Jackson Gets It
No, not that Jackson. Alphonso Jackson, the secretary of HUD. In this article, Jackson, who is black, calls black leaders to task for the "victim mentality" they preach to black people.
Alphonso Jackson, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, says that black leaders like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Julian Bond are doing a disservice to blacks by perpetuating an ideology of victimhood.
"They [black leaders] have created an industry," Jackson, who is black, told NewsMax. "If we don't become victims, they have no income. They have no podium."
Amen. We have been saying that for years. Just as it is in the Democrats' best interest for America to do poorly in the War on Terror, it is in the poverty pimps' best interest to keep black people down and discouraged.
"They are in the business of making excuses," he said. "White folks have nothing to do with the fact that seven out of every 10 black children born in this country are born out of wedlock," Jackson said. Nor do they have anything to do "with that fact that we have more black males in prison than we do in college."
While racism still exists, "Young black kids are getting every opportunity that they need, just like every other kid," Jackson said. "I think in 2006 to say that everything is the fault of our brothers and sisters of the lighter hue is ridiculous."
Until blacks "begin to focus in on the serious problems that we have in our communities, and begin to try to solve those problems in the most positive manner that we can, we're not helping ourselves," Jackson said.
Exactly right. They just throw out that buzzword "oppression," and blame it on the white folks. Who's racist, again? The most irritating thing about it is that it is so plain for some of us to see, but so many black people do not or will not see it. How anyone can take a Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton seriously is beyond me.
"I am not going to let the black leadership — the so-called leadership — of this country tell me that I am a victim," he said. "I believe that if you work hard, strive to do the very best, things will work out for you. [That] doesn't mean you won't have obstacles — you will. But we can't keep living in an era that is bygone," Jackson said. "We need to begin today to teach blacks that they can look in the mirror — and that they have the ability, once they look in that mirror, to achieve."
I like this guy! I've never really read anything that he has written before, but boy, does he get it. He will be called an "Uncle Tom" by those who seek to have the truth hidden regarding their true agenda. You know, gotta keep those folks on the plantation so they'll keep voting Democrat!
Alphonso Jackson, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, says that black leaders like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Julian Bond are doing a disservice to blacks by perpetuating an ideology of victimhood.
"They [black leaders] have created an industry," Jackson, who is black, told NewsMax. "If we don't become victims, they have no income. They have no podium."
Amen. We have been saying that for years. Just as it is in the Democrats' best interest for America to do poorly in the War on Terror, it is in the poverty pimps' best interest to keep black people down and discouraged.
"They are in the business of making excuses," he said. "White folks have nothing to do with the fact that seven out of every 10 black children born in this country are born out of wedlock," Jackson said. Nor do they have anything to do "with that fact that we have more black males in prison than we do in college."
While racism still exists, "Young black kids are getting every opportunity that they need, just like every other kid," Jackson said. "I think in 2006 to say that everything is the fault of our brothers and sisters of the lighter hue is ridiculous."
Until blacks "begin to focus in on the serious problems that we have in our communities, and begin to try to solve those problems in the most positive manner that we can, we're not helping ourselves," Jackson said.
Exactly right. They just throw out that buzzword "oppression," and blame it on the white folks. Who's racist, again? The most irritating thing about it is that it is so plain for some of us to see, but so many black people do not or will not see it. How anyone can take a Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton seriously is beyond me.
"I am not going to let the black leadership — the so-called leadership — of this country tell me that I am a victim," he said. "I believe that if you work hard, strive to do the very best, things will work out for you. [That] doesn't mean you won't have obstacles — you will. But we can't keep living in an era that is bygone," Jackson said. "We need to begin today to teach blacks that they can look in the mirror — and that they have the ability, once they look in that mirror, to achieve."
I like this guy! I've never really read anything that he has written before, but boy, does he get it. He will be called an "Uncle Tom" by those who seek to have the truth hidden regarding their true agenda. You know, gotta keep those folks on the plantation so they'll keep voting Democrat!
posted by Jennifer at 1:32 AM
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