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Attention GOP: Stop Telling Me Why I Vote For Democrats
www.peacock-panache.com/2016/04/gop-stop-telling-me-vote-democrat-22621.html
April 12, 2016 Dana Black News, Politics, Religion / Church & State
There are few things in life that truly get under my skin:
Disrespecting my wife
The mistreatment of people who can’t defend themselves
The assumption that there is only one way to view the world
But there is one other thing that gets me going and it is hard for me to stop. And that is to tell me what I think and why I think it. Unless you live inside my brain, you are only making assumptions…and you know what happens when you assume?
Do not, I repeat… DO NOT tell me why as a Black person I vote Democrat and support the Democrat Party. I’m really tired of hearing the 2% of African-Americans who vote Republican suggesting the reason I vote Democrat is because I’m brainwashed, or I have been bamboozled into giving my blind loyalty to the Democrat Party when they have done nothing for our community but keep us in poverty. Yes, it is so obvious, this very unique group of people that includes 2% of African-American’s are the only enlightened African American among us. If only the rest of us were as educated and as aware as they are, we would see the light and come to the Republican side of life.
As Winnie the Pooh would say… “Tigga Please!”
Does it not ever dawn on them that the other 98% of us are capable of reading political platforms, comprehending the agenda and then deciding consciously the Republican platform is not our…
…I’m sorry, I don’t want to presume to speak for anyone else.
…is not my way of thinking. Not because I’m so simplistic in thought that I could be brainwashed, but because I like breathing clean air and drinking clean water. I don’t want corporations to poison us by dumping harmful chemicals into the environment that lead to all types of health issues. Health issues that I may not be able to afford to address because healthcare is so expensive and the Republican platform isn’t offering any real solutions on how to curb healthcare costs.
How about I’m not interested in using my tax dollars to help privatize public education and pad the pockets of for-profit businesses. The worst part about the privatization of public education is there are no real standards that these schools must adhere to…no real regulations. (Yes Republicans, I just used a bad word.) Education is the best way to lift people out of poverty. But if only the wealthy can get a quality education, then we will continue to see the growth of the wealth gap. And oh yeah, the privatization of public education disproportionately impact the Brown and Black communities negatively.
How about I do belief in the United States Declaration of Independence phrase ‘Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.’ Notice it didn’t say Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Religious Happiness. The hypocrisy of Republicans suggesting they want small government but continue creating legislation that intrudes upon the Pursuit of Happiness for the LGBT community because it may not align with THEIR faith-based belief system. (yep…gay reference)
Yeah…See…I’m not feeling that. Your definition of happiness is not my definition happiness.
There are many reasons why I vote Democrat, but being stupid is not one of them. So please, to “THE ENLIGHTENED 2%”, stop insulting me by telling me why I vote Democrat, because you really have no idea.
www.peacock-panache.com/2016/04/gop-stop-telling-me-vote-democrat-22621.html
April 12, 2016 Dana Black News, Politics, Religion / Church & State
There are few things in life that truly get under my skin:
Disrespecting my wife
The mistreatment of people who can’t defend themselves
The assumption that there is only one way to view the world
But there is one other thing that gets me going and it is hard for me to stop. And that is to tell me what I think and why I think it. Unless you live inside my brain, you are only making assumptions…and you know what happens when you assume?
Do not, I repeat… DO NOT tell me why as a Black person I vote Democrat and support the Democrat Party. I’m really tired of hearing the 2% of African-Americans who vote Republican suggesting the reason I vote Democrat is because I’m brainwashed, or I have been bamboozled into giving my blind loyalty to the Democrat Party when they have done nothing for our community but keep us in poverty. Yes, it is so obvious, this very unique group of people that includes 2% of African-American’s are the only enlightened African American among us. If only the rest of us were as educated and as aware as they are, we would see the light and come to the Republican side of life.
As Winnie the Pooh would say… “Tigga Please!”
Does it not ever dawn on them that the other 98% of us are capable of reading political platforms, comprehending the agenda and then deciding consciously the Republican platform is not our…
…I’m sorry, I don’t want to presume to speak for anyone else.
…is not my way of thinking. Not because I’m so simplistic in thought that I could be brainwashed, but because I like breathing clean air and drinking clean water. I don’t want corporations to poison us by dumping harmful chemicals into the environment that lead to all types of health issues. Health issues that I may not be able to afford to address because healthcare is so expensive and the Republican platform isn’t offering any real solutions on how to curb healthcare costs.
How about I’m not interested in using my tax dollars to help privatize public education and pad the pockets of for-profit businesses. The worst part about the privatization of public education is there are no real standards that these schools must adhere to…no real regulations. (Yes Republicans, I just used a bad word.) Education is the best way to lift people out of poverty. But if only the wealthy can get a quality education, then we will continue to see the growth of the wealth gap. And oh yeah, the privatization of public education disproportionately impact the Brown and Black communities negatively.
How about I do belief in the United States Declaration of Independence phrase ‘Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.’ Notice it didn’t say Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Religious Happiness. The hypocrisy of Republicans suggesting they want small government but continue creating legislation that intrudes upon the Pursuit of Happiness for the LGBT community because it may not align with THEIR faith-based belief system. (yep…gay reference)
Yeah…See…I’m not feeling that. Your definition of happiness is not my definition happiness.
There are many reasons why I vote Democrat, but being stupid is not one of them. So please, to “THE ENLIGHTENED 2%”, stop insulting me by telling me why I vote Democrat, because you really have no idea.