Hey Blogverse, it’s been a while since I got a little political so why not now? A few weeks back in late Oct. 2011, me & my lady went to the Financial District of Manhattan to peep Occupy Wall St. It was definitely an interesting sight all races, creeds, orientations, & both sexes came out to fight against injustice. It’s lovely to see all people get on one page & really do positive things. My lady interviewed one of the protesters who was trans-gendered. It was interesting that he or she (hey, I don’t know how to classify that) spoke about the fact that a lot of the protesters had complaints but no actual solutions.
It was also interesting to see a lot of Black/African-Americans there but yet only a few had their particular causes they were championing. A lot were just with other folks getting behind their movement. As history shows, the Black man has been fighting for true equality since being brought here as slaves. I’ve noticed that most people think we have all that we can achieve & that’s furthest from the truth. I’ve noticed when we talk about race & the inequality of Black folks in the realms of economics, the judicial system, & social acceptance/social respect, a lot of races get somewhat offended. Some folks say “Oh stop playing the race card”, however other races use the “race card” all the time. Remember when Jewish folks talk about the Holocaust, that’s their “race card.” When some Asians talk about their suffering during World War 2 in those prison camps, that’s your “race card”. Our period of bondage is well documented, yet a lot of races ask us to “get over it”, yet we would never dream of even trying to offend anyone about their suffering. A lot of Black folks tend to now just see our issues in America, as somewhat normal. Having random police stops or an offensive e-mail circulating through an office is just accepted now.
So when issues like police brutality & harassment, lack of quality housing, lack of jobs, & losing your homes now affect other races. All of a sudden America is unfair. Remember unemployment numbers were almost the same in the 80’s as they were now. However when it was just Black families suffering, media outlets tried to make it like we were exaggerating. Remember Ronald Reagan did nothing for the working man, at all. Where was this outrage when the Bush family was in office. The Liberal agenda now needs help & they come ask Black folks for help, but yet when it’s reversed. No love at all. How many white liberals came out in support of Amadou Diallo? Or Sean Bell? How about when there was evidence about the C.I.A. bringing drugs to California? None at all. One of the reasons why Obama isn’t that popular in 2011, is due to the legislation he passed reducing drug crime sentences. I know quite a few folks in jail for a few years for drug possession cases who are doing unjust time.
As a black man in America, I would like to know why gentrification is acceptable in our communities. Why do “Sundown Towns” still exist in the U.S.? Why is the perception of an innocent black man being shot by police seen as a tragedy & not a crime? Now some folks bring these up as class issues. That’s not the case, cause when was the last time a white man was “accidentally” shot by Police? Why are corporations invested in prisons & incarceration of Black folks? Free labor, yet this isn’t on the agenda. It’s kind of funny to see non-blacks get the “poor ol’ nigga” treatment & then rage out when it happens. I believe this is why the “Occupy Wall Street” has gotten so much momentum. People forget we “Occupied Los Angeles” in 1991 after the Rodney King verdict & you saw how that went down.
My point is to all the supporters of Occupy Wall Street, that when it’s time for us to really put change in effect. When Al Sharpton calls, why don’t you come out as well. You may not like him, but last time I checked when Amadou Diallo got killed, how are you not offended by that. When we have men unjustly incarcerated, don’t say “Oh that has nothing to do with me,” In the end, you want people backing your argument, back my argument.
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