Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?

[Taz]

Here, let a conservative explain to you why blacks are not republicans.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?
Conservatives must embrace the GOP’s once proud legacy on civil rights.
By Musa Al-Gharbi

Today up to 95 percent of African-American voters are aligned with the Democratic Party, and the GOP has largely abandoned its legacy of civil rights activism.

It’s tough to assert being the party of Lincoln while some Republican legislators court Neo-Confederates and other ethnic nationalist movements. They further distance themselves by advocating for voter ID laws, which disenfranchise primarily low-income and legal minority voters. (There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud by illegal or ineligible voters, let alone a single example of when such voting has actually turned an election).

It is similarly difficult for Republicans to trumpet their role in passing Civil Rights Acts while the Republican National Committee is spearheading efforts to dismantle affirmative action (Former GOP chairman Michael Steele struck a good balance on this). And perhaps most importantly, the conservative emphasis on personal responsibility sounds disingenuous to many blacks when Republicans refuse to acknowledge the profound and continuing effects of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation—let alone the persistence of overt racism, institutional and systemic discrimination, and unconscious racial bias.

There is an assumption that these issues do not need to be addressed head-on because a strong economy will raise up all Americans. Hence Republicans focus on fiscal matters over social justice. But if a particular social arrangement fundamentally privileges one group or marginalizes others, then economic growth tends to exacerbate disparities between groups rather than “lifting all boats.” Or put another way, a system has to be fair before it can be color blind.

Diversity v. Tokenism

During virtually every election cycle, the RNC goes out of its way to elevate some black candidate onto the national stage. But diversity isn’t about seeing an African American advocating the exact same positions as their white counterparts. Instead, with often dramatically different life experiences, one would expect substantive differences in how black candidates view and approach policy problems. Yet most of the black voices elevated by the Republican Party reflect little of this more meaningful diversity—and to make matters worse, they aren’t strong candidates to begin with.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?

Because when blacks can red the word "conservative" they think they will have to save money, so they go left where the money is free.

 

[expat_panama]

King wasn't republican...

You can say that, and his niece disagrees:
“Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Republican” According To His Niece | Central Florida Post

...and the killer was white.

Just like Joe Biden, Ernie Sanders, Liz Warren...

 

[IM2]

You can say that, and his niece disagrees:
“Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Republican” According To His Niece | Central Florida Post

His actual children say different.

Martin Luther King III, said: “It is disingenuous to imply that my father was a Republican. He never endorsed any presidential candidate, and there is certainly no evidence that he ever even voted for a Republican.”

and the killer was white.

Just like Joe Biden, Ernie Sanders, Liz Warren...

And Donald Trump.

 

[emilynghiem]

One reason IM2 it takes more work to do things the REAL conservative
way ie not relying on govt if that's what is called the liberal way.

To be like Gladys House, for example, she has been working 2-3 jobs and
investing in PROPERTY, in order to attract more investment support.

That's a harder route to take. Especially when MORE people prefer to
DONATE MILLIONS IF NOT BILLIONS TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
instead of investing in securing and managing business property and programs directly.

So much easier to throw money at politicians to promise to fix these things through govt.

Sadly IM2 because the liberals dominated the media in this game,
the conservatives complain of RINO/sellout Republicans who start to compete
to do the same thing Democrats do, and just make money campaigning as career politicians.

So the complaint is not only against Liberal Democrats selling dependence on govt for
votes and donations, but there are huge splits among Republicans and conservatives
refusing to support GOP candidates they think are fakes and following "liberal" selling out of govt as well.

Now it's even tougher, with fewer people really doing things
according to how they preach as Conservatives. Very few.
Not just a minority of Black, but a minority among both
parties hijacked by corporate politics.

Here, let a conservative explain to you why blacks are not republicans.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?
Conservatives must embrace the GOP’s once proud legacy on civil rights.
By Musa Al-Gharbi

Today up to 95 percent of African-American voters are aligned with the Democratic Party, and the GOP has largely abandoned its legacy of civil rights activism.

It’s tough to assert being the party of Lincoln while some Republican legislators court Neo-Confederates and other ethnic nationalist movements. They further distance themselves by advocating for voter ID laws, which disenfranchise primarily low-income and legal minority voters. (There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud by illegal or ineligible voters, let alone a single example of when such voting has actually turned an election).

It is similarly difficult for Republicans to trumpet their role in passing Civil Rights Acts while the Republican National Committee is spearheading efforts to dismantle affirmative action (Former GOP chairman Michael Steele struck a good balance on this). And perhaps most importantly, the conservative emphasis on personal responsibility sounds disingenuous to many blacks when Republicans refuse to acknowledge the profound and continuing effects of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation—let alone the persistence of overt racism, institutional and systemic discrimination, and unconscious racial bias.

