Its that season once again. Time for certain forces to unmask themselves and showcase their true agenda.
That mask that they had been wearing allowed them to present themselves as working in an "unbought, unsold" manner on behalf of the best interests of the Black community. Or at least this is what they say into the microphones that they have control over as they stroke the confidence of their loyal followers.
If their antics were not so obvious and instead they used more skill to mask their true purpose I would give them more credit. Instead they continually prove that they are indeed "equal human beings", no different from their noted political and racial adversaries. This despite their claims of being both a victim and a moral compass.
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Race And The Georgia Governor's Race
Put me on the record: I do not like either one of the two "White men" running for governor. They both are corrupt individuals. "Good ole boys" if you will.
The key difference between these two individuals is that one is a Democrat and the other is a Republican. Well the Republican used to be a Democrat but in the eyes of the Black Progressive Establishment Overlay machine in Atlanta he is now a RACIST and he is a threat to the "Black Interests" and must be defeated.
One of the biggest reasons for my apparent antagonistic disposition with the Black Progressive Establishment Overlay is my observation of their "ideological unity enforcement" tactics.
If you allow them to tell it:
- The racist threat from conservatives is worse for Black people than the present economic, academic and public safety conditions that THEY (the Progressives who are Democrats who are Black") now preside over within the Black community. (ex: "If you think you are having it rough now just wait until your enemy gets put into office")
- All of the problems that continue within the Black community are not the fault of the favorable leadership. Instead it is the fault of the RACISTS who don't wish to allow everyone in America to experience the "American Dream" and thus they doggedly fight the imposition of the policies that the favorable politicians seek to implement, thus disassembling "White Privilege". It just so happens that all of these favorable policies involve strengthening the hand of government and destroying the market system.
- White Liberals have the best interests of the Black community in mind. We should work to remove all bigotry out of the Black community's own culture (hetero-normative cultural beliefs, patriarchal order, Christian fundamentalism) and adopt more secular progressive ideals. The Black church should be used as "social justice" organs, accepting all who come through their doors, ACCEPTING them as they are and fighting against those who seek to have them conform or deny them access to resources per the "national contract" that we all live under. The society must CHANGE, not the "protected people".
As I watched the Angela Davis interview from "Democracy Now" for the second time today as I documented the key segments prior to editing it down for commentary and posting I noticed one thing about her perspective and that of many who are in the "perpetual struggle" for social justice along with her: THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO MANAGE. They ONLY know how to STRUGGLE.
When then come to the unenviable point at which their victory over the key institutions of oppression that they have long protested against puts them into the seat of power and thus theoretically on the hook to deliver those who are sitting in that seat are forced into a massive dose of reality: the rhetoric and abstract theories that got them into power are not going to allow them to manage the knobs and switches on the panel that is in front of them.
There are two main factions that we must consider in this coalition:
- The politician / appointee / spokes model that is the torch bearer for the ideology
- The array of activists, supporters and the rank & file that promoted the faction in #1 into power
In the incestuous relationship between these two elements - #2 agrees not to attack #1 for their failings to deliver upon the promises. #1 also agrees to not "blame the victims" in #2 for their own problems.
The people who are stuck at the TRANSACTIONAL level love this relationship. It allows them to retain the pride that they have that their IDEOLOGY is "winning". They can point to the laundry list of seats that are now controlled by "their side". Thus it is to their advantage to not doggedly pursue the redress of their grievances to the point where their "permanent friend" is damaged, allowing the enemy to return to power.
The painful truth of the dysfunction in this relationship is that this protectionism that is erected also has the unintended consequence of avoiding the drive to obtain the desired ends THROUGH THE PEOPLE. Since #1 is averse to going after #2 the both of them content themselves with retaining the permanent fight against the external enemy as this allows them to remain unified and not step on each other's toes.
