rootsbag:0627:memin penguin stamps and republican outreach to black voters: pickaninnies and mercenaries

MONDAY: JULY 4TH

hello world, my beloved congregation

just surfacing for a moment to connect
cause rickydoc is in the zone
working in a graveyard three miles down

maybe a quick rest in peace for luther vandross
boy carried himself with some dignity didnt he
went out with some style,  a lover and fighter

play on player

rickydoc
in the zone

FRIDAY

its on

o connor has resigned from the supreme court
that means bush is likely to get two
supreme court replacements
one of which will be replacing a moderate
with a conservative, preferably rabid
we're toast

about the only thing we can do is try to force him
to choose a moderate conservative rather than
a rabid one but dont hold your breath

they control all the branches of government
about to use that to lock in control of the court
and all we can do is play defense
(w/eyes and strategies on the 2006 election)
and perhaps some longgame. at this point
we got to think in generations

and knowing this battle is lost we still got to give our all
future generations are depending on us
and factions are gearing up for battle as we speak

we got to bruise him so hard on this one that
he decides to walk on the next one

saddle up yall, its showtime

make me an offer

been getting a lot of hits about memin
initially generated by a link on fox news
of all places

does this mean that ive been chosen
as the new colored darling of the rightwing
or that we can all agree those stamps
were over the line

whatever, im enjoying the high profile
if you google memin im the #2 placement
feels good to be appreciated

quick too, i put the post up yesterday and
all day today the joint been jumping

makes me want to just leave this blog on memin
for the next couple of weeks but like a shark
in the water, i got to move on

in the meantime, i take back everything ive ever said
about fox news and eagerly await some faith based funds

you got the funds, i got the faith
we can work this out

THURSDAY

south of the border republicans

new mexican stamps just issued with images of
some black cartoon character, memin penguin
that they swear they love



both mexican and black activists in the states
are up in arms, specially after fox just recently made his little
crack about what blacks will and wont do

this is so hapless its kinda funny
its like where have you been the last 50 years
dont you folk know its bad form to be overt w/the racism these days

hopefully its forcing mexico to face its own racial issues
and pecking orders

one question it raises is why some afroamerican cultures, as in mexico,
they disappeared as a distinct culture and people and in others, such as the us,
they did not - this possibility of disappearing as a people still haunts us

i know some of you think blackfolk being blended out of existence
is a good thing but i do not

without a black culture to bounce off of mexico has not evolved
and must depend on residual racism, buncha damn amateurs if you ask me
they should have checked with the jim crow museum of racist memorabillia
they could have gotten some ideas from the pros

like the original elmer fudd for instance, bet you didnt know he was black



or this watermelon eating doozy, yall know how much i like watermelon
i took this one personal



this one i kinda like a little bit, i thought it was cute

the official mexican government position seems to be that they are shocked
i tell you shocked and appalled that somebody could find memin offensive
he is part of our culture and we love him they say

apparently one of the running jokes in the series is
"white" mexicans poking fun at his features and haplessness

yeah they love him alright, kinda like a favorite pet

and they are even giving some of the same justifications you
used to hear here 50 odd years ago

but we love little black sambo, we think hes so cute,
why are you so sensitive

according to the publisher of the series, one de la parra
memin will be a goodwill ambassador sprung forth on the world
thru mexican letters and postcards

that on said cards and letters he will "travel all over the world spreading good news"
said de la parra "so charming, so affectionate, so wonderful, generous and friendly"

nuff said
i couldna said that no better myself


WEDNESDAY

north of the border republicans

this came from a post on a site campus progress
apparently they sent an undercover agent into a
college republican organization meeting, the CRNC

the rev jesse lee petersen of BOND
brotherhood organization of new destiny
gave a speech to often thunderous applause

points as follows:

- the civilrights movement destroyed black peoples self respect and their compass for whats right
- the civilrights movement prevented blackpeople from thinking for themselves
- its not racism but lack of moral character that causes problems for blackfolk
- the black leadership suceeds by keeping blackfolk angry
- america has given black people all it has to give
- instead of reparations how about a free trip back to africa
- its not white vs black its good vs evil (i guess blackfolk are 'the evil")
- whitefolk need to get over their fear of being called racists

and so forth along those lines
one wonders how much this brother was paid
he certainly knows his audience

whats unfortunate is that the black mercenaries
and thats all he is, warp some positions that require nuance
for instance i agree with him on racism and moral character
but its a tad more nuanced

my position is that racism is not our big issue anymore
surely by now weve factored racism into our strategic posture
for us to keep crying about racism is like a sailer cursing the sea
because its wet

i believe that making ourselves into a stronger people is the
only real cure for this historical trickbag we have found ourselves in
so i agree that its all on us

i dont withdraw from the fight against racism and its social effects
but thats a very secondary struggle in the book of flowers
the true struggle is making ourselves a stronger people, capable
of finessing any adversity, be it kkk or aids

and as all of you know, its because i think the struggle is internal now
that i think reparations are a bad joke that waste limited organizing energies

but im very particular about the forums where i raise issues like this
this is a family discussion and raising it in the wrong forums it becomes
a tool to be used against us by folk who despise us

who often couch that contempt in a false concern for blackfolk thats laughable

for instance now that the repubs have decided peeling off black electoral support
from the democs is a critical part of their strategy to ensure republican domination
they have "reached out" not by changing their policies mind you but with all sorts of
shady rhetoric

like its only fair to kill social security because blackfolk die earlier

or that school vouchers are designed to help poor little blackkids instead of
kill off public education

and so forth and so on, and then they send out their paid mercenaries
(the armstrong williams crowd and jackleg preachers at the faith based money trough)
to give the impression that blackfolk are buying this rhetoric but
i got news for them

and hopefully so will the american people come 2006 elections

im outta here
the strongest move to be made against racism of all stripes
is to get your own work done, to be stronger, better, faster and harder
and together we can move mountains
(guess i still got john henry on my mind, sorry about that)

be well
hangtough

arf

Comments

[Kenny]

I have no idea what you're talking about -- I vote republican because most conservatives support smaller government, in theory at least. I can't help it if lots of politicians in general make decisions based on catering to constituents, or voice that reasons for certain things are to help certain groups when it's just to get votes, actions that when looked at as a whole might imply some sinister agenda. I think it's just the bunch of crap you have to live with in any system of power where the people in power want to stay in power. I think the african-american community has been abused by democrats as much as republicans. I don't understand why you think one is better than the other. They both suck.. but I don't like socialist attitudes, and that's why I sway republican. I think that only you can solve your own problems (and don't get me wrong, I have plenty of problems myself, I do not live on easy street so it's not "easy for [me] to say"). I think it is most satisfying to be able to succeed in solving one's own problems.

we agree that "the strongest move to be made" is to get your own work done, but the "them" to me is not republicans or democrats, it's anyone who abuses power. I do not consider myself in that group.

[Haeresis]

that on said cards and letters he will "travel all over the world spreading good news"

Good news of what, I wonder?

First time I saw the JCM site, I just cried. Worse was going into the mall in Nor. Ca and finding that crap for sale in stores.

in theory at least.---

Would have to be theoretical, 'cause "practice" doesn't.

like socialist attitudes, and that's why I sway republican---

I'll take 'socialist' over 'fascist' any day.