1. From early on, I was saddled with the affliction, identified by my 8th grade classmate, as "He talk like a white boy."
2. My son Connor was a big, solid baby. We nicknamed him "Moose." When we took him out with us, people would se him and wink at me, saying "Future NBA star, huh?" or "Going straight to the NFL!" The automatic assumption of athletic prowess made me grit my teeth. I wondered whether these strangers would be making similar predicdtonsif my son were white. It got so bad, I began responding with a few acronyms of my own: "Try Ph.D, DDS, or MD."
a. When we arrived late to his baseball practice, he whined, "Daddy, I'm late." I told him it was because he had to finish his schoolwork first. He's only in the first grade. I believe you must plant these seeds in kids' minds while they are young so they will bear fruit later on.
3 . And another thing about schooling: vouchers is not the issue, but a real commitment to educate our children and to give them the skills necessary to compete. Public dollars should go those institutions that achieve results, whether public or private, religious or secular.
4. Once identified as a black conservative, the discussion gets heavy. No, I am not opposed to progress, or to change, but I am opposed to change for the sake of change, or in order to achieve some bureaucrat's notion of utopia.
a. Actually, for the majority of my life, the label that I put on myself was that of 'liberal.' If I am a conservative now, it is certainly the conservatism grounded in common sense and independent thought. That's what my parents taught me, and they were life-long Democrats.
b. And more: personal autonomy; a smaller, less intrusive federal government; the empowerment of parents when it comes to educating their children. I believe in marriage, and a traditional family, in which God is at the head.
c. I believe in American exceptionalism, because this nation is 'the last best hope of man on earth.'
5. My sister and I were raised to believe that we, as black people, had a right to the mainstream economic and educational institutions of this nation. That claim, however, came with an obligation to achieve. We were taught that life is not fair and that hard work will accomplish more than complaining.
a. The constant reminder in my home was 'There is no monopoly on brainpower.' And we, as black children, could compete academically with white children. If black children are challenged to compete on an objective scale of merit, they will rise to that challenge and excel.
6. We attended church regularly, and learned that Christianity was more than a belief: it is a responsibility; we should love our fellow man, and that evil is to be confronted, not endured.
7. The liberalism I knew growing up supported our constitutional notion that our government ought to act in defense of individual rights. IN the name of social progress, liberals have now replaced the sacredness of the individual with group rights and victimology. Now, our government is no longer securing rights for individuals but ensuring that rights will only flow to individuals by virtue of their membership in a group.
8. While I was a student at NYU, liberal administrators created the "Third World Project." To provide minority students acting opportunities, one play every year was earmarked for black students. Even though I had been raised in Colorado, I was too black to rate 'first world.' This was New York liberals initiative: rather than enforce open casting, they opted for 'separate but equal.'
a. Here in California, the State University at Long Beach holds a graduation ceremony just for its African American students. Cap and gowns and all. And one for American Indians, Chicano/Latinos, Cambodians, and Filipinos. And every major school in California has a similar ceremony.
Joseph C. Phillips, "He Talk Like a White Boy"
Liberalism today. Groups of victims.
That's not the kind of black I am....Liberals be so advised.
2. My son Connor was a big, solid baby. We nicknamed him "Moose." When we took him out with us, people would se him and wink at me, saying "Future NBA star, huh?" or "Going straight to the NFL!" The automatic assumption of athletic prowess made me grit my teeth. I wondered whether these strangers would be making similar predicdtonsif my son were white. It got so bad, I began responding with a few acronyms of my own: "Try Ph.D, DDS, or MD."
a. When we arrived late to his baseball practice, he whined, "Daddy, I'm late." I told him it was because he had to finish his schoolwork first. He's only in the first grade. I believe you must plant these seeds in kids' minds while they are young so they will bear fruit later on.
3 . And another thing about schooling: vouchers is not the issue, but a real commitment to educate our children and to give them the skills necessary to compete. Public dollars should go those institutions that achieve results, whether public or private, religious or secular.
4. Once identified as a black conservative, the discussion gets heavy. No, I am not opposed to progress, or to change, but I am opposed to change for the sake of change, or in order to achieve some bureaucrat's notion of utopia.
a. Actually, for the majority of my life, the label that I put on myself was that of 'liberal.' If I am a conservative now, it is certainly the conservatism grounded in common sense and independent thought. That's what my parents taught me, and they were life-long Democrats.
b. And more: personal autonomy; a smaller, less intrusive federal government; the empowerment of parents when it comes to educating their children. I believe in marriage, and a traditional family, in which God is at the head.
c. I believe in American exceptionalism, because this nation is 'the last best hope of man on earth.'
5. My sister and I were raised to believe that we, as black people, had a right to the mainstream economic and educational institutions of this nation. That claim, however, came with an obligation to achieve. We were taught that life is not fair and that hard work will accomplish more than complaining.
a. The constant reminder in my home was 'There is no monopoly on brainpower.' And we, as black children, could compete academically with white children. If black children are challenged to compete on an objective scale of merit, they will rise to that challenge and excel.
6. We attended church regularly, and learned that Christianity was more than a belief: it is a responsibility; we should love our fellow man, and that evil is to be confronted, not endured.
7. The liberalism I knew growing up supported our constitutional notion that our government ought to act in defense of individual rights. IN the name of social progress, liberals have now replaced the sacredness of the individual with group rights and victimology. Now, our government is no longer securing rights for individuals but ensuring that rights will only flow to individuals by virtue of their membership in a group.
8. While I was a student at NYU, liberal administrators created the "Third World Project." To provide minority students acting opportunities, one play every year was earmarked for black students. Even though I had been raised in Colorado, I was too black to rate 'first world.' This was New York liberals initiative: rather than enforce open casting, they opted for 'separate but equal.'
a. Here in California, the State University at Long Beach holds a graduation ceremony just for its African American students. Cap and gowns and all. And one for American Indians, Chicano/Latinos, Cambodians, and Filipinos. And every major school in California has a similar ceremony.
Joseph C. Phillips, "He Talk Like a White Boy"
Liberalism today. Groups of victims.
That's not the kind of black I am....Liberals be so advised.
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