How does the GOP (and it's predominately white conservative membership) plan to disenfranchise and limit African Americans' (and even Hispanics) rise (or access) to prosperity and power?
They do what they've always done.
Any organization where African Americans have ownership or power or where African Americans (do well for themselves) in large numbers, the GOP seeks to crush and/or deny that organization or entity. (*)
-[Remember .. the GOP now has a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, a majority in the Ohio Senate/Ohio House, and they've gained important political positions (governor, attorney general, secretary of state, judicial, etc.) throughout the United States]
-
Here's how:
-
Crush (and demonize) ACORN (which they did with the help of all but 75 House Democrats); ... Crush the Unions, Public Education, (so called) Big Government; Crush President Obama , lie (and create a climate of unreasonable fear and promotion of negative stereotypes) to get back in or stay in power, and *redistrict.
The next step ... don't hire minorities in political positions (see Ohio's Conservative agenda section below), ... and set in place a libertarian agenda which allows businesses (especially banks) to discriminate in serving and hiring.
With African Americans denied loans to start or maintain a business, and businesses legally allowed to discriminate in hiring and serving African Americans, (and the Unions busted) ... the majority of African Americans will have little place to go - except as non union domestic workers (or low wage health care workers, etc), to prison (after all, according to many conservatives, most Blacks are criminals and that's where they belong) or the military.
-
[And don't forget the GOP's desire to repeal the 14th Amendment] The GOP plan is to [in effect] return to the good ole days of slavery. That's why the Tea Party constantly talk about the "founding fathers". This kind of thinking, and the (founding father's focus on acquisition of property), fits right in with corporate America (corporate globalization) and the GOP's plans to dominate the world (and not in a good way). Ex: WATCH
They do what they've always done.
Any organization where African Americans have ownership or power or where African Americans (do well for themselves) in large numbers, the GOP seeks to crush and/or deny that organization or entity. (*)
-[Remember .. the GOP now has a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, a majority in the Ohio Senate/Ohio House, and they've gained important political positions (governor, attorney general, secretary of state, judicial, etc.) throughout the United States]
-
Here's how:
-
Crush (and demonize) ACORN (which they did with the help of all but 75 House Democrats); ... Crush the Unions, Public Education, (so called) Big Government; Crush President Obama , lie (and create a climate of unreasonable fear and promotion of negative stereotypes) to get back in or stay in power, and *redistrict.
The next step ... don't hire minorities in political positions (see Ohio's Conservative agenda section below), ... and set in place a libertarian agenda which allows businesses (especially banks) to discriminate in serving and hiring.
With African Americans denied loans to start or maintain a business, and businesses legally allowed to discriminate in hiring and serving African Americans, (and the Unions busted) ... the majority of African Americans will have little place to go - except as non union domestic workers (or low wage health care workers, etc), to prison (after all, according to many conservatives, most Blacks are criminals and that's where they belong) or the military.
-
[And don't forget the GOP's desire to repeal the 14th Amendment] The GOP plan is to [in effect] return to the good ole days of slavery. That's why the Tea Party constantly talk about the "founding fathers". This kind of thinking, and the (founding father's focus on acquisition of property), fits right in with corporate America (corporate globalization) and the GOP's plans to dominate the world (and not in a good way). Ex: WATCH
The GOP also has an obsession with voter id laws that impact voting access for seniors and minorities.
Update 8/9/2012 .. Politics Nation on Voter Suppression:
What about African American women? ... With no job (or fewer high wage jobs), ... not being able to pay for higher education, ... no or little health insurance and/or health care [if the GOP succeeds in repealing health insurance reform], ... no full reproductive services ... that means more African Americans in poverty and/or prison or in the military to help keep corporate America and the GOP (white conservatives) happy, prosperous, wealthy, and in power.
The prisons of course would become increasingly more privately owned and the inmates would be increasingly used for cheap labor. [See also section on prisons]
Unfortunately, poor and a great many middle class white women (including conservative white women) - won't be able to afford college, or receive specialized career or job training because of the GOP's agenda to demolish BIG GOVERNMENT and repeal that health insurance reform act [that makes it possible for low cost college funding], and the GOP's desire to get rid of PELL grants (see also **) and public safety nets; add to that the GOP's much too cozy relationship with Big Business ... you are looking at the demise of the Middle Class. Furthermore, with no access to full reproductive services or good health care ... and with steadily eroding rights, [please research the number of Republicans against women's rights in the workplace, etc] these women will find themselves working at low wages (since the GOP is against a minimum wage), and totally subjugated to men. The Republican men will always point to some women who have some degree of power ... but some of these powerful women would simply be (conservative) paid Madams who essentially "keep the girls in line" and pregnant, even if a 13 year old girl is pregnant because she was coerced to have sex with an adult (after all, you need white conservative males to take or hold the reigns of power).
