I'm Black, I'm conservative....GET USED(OVER) TO IT...

Lately I've been getting a lot of questions regarding my political beliefs and why I align myself as a Black person with the Repbulican party. This article here--------> Political alliance sums up why my alliance at this point in my life is what it is. I'm actually fed up with both sides right now but that's neither here nor there. I'm a Black Conservative with republican ties, point blank...I hadn't always been on "this" side, because believe me there is a huge dividing line when it comes to blacks being conservative and/or republican, the more I educate myself politically as well as mature as a Christian the more I relate to the conservative views that tend to be republican.

I'm not ashamed of what I believe in and I'll let it be known, for the most part its no secret anyway, just talk to me for any amount of time and you'll make your own judgement and come to the conclusion that I'm a conservative. Key parts of that article that stood out to me and put into words better than I could regarding my stances on some issues.

"For many Black conservatives, in their own point of view, the key mission is to bring repair to the Black community by applying fundamental principles that are known to work regardless of the race of the people who choose to apply them. Their fundamental principles are: the pursuit of educational excellence as a means of assention within the society; policies that promote safety and security in the community beyond the typical casting of a criminal as a "victim" of societal racism; and local economic development rather than looking toward the federal government for assistance."

"Black Conservatism is a political and social movement within African American culture that aligns largely with the American Right, emphasizing patriotism, independence and self-help, free markets and within some circles Christian Right values. Contemporary black conservatives find common ground with American conservatives of other races,"

"A fundamental breaking point between the Black Liberal and the Black Conservative is focused around the balance between a perception of the impact that historical slavery and oppression has on Black people living today versus the power and consequences of personal choices that a person makes in determining his ultimate fate. The Black conservative is more inclined to advance the notion that individual choices toward success and a commitment toward changing one's individual behavior will allow the individual to advance in society with respect to the rights that Blacks have been afforded due to the Civil Rights Movement. "

Those are just a few snipets of what that article says. Love it or hate it and if you talk to me long enough I'm sure I can at least allow you to see why I believe in what I believe. And of course because of my political stance on some issues as a Black conservative, we're typically considred "sellouts".

Speaking out against racism: Rightly or wrongly, Black conservatives are often seen as defenders of, and apologists for White racism. The perceived Black conservatives failure to respond forcefully enough to White racism only feeds the suspicion that they have essentially declared racism a thing of the past, that it no longer has urgency. The perception of giving aid and comfort to racist views makes it difficult for Black conservatives to make inroads into Black communities.

Minimum Wage and Living Wage: The opposition of some conservative blacks to raising the minimum wage and rejection of living wage proposals across the country puts them squarely at odds with many Blacks. Many Blacks do not typically accept the defense that these regulations stifle business profitability and undermine job creation.

Perceived anti-affirmative action stance: Black liberals view the current anti-affirmative action stance of some Black conservatives as evidence that the Black conservative role within the GOP is to carry out a perceived agenda dictated by White conservatives.

Perceived incompatibility with the African Americans' struggle for equality: Former black Republican representative J.C. Watts' father's statement "A black person voting Republican makes about as much sense as a 'chicken voting for Colonel Sanders" captures the sentiment of many Blacks.

Difference in Political Persuasion: Many liberal and/or moderate commentators have noted that the political views of most African Americans simply differ greatly from those of Republicans/Conservatives. These include: Reparations (to both blacks and Native Americans), Educations-Vouchers, Social programs, Government role in providing Healthcare, perceived problems in the Criminal Justice system, etc.

Assimilation to Western "White" values and culture: In a response to a reader who questioned a link to a White separatist blog placed in her posted essay titled "The Weakening West" (5-28-2006), black conservative blogger La Shawn Barber stated in her reply; "Unlike most blacks, I don't consider "white nationalist" a horrific idea. Few blacks have a problem with black nationalists, and all sorts of black groups get together for purposes of benefited their race.

There's too much hypocrisy and not enough critical thinking going on for my taste. This is why I don't get along with black liberals. We start from different premises. I'm not afraid of, threatened, or incensed by ideas like white nationalism."

The white man is not out to get all black people...come on people, get real! If anything more black people are out to do harm to other black people, but hey, that's a whole nother blog..

**stepping down from political soap box**

Brown...out!