Jesse Jackson was in Jonesboro, GA. yesterday to preach about the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. According to Jackson, King's dream is still marred by economic inequality and war (funny how that war thing crept in there). Jackson was with King when he was gunned down on April 4, 1968. In fact, you could say that King's death really gave rise to Jackson's career.
You will hear argued today how far we have come towards acheiving a colorblind society. In my opinion, we have acheived much, but there is much more to do. Racism is still alive and well in this country, but I believe it has been pushed into the fringes of our society; into the caves of those who must blames others for their failures.
But there is one segment of our society in which racism is as strong as ever: the so-called black "leadership". These self- and media-appointed individuals continually promote the concept of victimhood to any who will listen. I'm talking about the Jesse Jacksons, Al Sharptons and Quaze Mfumes of this country who exercise the worst form of racism that exists today: the assumption that all people of a certain skin color or ancestery should or do think the same way. This blind belief is echoed in advertising, music and political speech. If it is offensive to me, I can only imagine what it must seem like to a black man or woman who does not subscribe to the victimhood mentality.
People like Jackson need the victimhood class to grow. Without it, he is a nobody, a relic of the past. He must have a segment of society who sees racism around every corner so that he can continue to blackmail companies for donations to his cause. He has grown wealthy on the perversion of his friend's dream.
What would Dr. King say today?
Posted by Matthew at January 17, 2005 08:49 AMAmen Brother.
It's the old divide and conquer. That's the only way people like JJ can maintain their status. These people need to be marginalized as I don't see them helping anyone in the black community.
Hash
Posted by: Hash at January 17, 2005 03:28 PMAh the Rev. If only it were he instead. MLK would have advanced his own cause. There wouldn't be knuckleheads like Rev. JJ. By the way how is the fun baby Rev.? Whose baby is that Jesse?
Posted by: Sly at January 19, 2005 02:18 PMInteresting that this post and the follow-up comments subtly and not-so-subtly attempt to debunk people like Jackson by attacking his character. That's called arguing ad hominem and is meaningless, shows that you have no real substance behind your apparent argument. It's interesting that Jackson and his peers are accused here of needing a victim class but you don't offer one example to support that claim. Curious.
Oh by the way, it's spelled Kweisi Mfume. If you're going to try to rationalize your inexplicable dislike of powerful black leaders who refuse to work within the safe confines of a white-dominant power structure (i.e, powerful blacks other than your much-beloved Condoleezza Rice) then at least research enough to spell the names right.
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