The control over the domain (the city, the county, the voting district) is thus turned from a defined set of land though which prosperity is obtained via productivity enhancements of the functions within over to a platform that the activist representatives will go off into "foreign" legislative bodies to collect resources for redistribution into the district for the consumption of the people. In turn - anyone who stands against this redistribution and who pushes back with calls for "introspection" of the dysfunctional practices that squander organic productivity is said to be an enemy.
WVEE FM and WAOK AM
The perfect counter part to the "Right-wing Talk Radio" stations in Atlanta that are "racist" and that promote the GOP are the "Urban Hip Hop and R&B" station and the "Fight The Power" Black talk radio station. Both are owned by CBS Radio. Despite all of the talk about "we Black folks", the truth is that they all receive their paychecks from a corporation.
The reason why the interview with DJ Frank Ski in which he expresses outrage over "Ghetto Grandmothers" is so hard to take based on the antics that are conducted on both of these stations. I wonder if Frank Ski's grandmother could listen to the ignorant lyrics of many of the songs that he plays and not get similarly INSULTED, wondering if our community has indeed "progressed" or retrogressed into some snake pit?
Take that Wacka Flacka Flame video that I have posted to the right and apply it to a visual of a significant portion of the music played on the station. There is no greater source of "insult" to the Black community via the use of code words than the music that is played on this station. Not even the "bleeps" used to cancel out the choice words prevent someone doing "sentence completion" as they lipsynch the words. I assure you that there is no other greater source for White people saying the word "Nigga" than from the sing alongs done while listening to this music.
If the the previous sentence contained: "Trigger", "Jigga", "Figga", "Gold Digga" - chances are that people can THINK their way around what was said under the "bleep" in the accompanying sentence. I only ask: What about the words said by Republican Nathan Deal are SUPERIOR to that which is said by the various upstart "Hip Hop Voice Of The Street Pirate" rappers that have their THOUGHTS trafficked by V-103 and other elements of propaganda into our community? I am not even sure why Frank Ski was interviewed as a credible source of "outrage".
As for WAOK - the sister station - the word "Ghetto Grandmother" and the underlying meaning is mild language compared to what can be heard from both the hosts and especially the callers. Again some people have the nerve to talk about "those damned White people who don't want a Black man having nothing" while doing so in a forum paid for by CBS Radio.
It is ironic that when we evaluate the "Tea Parties" it is their ASSOCIATIONS with White Nationalists that is the main indictment against them. (I watched an episode of Democracy Now yesterday which had NAACP's Ben Jealous and the researcher that did the report). Ironically the Black community is suffering from the violence, murder and property crimes - all of which are lyrically depicted in the "Hip Hop Voice Of The Street Pirate" music that enjoys heavy rotation on V-103. Why is it that THESE associations that have far more forensic attachment to the major problems within the Black community are not scrutinized just the same? The best answer that I can come up with is that the "Non-White White Supremacy" that infects too many of my people cause them to believe that these White nationalists are a SUPERIOR threat to anything that a Black rapper with a microphone could ever managed to do. This despite him being a fully EQUAL human being.
Any claims of "strugglers for justice" were dashed over the past 2 weeks as the "Cracker Barrel Beating White Man" received a verbal lynching. Many pious callers spoke of "not allowing THEM to 'do this to our women' " yet can't be found when the 20 other Black females have been attacked by "one of their own" seek to discover their ORGANIC value rather than having their appraised worth based upon their attacker.
I did not appreciate the use of the words "Ghetto Grandmothers" by Republican Nathan deal in relation to the photo voter ID issue. At the same time the entire opposition to it was racial and fraudulent as well. Why ask him to not shoot back at people who are aiming for his head? Where are the demands for dignity from the people who are advocating your position?
