Op-ed:
Slavery, Reparations, and Votes
Garnered
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots
/ Right Side Patriots Radio
This an opinion piece, my opinion alone, and do not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com.
Simply stated, our country is now in
the midst of a race war of sorts, a war that, in my opinion, started
back in 2009 with Barack HUSSEIN Obama's infamous words,
“If I
had a son he'd look like Trayvon.” And while many presidents
before Obama made mistakes in regards to racial issues, Lyndon B.
Johnson, to me, remains one of modern day history's most prominent.
How so...because with his September 1965 Executive Order #11246...aka
“Affirmative Action”...skin color based appeasement became
law and unfortunately it's still law today. But Johnson did not live
long enough to see the true unforeseen ramifications of his actions
taken nor did he see that over time the remaining embers of old-style
racial hatred had started to dim...that is until Obama took office
and uttered those nine little words.
And it was those very words that helped
to fuel on the call for so-called “reparations”...
“reparations”...as in
believed to be blood money owed...owed
to black folks who were never slaves, owed to them by white
folks who never owned slaves...or so “they”...black
instigators and liberals who support them..say.
“
Reparations” now being
demanded for acts of slavery that have long since passed...passed and
made amends for numerous times over via the government mandated free
ride that
“Affirmative Action” has afforded many based
solely upon the color of their skin. And sadly, for some, their skin
color remains their sole defining feature as they willingly choose to
forget or simply ignore Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s very wise words
that someday black folks
“will not be judged by the color of
their skin but by the content of one's character.” And
“character” is the very thing that programs like
“Affirmative Action” actually take away what with
“character” itself being a foundational hallmark of
American values, especially when coupled with
“taking
responsibility for one's own actions.”
And what are “Affirmative Action”
and similar type programs but reverse discrimination in their own
right. How so...simply with their deeming that one's skin color alone
must be the key and many times sole reason for government help being
given. And by said programs doing so they help refuel racial bias
many times over with preferential treatment given to those who skin
color is black whether that person is qualified for a specific job
let alone a college admission. In fact, and most importantly,
programs like “Affirmative Action” actually in a round
about way punish those black Americans who do not want preferential
treatment, but want to be judged solely on their “character,”
their merits, and the hard work they've done to achieve success
found.
Unfortunately, the call for
“reparations” is growing in our country, especially in blue states, with
monetary payment demanded to be given to not just those who can prove their
ancestors were slaves; but deemed by some to be given to all black
people whether slavery is in their family history or not, and that it's not
just to be given to them by white people, but also by any American
company that in the past profited from slavery and/or the slave trade
itself. Simply, what these folks want is a
“free ride” for life solely
because their skin happens to be black.
And
for many with their hands out “reparations” is not
about slavery's past but about “Affirmative Action” not
being enough for those black folks who have squandered away the very
opportunities that program, and others like it, have afforded them.
Hanging the shame of slavery over folks not even alive during
slavery's days reeks solely of a “gimmee, gimmee” attitude
where the long sought striving for “equality” that most
black people have fought for and achieved has now been replaced by a
segment within the black community who no longer call for “equality”
but for “equity”
alone...as in pay us until we
have what you have without us having to work for it. In other
words, putting a dollar amount on the injustices of slavery's past,
thus making those black folks doing so no better then the tribal
chiefs who sold their ancestors into slavery for money, trinkets, and
assorted goods.
But, what this most boisterous segment
of today's black population forgets is the very concept of who, why,
when, and how slavery actually began in our country.
Here let me begin by saying that contrary
to words being spewed by black “reparations” activists and
their cohorts on the political left, America was not a slave nation
since colonists first set foot on our soil. In fact, before 1776 and our
declaring independence from England, there was no America to speak of
as we were but a collection of British colonies, thus any slaves then
owned, bought, or sold were technically the property of England and
the British king. And this means that with the birth of the United
States of America on July 4, 1776 and President Lincoln's freeing of
the slaves on September 22, 1862 via the “Emancipation
Proclamation,” slavery existed in what became America for 86
years...basically by today's standards being but one possible
lifetime.
