[Dean's World] Kevin D.: Secretary of H.U.D. Speaks Out

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Posted by Kevin D.:
Secretary of H.U.D. Speaks Out
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1167847245.shtml


   [1]Hereâs a story youâre not going to read about in the MSM:

     âAlphonso 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.â

   I canât help but think of an episode of the Boondocks I saw recently
   where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. woke from a 40 year coma and assessed
   the state of African-American affairs today. I think the makers of the
   show got his reaction right. Many African-Americans have bought into
   the seductive lie of perpetual victimhood. And the so-called âleadersâ
   of the community have a lot to be ashamed of. What I find interesting
   is that virtually every black person Iâve spoken to canât stand
   Sharpton, Jackson and others. But they canât tell me why, if so many
   black despise these charlatans, are they still holding power? However,
   itâs also these same people that hiss at people like Dr. Bill Cosby
   for calling the African-American community to accountability. So,
   which is it?

     "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."

     Rather than confronting real issues that face blacks,
     African-American leaders suggest that "it's racism that's stopping
     everything that we're doing," Jackson said.

     "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."

   He goes on a lot more and the entire article deserves to be read. But,
   lest anyone question his âblack credentialsâ (as some do with Dr. Bill
   Cosby) we find out:

     âJackson said he was reared in a segregated environment in Dallas.
     As a college freshman, he participated in a civil rights march in
     Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965. As he stepped onto the Edmund Pettus
     Bridge, state troopers blocked his way and unleashed tear gas and
     dogs on the marchers.â

   But it all comes to upbringing. The victim mentality wouldnât survive
   and be as pervasive as it is if parents werenât teaching it to their
   children.

     âBut Jackson's father Arthur Jackson told his son that everyone can
     succeed in America regardless of skin color. Even though he had
     been diagnosed with cancer and had virtually no income, his father
     refused to go on welfare or take food stamps. When necessary, his
     church helped out.

     "Never take anything that you didn't earn," his father told
     Alphonso. "That's close to stealing."

   Thatâs a refreshing point of view!

   Now, I understand that people need help. I understand that racism
   still exists. However, what exists today is simply not the same that
   existed 40-50 years ago. As such it shouldnât be addressed in the same
   manner. Dr. King never marched on victimhood. He marched on equality.
   Can we say the same of his modern day âbenefactors?â

   Anyway, the entire article is good. Too bad you canât be caught being
   conservative while black otherwise this piece would be getting the
   coverage it deserves

References

   1. http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/1/2/174405.shtml?s=lh