The prisons of course would become increasingly more privately owned and the inmates would be increasingly used for cheap labor. [See also section on prisons]
Unfortunately, poor and a great many middle class white women (including conservative white women) - won't be able to afford college, or receive specialized career or job training because of the GOP's agenda to demolish BIG GOVERNMENT and repeal that health insurance reform act [that makes it possible for low cost college funding], and the GOP's desire to get rid of PELL grants (see also **) and public safety nets; add to that the GOP's much too cozy relationship with Big Business ... you are looking at the demise of the Middle Class. Furthermore, with no access to full reproductive services or good health care ... and with steadily eroding rights, [please research the number of Republicans against women's rights in the workplace, etc] these women will find themselves working at low wages (since the GOP is against a minimum wage), and totally subjugated to men. The Republican men will always point to some women who have some degree of power ... but some of these powerful women would simply be (conservative) paid Madams who essentially "keep the girls in line" and pregnant, even if a 13 year old girl is pregnant because she was coerced to have sex with an adult (after all, you need white conservative males to take or hold the reigns of power).
-
(see also: The GOP Unleashes a Horrifying Attack on Women | | AlterNet by Sarah Seltzer, February 8, 2011)
-
-
ACORN AND THE GOP MISSION STATEMENT
Mission and Platform [MAINE REPUBLICAN PARTY]
Exerpt:
"In pursuit of these principles we endorse and shall promote the following initiatives.
I. Tr To form a more perfect Union
e. Oppose “Localism and Diversity”, the Fairness Doctrine or whatever else such attempted restrictions are labeled. Any restriction on speech is by definition NOT free speech.
f. Reject the Employee free -choice Elimination- act, as an unconscionable affront to the right to a secret vote.
g. Restore integrity to the electoral process:
i. Prohibit any public funding of advocacy groups such as ACORN, no matter what it or its affiliate organizations rename themselves; New York Communities for Change, New England United for Justice etc.; Conduct thorough investigation of their activities and voter fraud and prosecute violations.
ii. Eliminate motor voter and other voter fraud mechanisms; institute secure voter registration and identification systems.
Clevelands Secret Club Blog: RACHEL MADDOW MAD AS HELL - EXPOSES SMEAR CAMPAIGNS TO DESTROY ACORN September 25, 2010
David Iglesias Joins Maddow For "Truth About The Lies About ACORN" Segment (VIDEO) , September 28, 2010
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNIONS: [Trade, Public, etc]
Media Center Public Affairs
Labor Unions: The Positive Impact on Minorities, Women and to Gay & Lesbian Employees - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com by Christine Cadena, July 2, 2007
Unlevel foundation: Historical exclusion | CU-CitizenAccess by CU Citizen's Access, June 1, 2010
Unlevel foundation: Racial disparities persist across local trade unions | CU-CitizenAccess June 3, 2010
Daily Kos: House GOP intend to destroy public employee unions by Joan McCarter, December 27, 2010
GOP Kills Bonds Program: Secret Plan to Bankrupt States, Bust Public Employee Unions? « SpeakEasy by Art Levine, December 17, 2010
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND SHIRLEY SHERROD:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATISTICS:
African American Demographics, Population, Incomes, Veterans, Education, Voting — Infoplease.com (InfoPlease) 2009 statistics
Black America's economic freefall | SocialistWorker.org by Keeanga Taylor, January 8, 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STEREOTYPING:
African American identity in American media - Article Blast! Free Articles And Content For Reprint On Your Website, Newsletters and Ezines. Submit Your Articles For Free! by Yvonne Miller, January 23, 2010 [Mainstream media largely owned by conservatives]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CIVIL RIGHTS, DISCRIMINATION, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE 14TH AMENDMENT, AND PRIVATIZATION:
Racial Profiling on an "Industrial Scale" FBI using Census Data to Map and Police Communities by Race, by Justin Elliott, October 24, 2011
Rand Paul Criticizes Civil Rights Act, Argues Businesses Should Be Able to Discriminate by Nadra Kareem Nittle, May 24, 2010
Libertarian John Stossel's Comments on Civil Rights Are Even Too Much for Bill O'Reilly | Video Cafe (Crooks and Liars, May 27, 2010)
GOP website touts 14th amendment - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com by Johathan Allen, August 4, 2010
The Untold Story Of Emmett Louis Till-2004 - NYTimes.com Movie Aired January 14- 17th, 2011
GOP Attacks 14th Amendment - Auburn Journal November 23, 2010
Arizona Ethnic Studies Classes Banned, Teachers With Accents Can No Longer Teach English April 30, 2010
The Climate of Hate toward minorities among far right conservatives:
Bomb Found On MLK Day Parade Route, Says FBI by Nicholas K. Geranios, January 18, 2011
-
-
[By caving to corporate Dems and Republicans] Harry Belafonte speaks about the President - January 26, 2011