There is an assumption that these issues do not need to be addressed head-on because a strong economy will raise up all Americans. Hence Republicans focus on fiscal matters over social justice. But if a particular social arrangement fundamentally privileges one group or marginalizes others, then economic growth tends to exacerbate disparities between groups rather than “lifting all boats.” Or put another way, a system has to be fair before it can be color blind.

Diversity v. Tokenism

During virtually every election cycle, the RNC goes out of its way to elevate some black candidate onto the national stage. But diversity isn’t about seeing an African American advocating the exact same positions as their white counterparts. Instead, with often dramatically different life experiences, one would expect substantive differences in how black candidates view and approach policy problems. Yet most of the black voices elevated by the Republican Party reflect little of this more meaningful diversity—and to make matters worse, they aren’t strong candidates to begin with.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?

 

[IM2]

One reason IM2 it takes more work to do things the REAL conservative
way ie not relying on govt if that's what is called the liberal way.

To be like Gladys House, for example, she has been working 2-3 jobs and
investing in PROPERTY, in order to attract more investment support.

That's a harder route to take. Especially when MORE people prefer to
DONATE MILLIONS IF NOT BILLIONS TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
instead of investing in securing and managing business property and programs directly.

So much easier to throw money at politicians to promise to fix these things through govt.

Sadly IM2 because the liberals dominated the media in this game,
the conservatives complain of RINO/sellout Republicans who start to compete
to do the same thing Democrats do, and just make money campaigning as career politicians.

So the complaint is not only against Liberal Democrats selling dependence on govt for
votes and donations, but there are huge splits among Republicans and conservatives
refusing to support GOP candidates they think are fakes and following "liberal" selling out of govt as well.

Now it's even tougher, with fewer people really doing things
according to how they preach as Conservatives. Very few.
Not just a minority of Black, but a minority among both
parties hijacked by corporate politics.

Here, let a conservative explain to you why blacks are not republicans.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?
Conservatives must embrace the GOP’s once proud legacy on civil rights.
By Musa Al-Gharbi

Today up to 95 percent of African-American voters are aligned with the Democratic Party, and the GOP has largely abandoned its legacy of civil rights activism.

It’s tough to assert being the party of Lincoln while some Republican legislators court Neo-Confederates and other ethnic nationalist movements. They further distance themselves by advocating for voter ID laws, which disenfranchise primarily low-income and legal minority voters. (There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud by illegal or ineligible voters, let alone a single example of when such voting has actually turned an election).

It is similarly difficult for Republicans to trumpet their role in passing Civil Rights Acts while the Republican National Committee is spearheading efforts to dismantle affirmative action (Former GOP chairman Michael Steele struck a good balance on this). And perhaps most importantly, the conservative emphasis on personal responsibility sounds disingenuous to many blacks when Republicans refuse to acknowledge the profound and continuing effects of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation—let alone the persistence of overt racism, institutional and systemic discrimination, and unconscious racial bias.

There is an assumption that these issues do not need to be addressed head-on because a strong economy will raise up all Americans. Hence Republicans focus on fiscal matters over social justice. But if a particular social arrangement fundamentally privileges one group or marginalizes others, then economic growth tends to exacerbate disparities between groups rather than “lifting all boats.” Or put another way, a system has to be fair before it can be color blind.

Diversity v. Tokenism

During virtually every election cycle, the RNC goes out of its way to elevate some black candidate onto the national stage. But diversity isn’t about seeing an African American advocating the exact same positions as their white counterparts. Instead, with often dramatically different life experiences, one would expect substantive differences in how black candidates view and approach policy problems. Yet most of the black voices elevated by the Republican Party reflect little of this more meaningful diversity—and to make matters worse, they aren’t strong candidates to begin with.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?

Emily, that's a bunch of bullshit. Conservatives are all about government dependence. Try discussing what is said in the OP, because it's easier to lie about not being for government dependence when you are consistently lobbying government to get others to pay their fair share while you don't. That's the conservative way.

 

[emilynghiem]

One reason IM2 it takes more work to do things the REAL conservative
way ie not relying on govt if that's what is called the liberal way.

To be like Gladys House, for example, she has been working 2-3 jobs and
investing in PROPERTY, in order to attract more investment support.

That's a harder route to take. Especially when MORE people prefer to
DONATE MILLIONS IF NOT BILLIONS TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
instead of investing in securing and managing business property and programs directly.

So much easier to throw money at politicians to promise to fix these things through govt.