I have stated previously that I too don't support the extension of the Voting Rights Act's two most controversial sections (Pre-Clearance & Majority-Minority districts). The first throws away the notion of continued sanction based upon present violations rather than punitive spirit. With the second - these protected districts do a better job electing leftist Black representatives than they have proven to produce districts where the BLACK PERMANENT INTERESTS are actually delivered upon. In fact the reverse can be argued in far too many cases. This is the cornerstone of the "Black ideological enforcement" scheme that is being hoisted upon our people.
Again I ask - Is Frank Ski and others "offended" by the molestation of the Black permanent interests in the "mission accomplished" cities and counties where favorable people preside? I noted previously all of the "Democrats who are Black" officials that came out for Roy Barnes several months ago. Those from Dekalb County and Clayton County had no room to talk about someone's failings.
From my perspective I looked at areas from the metro Atlanta that I choose not to live per the index of my permanent interests, look at the Black people who agree with my views per their own residency choices (despite their ideological and party loyalties) and from there consider the MACHINE that is in control over these places and DISCREDIT their endorsements rather than using them as my voters guide.
Administration Of Elections
The final two videos were posted for the purposes of communicating the presence of the "Man Behind The Curtain". There are people who administrate our voting process. Today there is a system of safe guards to protect the integrity of the system. Despite all of this there are occasional errors made that have no malicious intent behind them.
I should also point out that in the last election cycle this same department in Fulton County received sanctions from the GA Secretary of State for violating certain voting processes that put the integrity of the vote and the confidentiality of the voters at risk.
Of course these "offenses" are not likely to appear in any "Voting Suppression" report. While fire requires oxygen, fuel and an ignition source - a voting rights indictment by civil rights operatives requires the presence of Republicans in power.
After every election it seems that in private conversation or on the "Fight The Power" radio station we will hear complaints about the "voter suppression" that was triggered by the long lines in East Point Georgia or South Dekalb or Southwest Atlanta (read between the lines - Black areas). All the while people in Peach Tree City or Alpharetta were provided with a valet service that opened their car doors, ushered them into vote and then provided them with some hand sanitizer so that no germs from the touch screen would infect them. Maybe the grass is indeed greener on the other side.
When these indictments are rendered I notice the frequent use of ambiguity about the race or the likely party affiliation of the people who are placed in charge of the elections process when such specificity would cause them to indict "their own". For some people it is easier for them to believe that Ken Blackwell in Ohio was able to hijack the entire elections process statewide than to accept that their favored people were charged with the administration of the elections process in a more regionally based distribution.
Furthermore the thought that "outsiders" would dare come into these geographically distributed administration node as "process monitors" is yet another point of indictment. "What you think that Black people are corrupt?" is the common refrain. Rarely do we hear "We have a transparent process in which the regulations of the state are strictly followed. We have nothing to hide. As long as you don't interfere with our operation you are welcome to come and observe. We will have representatives observing where you come from as well as we believe in 'trust but verify' ".
All of this leads me to repeat my previous observations about living in a metro area where there is a higher than average amount of diversity in the ranks of the local government leadership:
The struggle for civil rights and the delivery of free and open elections only afforded Black people the right to vote and for Black candidates to run for office. From my perspective Black officials show that they are 100% EQUAL HUMAN BEINGS. Out of a crowd of them:
- Some are visionary leaders
- Some merely tread water, not rocking the boat
- Others are incompetent and should be removed
The distribution of them into these segments are little different from their White counterparts.
TRUE progress will be had within the Black community when the results that are delivered within the domain of control over which these officials of ANY COLOR is the primary determining factor as to their ability to retain their seats or get the boot out of office.
In as much as the Black community is allowed to have our interests hijacked as our focus is nationalized in line with a grand "Mission From God" the bigger threat than having our "vote diluted" because we are no longer a voting block is that our PERMANENT INTERESTS are diluted because we fail to manage those who we have entrusted with the institutional seats of power.
There is a need for a force that can sublimate the present Black Power Overlay, forcing them to work on behalf of the interests of the people rather than executing upon the terms of the partnership agreement that they have made with their ideological and partisan friends.