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WOMEN AND POVERTY, WOMEN AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
The Straight Facts on Women in Poverty by Alexandra Cawthorne, October 8, 2008
Restricting Medicaid Funding for Abortion Forces One in Four Poor Women to Carry Unwanted Pregnancies to Term Rebecca Wind, July 8, 2009
A Liberal Christian View on Abortion Access in America, Page 3 of 4 - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com by Rebecca Furtado, May 9, 2010
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRISONS AND THEIR PRIVATIZATION:
Where the current Privatization of Prisons began: A Guide to Prison Privatization | The Heritage Foundation May 24, 1988
The Prison-Industrial Complex - 98.12 by Eric Schlosser, December 1988
The Existentialist Cowboy: 'Corporate Prisons': the GOP's Formula for More Crime, Declining Education, and Slave Labor by Existentialist Cowboy, November 17, 2008
America’s New Slavery: Black Men in Prison March 20, 2008
New High In U.S. Prison Numbers - washingtonpost.com by A.C. Aizenman, February 29, 2008
Conservative Prison Policies are Ridiculous | Prison News Blog by Michael Santos, March 20, 2009
Peanut Politics: Dollars & Sins: The Argument against Private Prisons by Keith McCants, August 24, 2010
Privatization is GOP's first answer to state deficits | Columbus Dispatch Politics by Mark Niquette, November 21, 2010
Prisoners Strike in Georgia - NYTimes.com by Sarah Wheaton, December 12, 2010
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REDISTRICTING:
*Redistricting: How The GOP Could Lose By Winning - Hotline On Call by Jeremy P. Jacobs, November 18, 2010
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CORPORATE AGENDA:
19 Statistics Indicate Corporate America Has Destroyed America's Economy | ThePoliticalBandit.com by William Cormier, September 28, 2010
Chamber of Commerce Promotes Outsourcing Jobs | CommonDreams.org October 15, 2010
A Corporate Agenda Motivates The GOP's Opposition to Net Neutrality by Rmuse, December 7, 2010
WikiLeaks Puts Corporations on Red Alert. First Responders: The Lawyers | BNET by Nell Minnow, December 3, 2010
Assange: GOP will try to criminalize WikiLeaks | Raw Story by Daniel Tencer, November 4, 2010
The Big Lie - Job Creation and Expansion in America - read what Tom Donohue President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has to say: U.S. Chamber of Commerce on lost jobs, manufacturing offshoring | VentureOutsource.com (August 18, 2007) right around the time that millions of Americans began losing their jobs.
CorpWatch : Globalization & Corporate Power by John Pilger
Wal-Mart And the Destruction Of Our Economy | ThePoliticalBandit.com by William Cormier, March 27, 2005
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IMMIGRATION:
Feds to drop deportation of thousands of illegal immigrants August 28, 2010
Arizona Prison Watch: The profit motive, private prisons, criminalization and immigration By Peter Cervantes-Gautschi, October 9, 2010
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OHIO'S CONSERVATIVE AGENDA:
Clevelands Secret Club Blog: THIS IS THE REAL JOHN BOEHNER November 20, 2010
On an organization that helps low income and middle income people:
Ohio Gov.-elect Kasich among GOP governors asking Obama to ease Medicaid rules - Columbus Government | Examiner.com January 7, 2011
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's pay priorities are all out of whack: Connie Schultz | cleveland.com January 16, 2011
-
Where are the African Americans in your administration Governor Kasich?
Where are the African Americans in your administration Governor Kasich?
-
-
-
Nina Turner -On the Ed Show - January 31, 2011
-
February 1, 2011 - The Ed Show - Kasich
The Ed Show - January 31, 2011 - Kasich, Limbaugh
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OTHER:
* The EPA is headed by an African American woman ... so what does the GOP want to do?
"Republicans aren't proposing an across-the-board cut on the government, so some departments could see deeper cuts than others. The top targets could be programs whose budgets saw a jump under Democrats, like foreign aid and Pell Grants for middle-income college students."
MLK Snow Make-up Day Angers Civil Rights Group January 14, 2011 [Gee ..., I wonder how the South really feels about African Americans?]
Why Corporate America, the GOP, and Glenn Beck had to Demonize Progressives .. Daily Kos: Pew Poll: Strong Gains in Popularity of Progressive Agenda, Dem-GOP Party ID Gap March 27, 2007 312.pdf (application/pdf Object)
[TO BE FURTHER EDITED - WE'VE ALSO CHANGED THE FONT SIZE FOR BETTER READING]
Posts
3 comments:
Read the post: February 17, 2011
"It was Union workers who gave their life on 9/11"
http://clevelandssecretclub.blogspot.com/2011/02/it-was-union-workers-who-gave-their.html
A MUST READ IS:
MANSFIELD: THE END OF AN ERA? PERHAPS.
http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2012/09/mansfield-the-end-of-an-era-perhaps/
Republicans Brag They Won House Majority Because Of Gerrymandering
By Scott Keyes on Jan 17, 2013 at 9:00 am
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/01/17/1459991/rslc-gerrymandering-house/
Post a Comment