Sadly IM2 because the liberals dominated the media in this game,
the conservatives complain of RINO/sellout Republicans who start to compete
to do the same thing Democrats do, and just make money campaigning as career politicians.

So the complaint is not only against Liberal Democrats selling dependence on govt for
votes and donations, but there are huge splits among Republicans and conservatives
refusing to support GOP candidates they think are fakes and following "liberal" selling out of govt as well.

Now it's even tougher, with fewer people really doing things
according to how they preach as Conservatives. Very few.
Not just a minority of Black, but a minority among both
parties hijacked by corporate politics.

Here, let a conservative explain to you why blacks are not republicans.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?
Conservatives must embrace the GOP’s once proud legacy on civil rights.
By Musa Al-Gharbi

Today up to 95 percent of African-American voters are aligned with the Democratic Party, and the GOP has largely abandoned its legacy of civil rights activism.

It’s tough to assert being the party of Lincoln while some Republican legislators court Neo-Confederates and other ethnic nationalist movements. They further distance themselves by advocating for voter ID laws, which disenfranchise primarily low-income and legal minority voters. (There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud by illegal or ineligible voters, let alone a single example of when such voting has actually turned an election).

It is similarly difficult for Republicans to trumpet their role in passing Civil Rights Acts while the Republican National Committee is spearheading efforts to dismantle affirmative action (Former GOP chairman Michael Steele struck a good balance on this). And perhaps most importantly, the conservative emphasis on personal responsibility sounds disingenuous to many blacks when Republicans refuse to acknowledge the profound and continuing effects of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation—let alone the persistence of overt racism, institutional and systemic discrimination, and unconscious racial bias.

There is an assumption that these issues do not need to be addressed head-on because a strong economy will raise up all Americans. Hence Republicans focus on fiscal matters over social justice. But if a particular social arrangement fundamentally privileges one group or marginalizes others, then economic growth tends to exacerbate disparities between groups rather than “lifting all boats.” Or put another way, a system has to be fair before it can be color blind.

Diversity v. Tokenism

During virtually every election cycle, the RNC goes out of its way to elevate some black candidate onto the national stage. But diversity isn’t about seeing an African American advocating the exact same positions as their white counterparts. Instead, with often dramatically different life experiences, one would expect substantive differences in how black candidates view and approach policy problems. Yet most of the black voices elevated by the Republican Party reflect little of this more meaningful diversity—and to make matters worse, they aren’t strong candidates to begin with.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?

Emily, that's a bunch of bullshit. Conservatives are all about government dependence. Try discussing what is said in the OP, because it's easier to lie about not being for government dependence when you are consistently lobbying government to get others to pay their fair share while you don't. That's the conservative way.

Yes IM2 it's become that way
The ORIGINAL stance that was SUPPOSED to be Constitutionalism/Conservatism
was SUPPOSED TO BE LIMITED GOVT.

You are right that this has become lost.
This is ALSO the complaint of more conservatives who AGREE WITH YOU!!!

 

[wamose]

Democrats thrive on keeping their constituents poor and pissed off. Controlling the media and education system helps them achieve this objective. So Blacks are actually being psychologically conned into favoring the liberals that have sentenced them to perpetual poverty. In a free and fair country, there would be plenty more Black GOPers.

I don't think blacks are stupid.

Nobody said they were. Could it just be that you're trying to deny one of your long held racist perceptions?

 

[IM2]

Democrats thrive on keeping their constituents poor and pissed off. Controlling the media and education system helps them achieve this objective. So Blacks are actually being psychologically conned into favoring the liberals that have sentenced them to perpetual poverty. In a free and fair country, there would be plenty more Black GOPers.

I don't think blacks are stupid.

Nobody said they were. Could it just be that you're trying to deny one of your long held racist perceptions?

It's exactly what you republicans say every time you tell us we are democrats because liberals tell us to be.

 

[Flash]

 

[IM2]

One reason IM2 it takes more work to do things the REAL conservative
way ie not relying on govt if that's what is called the liberal way.

To be like Gladys House, for example, she has been working 2-3 jobs and
investing in PROPERTY, in order to attract more investment support.

That's a harder route to take. Especially when MORE people prefer to
DONATE MILLIONS IF NOT BILLIONS TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
instead of investing in securing and managing business property and programs directly.

So much easier to throw money at politicians to promise to fix these things through govt.

Sadly IM2 because the liberals dominated the media in this game,
the conservatives complain of RINO/sellout Republicans who start to compete
to do the same thing Democrats do, and just make money campaigning as career politicians.

So the complaint is not only against Liberal Democrats selling dependence on govt for
votes and donations, but there are huge splits among Republicans and conservatives
refusing to support GOP candidates they think are fakes and following "liberal" selling out of govt as well.

