What Black People Really Want

I think with the election of Barak Obama as President, Race is becoming a hot button issue once again. The fires of hatred that once burned brightly and fueled the racial tensions in this country, were long thought to be extinguished. But they weren’t, they were simmering under the surface, and with the election of Americas 1st black president, those simmering embers are starting to flare up again. The whole race game is just another card that is used by the power elite to keep the average common people at odds. It’s just another distraction, along with religion, political ideology, gun control, gay rights, and abortion, which is used to keep us from really trying to come together to effect real change in this country (A country divided cannot stand). Look, let’s be honest OK? There are some facts about the good ole USA that we just have to accept as truth, or else we will never really address the real issues that need to be looked at. Is there racial inequity in the country? Yes. It always has been, and it always will be. That’s just one of the prices you have to pay to live in a free society. Do Black people and white people view America through the same eyes? No. There are some things in America that we see in a different light than you do. There are thing that we deal with and see that White America doesn’t. That’s just a fact of life. You can't change the way people feel about race, everyone has their own little prejudices, and you can't force a person to change their viewpoint thru laws. And for that matter, why waste time and energy even trying to do so? All you’re going to do is make that person, and those who think like that more staunch in their belief. That change can only come from within that person and only if they want to, and frankly, I refuse to waste my time and energy trying to get people to like me because of the color of my skin.


Look, I'll admit, I look at things from a liberal viewpoint, and I am a proud, gun toting liberal, but just like the conservative right, I feel that the left is slowly being hijacked by the extreme left wing. It started out as something honorable, but I think it is starting to morph into something totally different. I feel we are starting to become what we claim to fight against. My attitude is this, you can hate me for whatever reason, I don't care, and you still have that right in this country. You don’t have to like me, But you will respect me (until I give you reason not to). Just don't try and stop me from living my life, Life in America is heard enough already, don’t add to my hardship, don't get in my way. Most Black people (and I say most because you will always have your idiots in all races) don't want anything from anybody. All we want is:

1. To work and take care of our families.

2. We just want a level playing field so we can chase after the same American dream, which we were told  we have an opportunity to achieve.

3. We want to be respected, and not always be looked upon with fear and suspicion ( Until we give you a reason to, and that comes in all races )

4. We want to be viewed as equal contributors to the American experience

5. Acknowledgement that some of our complaints and concerns have merit and not just using the “race  card” ( whatever the hell that is )

We don't want a hand up or out. Now with that being said, does this mean that I am against Affirmative action? No. That program was devised to level an already uneven playing field for minorities. I don’t feel that America has come to a point where everything is equal, and a man or woman of color is judges by their skill, not their skin tone. Do I like affirmative action? No. But let’s be realistic. If the field was level and equal, there would no need for that program. But we aren’t there yet. Over the years White people have purposely attempted to keep the field unequal. I would love to see this program go away, it makes it much harder for us to prove that we earned what have achieved do to skill, not race, but we are not there yet. You might not like the message, but it’s true. The bottom line is this; we don’t want white people’s money. We can make our own .We don’t need or want your pity. We just want and demand your respect. Just step out of our way, don’t interfere, give us time to work out the problems in our community (and we will fix them don’t you worry) and we will take care of the rest ourselves..