. These same circles view them as alias against the liberal movement that looks to protect many of the programs poor and minority communities have come to rely on in times of need. A very select few of these so-called CON-servatives have even risen to prominent positions in the very same government they look to destroy. One such person to look at, is Michael Steele. Mr Steele is the former head of the republican national comity (R.N.C). Some will call me a conspiracy nut, because I can find no other reason for him to be elevated to the position other than President Obama becoming the first African American President. In my research I can find no other reason for him to have the position other than his attacks against Obama.

It is worth noting that most of the new black CON-servatives are first generation middle class persons, who offer themselves as examples of how well the system works for those willing to sacrifice and work hard.

This new group often looks upon the work of those during the civil rights era and the black power movement of the 60′s as old school slave mentality thinking, at that most black democrats have become slaves to the government hand out system. According to their ideology people on any type of public assistance are either on drugs, lazy, or just taking advantage of the system. These same persons never look to the corporate welfare system that allows large companies to receive tax breaks to ship jobs overseas, or allow these same companies to gamble with the retirement and pensions of worker and when lost come to the very same government to ask for help.

The new black CON-servatives often attack affirmative action as a program that hurts blacks. They assume that without affirmative action programs, white americans will make choices based on merit rather than race.
The crisis of black liberalism is the result of its failure to put forward a realistic response to the changes in the economy. The new black conservatives have highlighted this crisis by trying to discredit the black liberal leadership, arguing that the NAACP, the National Urban League, the Black Congressional Caucus and most black mayors are guided by outdated and ineffective viewpoints. The overriding aim of the new black conservatives is to undermine the position of black liberals and replace them with black Republicans, who downplay governmental regulation and stress market mechanisms and success-oriented values in black communities. The group looks to undermine efforts by many leaders to try elevate the standards of minority living, most recently opposing efforts of many states to increase the minimum wage. The group claims a rise in minimum wage would be a burden on business.

Yet the new black CON-servatives have been unable to convince black america that their conservative ideology and Reaganite policies are morally acceptable and politically advantageous to our culture.

Black Americans have systematically rejected the arguments of the new black CON-servatives. This is not because blacks are duped by the liberal policies of black leaders nor do we worship the Democratic party. It’s because most blacks view the new black CON-servatives views as an assault on the black liberal leadership as a step backwards rather than forward.
Black Liberalism is indeed inadequate, but black CON-servatism is unacceptable.

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