Now it's even tougher, with fewer people really doing things
according to how they preach as Conservatives. Very few.
Not just a minority of Black, but a minority among both
parties hijacked by corporate politics.

Here, let a conservative explain to you why blacks are not republicans.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?
Conservatives must embrace the GOP’s once proud legacy on civil rights.
By Musa Al-Gharbi

Today up to 95 percent of African-American voters are aligned with the Democratic Party, and the GOP has largely abandoned its legacy of civil rights activism.

It’s tough to assert being the party of Lincoln while some Republican legislators court Neo-Confederates and other ethnic nationalist movements. They further distance themselves by advocating for voter ID laws, which disenfranchise primarily low-income and legal minority voters. (There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud by illegal or ineligible voters, let alone a single example of when such voting has actually turned an election).

It is similarly difficult for Republicans to trumpet their role in passing Civil Rights Acts while the Republican National Committee is spearheading efforts to dismantle affirmative action (Former GOP chairman Michael Steele struck a good balance on this). And perhaps most importantly, the conservative emphasis on personal responsibility sounds disingenuous to many blacks when Republicans refuse to acknowledge the profound and continuing effects of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation—let alone the persistence of overt racism, institutional and systemic discrimination, and unconscious racial bias.

There is an assumption that these issues do not need to be addressed head-on because a strong economy will raise up all Americans. Hence Republicans focus on fiscal matters over social justice. But if a particular social arrangement fundamentally privileges one group or marginalizes others, then economic growth tends to exacerbate disparities between groups rather than “lifting all boats.” Or put another way, a system has to be fair before it can be color blind.

Diversity v. Tokenism

During virtually every election cycle, the RNC goes out of its way to elevate some black candidate onto the national stage. But diversity isn’t about seeing an African American advocating the exact same positions as their white counterparts. Instead, with often dramatically different life experiences, one would expect substantive differences in how black candidates view and approach policy problems. Yet most of the black voices elevated by the Republican Party reflect little of this more meaningful diversity—and to make matters worse, they aren’t strong candidates to begin with.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?

Emily, that's a bunch of bullshit. Conservatives are all about government dependence. Try discussing what is said in the OP, because it's easier to lie about not being for government dependence when you are consistently lobbying government to get others to pay their fair share while you don't. That's the conservative way.

Yes IM2 it's become that way
The ORIGINAL stance that was SUPPOSED to be Constitutionalism/Conservatism
was SUPPOSED TO BE LIMITED GOVT.

You are right that this has become lost.
This is ALSO the complaint of more conservatives who AGREE WITH YOU!!!

Liberals have never been for government dependence Emily. This is where we disagree.

 

[IM2]

Lol! There are 40 million blacks. 2 or 3 blacks don't makes a case to argue.

 

[Ghost of a Rider]

Here, let a conservative explain to you why blacks are not republicans.

Why Aren’t There More Black Republicans?
Conservatives must embrace the GOP’s once proud legacy on civil rights.
By Musa Al-Gharbi

Today up to 95 percent of African-American voters are aligned with the Democratic Party, and the GOP has largely abandoned its legacy of civil rights activism.

It’s tough to assert being the party of Lincoln while some Republican legislators court Neo-Confederates and other ethnic nationalist movements. They further distance themselves by advocating for voter ID laws, which disenfranchise primarily low-income and legal minority voters. (There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud by illegal or ineligible voters, let alone a single example of when such voting has actually turned an election).

There's that voter ID bullshit again. First of all, there is absolutely no reason why low-income and legal minority voters can't get an ID. Secondly, voter fraud doesn't need to be widespread to be policed. Each fraudulent vote cancels out a legitimate vote and I for one want my vote to count. If I didn't or if I didn't care, I wouldn't bother voting in the first place.

It is similarly difficult for Republicans to trumpet their role in passing Civil Rights Acts while the Republican National Committee is spearheading efforts to dismantle affirmative action (Former GOP chairman Michael Steele struck a good balance on this).

Affirmative Action is nothing more than state sponsored nepotism. Equal opportunity is paramount but AA is not equal. A system cannot purport to be equal when it pushes for certain racial quotas.

And perhaps most importantly, the conservative emphasis on personal responsibility sounds disingenuous to many blacks when Republicans refuse to acknowledge the profound and continuing effects of slavery, Jim Crow and segregation—let alone the persistence of overt racism, institutional and systemic discrimination, and unconscious racial bias.[/quote]

Perhaps if Democrats had not pushed for and maintained segregation for so long it wouldn't be an issue today.