Subj : Democracy Explained to Kids
To   : BOB KLAHN
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Fri Aug 30 2013 19:47:45

Hello Bob,

 LL>> DEMOCRACY EXPLAINED TO KIDS

 LL>> A black kid asks his mother, "Mama, what's a Democracy and
 LL>> what is Racism?"

 LL>> "Well, son, Democracy is when white folks work every day so
 LL>> we can get all our benefits, you know, like free cell
 LL>> phones for each family member, rent subsidy, food stamps,
 LL>> WIC, free healthcare, utility subsidy, & on & on, you know,
 LL>> that's Democracy."

 LL>> "But mama, don't the white people get pissed off about
 LL>> that?"

 LL>> "Sure they do, that's called Racism!"

 LL>> (Never more simply explained)

BK>Or more fraudulently. There are aproximately 3 times as many
BK>poor whites as poor blacks in this country. The poor are
BK>overwhelmingly working poor. Even your 9th ward, the infamously
BK>abandoned by the Feds, home of the poor black population, was
BK>overwhelmingly made up of families supported by workers.

Folks who lived in the Lower 9th Ward were mostly renters.
They had evacuated prior to Katrina hitting New Orleans, but
were unable to return due to the levees breaking leaving the
entire area flooded.  Yes, most of them worked, although at
low-paying jobs, hardly enough to live on much less raise a
family.

The issue isn't really about race, but rather what is right
and what is wrong.  People do what they have to do in order to
survive.  Most folks, rich or poor, are good people rather than
bad, trying to do the right thing rather than the wrong thing.

You can find bad people in every neighborhood.  Right-wingers
like to point out that Rev. Martin Luther King was a troublemaker,
a black man who spoke for a violent people, all of whom happened
to also be black.  No white minister would ever encourage white
folks to disobey cops and other law enforcement officials.  There
is a reason why no Republican spoke at the Lincoln Memorial on
the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream"
speech.  There is also a reason why no Republicans were invited
by the organizers to speak.

BK>The reality has been it isn't white or black, but haves and have
BK>nots. The haves have taken more from the poor black community
BK>than the poor black community ever got back.

For Republicans, it really is about white or black.  It wasn't always
like that, but it is today.  For example, George Romney received 30%
of the black vote as a candidate for governor of Michigan.  Mitt Romney
received 6% of the black vote as a candidate for president.  That is
how much the Republican Party has changed over the years.

BK>Remember Mitt Romney's infamous 47%?

George Romney marched with MLK and the blacks for freedom.
Mitt Romney refused to speak at the Lincoln Memorial for the
50th anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.  What a
tremendous opportunity that was missed by Mitt Romney and the
Republican Party.  Even Michael Steel admitted the GOP goofed.

BK>Well, since blacks make up only about 13% of the population
BK>of this country, That leaves 34% to be white.

Cajuns make up a much smaller percentage of the population
than blacks, hispanics, or asians.  Why this country wants to
identify itself by race is beyond me, as it is language that
defines a culture ...

BK>Since even the 15% unemployment rate among blacks, or more
BK>like 25% real unemployment rather than the fake numbers the
BK>government uses, still means 25% of 13%. Or about 3 1/3% of
BK>the population. That leaves about 45% out of 47% Mitt Romney
BK>considers "takers" to be white.

Cajuns are not exactly the wealthiest folks in the world.  And yet
most of them voted for the man with the red face.  Probably because
they thought he was a crawfish.

--Lee

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