Also lost to those screaming
“reparations” is the truth of how slavery actually began
in the 13 British colonies. The institution of slavery itself reached
our shores when on August 20, 1619, twenty+ black Angolans who were
kidnapped by the Portuguese...well known slave traders at that
time...arrived in the British colony of Virginia where they were
bought by English not American colonists. And once America was born,
Congress voted to abolish the slave trade in 1807 and made it a crime
punishable by death in 1820, with the last American slave ship...a
retrofitted racing yacht named “Wanderer”...having
sailed in 1858.
So while we all can agree that slavery
was, is, and will always remain a truly repulsive act on any level,
know that slavery has always been part of the human condition whether
slaves were gotten through war's bounty or by acts paramount to human
kidnapping...and yet the moniker of being slaves is not the sole
property of black people for all people's...black, white, yellow and
red... have been slaves at one time or another in their history. But
what's really sad here is not only the fact that slavery still
exists today, but that some of the most currently prolific of said slave
traders are those from Africa, where black men, women, and children
are captured, bought, and sold into slavery every day with not a word
said nor actions taken by so-called
“black activist”
individuals or groups here in the U.S...the very folks demanding reparations the most.
And the number of black people
currently enslaved is staggering. In fact, according to the World
Economic Forum there are 7.6 victims of modern day slavery for every
1,000 people residing in the African region alone. And the International Labour Organization estimates that, by their
definitions (which includes sex slaves) over 49 million people
(predominately black) are victims of slavery today. And to break
those figures down into more understandable numbers we find that in
Mauritania...a sovereign
islamic ruled country in Africa's Northwest...a country that has
legally banned slavery five times since 1961...there are tens of
thousands of blacks being held in bondage. And add to those numbers
that the Global Slavery Index (GSI) estimates that over 106,000 black
Africans are currently being held as slaves in Algeria. And this is
in but two of Africa's 54 countries, as per the U.N.
Not a word said nor an action taken by
“black activist” individuals
or groups here in the U.S...I cannot repeat that enough
times...for while a certain segment of black folks continues to
demand
“reparations” for actions not seen in our country
in almost a century and a half, their black brethren in Africa are
still being held in chains.
Sad indeed, as is the fact that Joe
Biden is pandering for 2024 black votes by reaffirming his
administration’s commitment to
“advancing racial equity” for what he calls “underserved
communities” with “reparations” being at the
forefront of “racial equity.” And
when a statement such as this is made it didn't take Gavin Newsom,
the uber liberal governor of the uber liberal blue state of
California, long to jump onboard the Biden “equity/reparations”
bandwagon and doing so with a
particular reason in mind.
And know that the
“equity/reparations”“
nonsense really took hold in California back in 2020 when California
Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, chair of California's Legislative Black
Caucus, established a nine-person task force to study “the
impact of slavery on black people in California,”
and recommend to the legislature not just what kind of compensation
should be provided...without a specific dollar amount being
given...but who should receive said compensation, along with what
form it should take. Gov. Newsom officially signed onto the task
force but a few days after it was proposed.
Now fast forward to early March 2023, and these words said by Tinisch
Hollins, the current vice chair of the San Francisco Human Rights
Commission...
“This really is about payment and redress for
unpaid labor, for restrictive covenants and for legislation that was
particularly [targeted against the] Black community and created a
system of harm for the Black community.” And to that I say
“no
way” for...in my opinion...
“reparations” in California has
always been about Gavin Newsom's 2024 run for president and his
willingness to pay any amount to garner the black vote. Simply,
timing is everything, and again in my opinion, Newsom is buying black
votes hidden in the guise of
“reparations”...a bitter pill
easier for Californians to swallow than is the truth that with
California not having been a slave state it should never be obligated
to make amends for slavery they took no part in.
And with a now five million dollar sum being battered about as
being each black person's payout, the man who sees himself as the
best candidate to replace Joe Biden in 2024 does not care if he
bankrupts his state by giving monies to those who will not just have
succeeded in putting “whitey” in their so-called place,
but getting ever so rich in the process. And all Newsom asks for in
return is for their black vote...the true chains of slavery and all
its ensuing still masked race war ramifications be damned. Case
closed.
Copyright
© 2023 / Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.
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