Friday, October 24, 2014

The African-American Spring?

by JASmius

Of course not.  Don't be silly.  The welfare plantation mentality is permanent.  It will never change.  Ever.

But there will always be the occasional exception that proves the rule.....



From the WaPo:

Darren Seals experienced waves of disbelief and anger after Michael Brown’s death, but two months later, he has found a way to channel his emotions: Focus on changing an elected leadership that seems deaf to the concerns of African American residents like him.

So on November 4th, the 27-year-old assembly-line worker and hip-hop musician from a deeply Democratic community plans to take bold action. He says he will vote for a white Republican.

“Just because they’ve got the D next to their name, that don’t mean nothing,” said Seals, who lives a few blocks from where a police officer shot Brown. “The world is watching us right now. It’s time to send a message of our power.”

Many African Americans in Ferguson and across St. Louis County, angered over their leaders’ response to the fatal shooting, say they will be taking their outrage to the ballot box and voting against a Democratic Party that has long been their automatic choice.

They are focusing on the St. Louis county executive’s race, which typically centers on matters such as the budget and sanitation but this year has become caught up in the unrest.



I don't believe in hope.  Hope died on November 6th, 2012.  Hope no longer exists.

But if I were going to grasp at any hope straws, this would be a strong candidate.

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