The Democrats are a Disgrace

Anatole France once said, "The law in its majestic equality forbids all men to sleep under benches -- the rich as well as the poor." ... France's sardonic jest expresses a bitter truth. Despite new laws, little has changed ... The Negro is still the poorest American -- walled in by color and poverty. The law pronounces him equal -- abstractly -- but his conditions of life are still far from equal.

Martin Luther King Jr."Negroes Are Not Moving Too Fast"Saturday Evening Post, 7 November 1964

The Democrats are a Disgrace

Black Americans the year King was assassinated 1968, earned on average, 55 cents per dollar of White income. By 2001 Black Americans earned 57 cents, on average, for every dollar of White income in 2001. At that rate, we'll have income parity in 2582. As this editorial points out

I am always critical of my mother because she is a Republican, but while Kanye was right about the President, let me also say:

DEMOCRATS DO NOT CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE

What have the Democrats done to end that disparity?

Having spent the majority of my formidable years working for liberal and Democratic causes I can honestly say they do not care, nor barely even try to pretend to (except of course during election year when they depend on our votes for survival).

I do not believe as my mother, Republicans are the answer. I am saddened by the Democrats but I don’t think supporting the Klan-lite is the answer.

Hillary Clinton is emblematic of the problem. She has done nothing to further the interests of Black Americans or other people in need. She has not vocally fought for raise in minimum wage, not fought for more money in education, more opportunities for College. Not introduced programs or ideas of curing the ills of urban centers, or creating programs the bring incentives to help these areas. And on Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day when she spoke of Republicans as plantation owners and so forth she was pandering. What policy has she ever introduced to uplift Black people?

For that matter name one policy the Democratic party has put forward in the past 10 years toward addressing the concerns of the Black community?

I can’t think of any either. The people who run the party, the consultants and pollsters are White and upper middle class. Their children attend socio-economically and majority racially segregated schools, and live in similar enclaves in the greater DC area.

They will not put themselves out there to protect our interests, or even represent our concerns. The appointment of Scalito is not just a threat to women, labor protection, and the environment. He is opposed to the civil rights voting legislation passed during the 1960’s struggle. Ruling to strike down many of its protections and supporting legislation that makes it harder for people to vote, not expanding opportunities. In fact the opinions of that court that ended segregation were as he stated the reason for wanting to get into constitutional law, because he opposed them. I do not know if he is a racist, but his disregard for the protections fought for by our fellow Americans Black and White is disheartening. And where are the Democrats standing to fight for our rights?

And he Black Caucus, self appointed to protect our interests is simply irrelevant. Not understanding what it takes to effect policy in today’s Washington Climate, they might as well not exist for their inconsequence in the party. They do nothing to effect the discussion or policy of the party. Do nothing to raise our issues as America’s issues.

Sadly we must work ourselves for a greater voice, demand it, or threaten staying home on poll day. Imagine the fear in Washington DC offices if the Black leadership, clergy, and grassroots threatened to boycott the next election unless addressing the concerns of our community, Black, White and Brown.

Thanks to genocideisnews at Daily Kos For compiling these MLK quotes which can be found in this Diary