Nice. It seems like many in DC are a bit insane. Many blacks in part of the city support Marion Barry for mayor- ya know, Marion Barry who was busted doing cocaine. It seems to me that, since he's black, black voters in the city will support him- it's the herd mentality...the 'us' versus 'them' mindset that is so common in black communities. Big problem with Barry, besides the fact that he refuses to answer if he's still on drugs or not, is- he promises to bring more federal money to the "poor" parts of the city- mainly black areas that are full of his supporters. That means, he wants to add to the victicrat mentality that plagues the black communities in many US cities...we're not to blame for the sorry state of our neighborhoods, we're oppressed, and more federal money is the answer...more federal money to keep more citizens on welfare, and the nonstop cycle will be sure to continue.
You don't think there's a herd mentality, and my comments are bigoted, you say? Well, look at the democratic party and blacks...in the minds of millions, a black republican isn't really black at all. What other racial group flocks to one party for no known reason, like blacks do with the democratic party? It's obscene, the ratio of dems to repubs. The brainwashing of many on the left- who always use the race card, and paint the right as racists who want to hang you and your family members works, and it's worked for decades. Sad, but it's true...It's always refreshing to see blacks who buck the trend and think independently of the rigid party lines.
This is not an uncommon phenomenon- blacks have, for some time, voted mostly democratic, and the reasoning behind that, to me, is puzzling. It does, however, have a lot to do with the mentality that blacks should stick together with other blacks, simply because they're black- how else do you explain support for coke-addicts like Barry or support of a murderer like OJ Simpson, or the 1992 riots in L.A.- which was, in essence, indirect support of a drug addicted motorist who refused to comply with police orders? There's only one reasonable answer, and it's the mentality I just mentioned.
(Just some info- I was interested in who has used this 'herd mentality' term before...and if you search google, besides 2 pages from my site that come up 2nd and 3rd, the first page that comes up is a geocities page that has a posted article by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Thought that was interesting.)
Posted by Josh at September 15, 2004 07:37 PM | TrackBack