Some entities want you to believe a fallacy of composition by suggesting to you that because some whites vote or support Obama that such serves as vouchers for the remainder of whites. Thus, if 20% of voting age white America is willing to vote for Obama, how does that logically imply that the remaining 80% who don�t are not potentially or in fact racist?
How does a white person voting
for Obama mean that I will not be
racially profiled and pulled over by
a white cop? How does that mean that
I will not get denied a job by the
hiring manager of a company, due to
the fact that I am black? How does
that mean I will not be charged a
higher interest rate for a loan than
an equally qualified white? How does
that mean I will not be followed
around and watched at an upscale
store? How does that mean that I
will not have a noose hung at my
office? To suggest that because some
whites are not racist it
demonstrates that all whites are not
racist is as absurd as suggesting
that because some whites are racist
that all are.
2. There is a high possibility that
America will sink into the worst
economic recession since the Great
Depression in the next 5 years. If
there is a black President in
office, it will be seen
subconsciously or consciously as the
fault of the President.
There are so many ominous economic signs such as a falling dollar, rising consumer and government debt, trade deficits, the loss of comparative advantage, outsourcing, high oil prices; inflation�.the list goes on and on. There is no monetary of fiscal policy which will solve these problems.
Our nation simply consumes more than it produces via our borrowing growth far exceeding our income growth. The American economy or GDP needs a downward correction so that consumption falls in line with production and our spending is based upon what we have earned and not what we borrow.
Attempting to hold this off via
monetary and fiscal policy,
especially the former, makes the
correction that much worse when it
is forced upon us in the form of a
deep recession or depression. As a
Michigander, I witnessed the Decline
of Detroit proper nearly totally
blamed on Black leadership, and not
the declining fortunes of the Auto
Industry that gave it life.
3. His platform of �change� has
little substance. Obama is popular
because he gives great speeches
about a vision for a different
America. Yet, he has not explained
how he has the power to
essentially change the �System�.
The only thing that he really has the power to change is the perception that a black people are hindered by race in America and or its corollary that whites in America are racist.
Obama has not been asked many tough questions, especially questions with racial overtones. Such questions and his response to those questions will have a seesaw effect. His response will increase his support among blacks, but lower it among whites or increase it among whites but lower it among blacks.
The only answer that will have a
neutral effect is to avoid answering
the question and simply use a slogan
such as �Change� or �Working
together� or �Getting along�. That
way each side can interpret it as
getting the other side to see things
their way. In reality, however, in a
representative republic such as our,
the interest or side that will be
favored is the majority rule, which
is the side of whites.
4. John Edwards is the best choice
for the Democrats based upon
empirical evidence. Southern white
males have been the formula for
defeating the �Southern Strength� of
the Republican Party. Johnson,
Carter and Clinton were the only
democrats to win office since
Kennedy.
Politics changed drastically after the Civil Rights laws were passed in the 60�s and many Southern whites left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican Party as a result of democratic support for desegregation. Every since then, it has taken a Southern white male Democrat to win the presidency. Also, the best candidate for Democrats should be in sync with the Democratic candidate that Republicans despise the most, which is Clinton.
I cannot help but use the analogy
of how much Martin Luther King and
Malcolm X were hated by whites in
their time. The blacks that whites
hated and feared the most were the
blacks that were the best for our
struggle. It may be true, following
the same reasoning, that the
Democrat most hated by Republicans
is the Democrat best for liberals.
5. It�s easier for a white person
in power to do the right thing
towards blacks than it will be for a
black person to do so.
Unfortunately, it is often the case
that when a black person is elevated
to a position of power from a
predominantly white source, they
become harder on blacks.
It maybe the case that they do not want to appear that they are showing favoritism towards blacks when their position of power is by virtue of whites. They may subconsciously feel that they must not only represent the white way of thinking, but must over compensate to demonstrate that way of thinking. They don�t want to risk alienating or angering the hand that is feeding their political viability.
Consequently, a black person put in power by the white majority can often be the least likely to fight for policies that help the black masses. It�s tempting to fantasize that a black candidate can sneak into office by telling whites what they want to hear and then get into office and become a zealous advocate of black causes.
However, there are to many checks and balances for that and power is so addictive that the office holder will not want to risk it, lest they or their party not be reelected.
