On June 26, 2005, The Associated Press published an article about Atlanta’s panhandler problem that once again illustrates that blacks can be used to defend any position. If there is ever an abundance of African-American serial killers, I assume that many on the left will also defend them to the grave. No pun intended. However, what really gets me is the way liberals use social programs to maintain a voting block of dependant, so-called victims. Democrats help keep stereotypes alive by perpetuating that blacks are stupid and need our help, that Asians are super human geniuses that need no assistance, and that white people are secretly scheming to hurt all minority groups. In Atlanta, the City Council is considering a measure to crack down on aggressive panhandling. As usual, the same talking points are marched out to defend the panhandlers, many of whom are black. (Read Article on Panhandling)

My opinion on this is that many blacks perceive anything that happens to blacks as racist. When stats show that blacks disproportionately represent victims of crime, black activist rise up and say, see we told you “White Racism”, “Jim Crow”, “Modern Day Lynching”, and “Whitey is out to get us”. Never mind that black on black violence is the main cause of the high representation. After all, why let facts get in the way of a good rant.

The majority of blacks still think OJ was not guilty. As pointed out by Larry Elder, blacks perceive higher amounts of racism against Hispanics than Hispanics do. Blacks see racism everywhere. When blacks do not receive a loan from a bank, it is, as the media often reports, because of racism. It is never mentioned that a higher percentage of blacks have poor credit ratings and that would factor into the loan process. Think about it, a bank needs to loan money to make money. Banks don’t turn away people that will make them money.

On TV when The Cosbys was a #1 show, many blacks did not like it because it supposedly did not represent the “real black image”. When TV produces a show that portrays blacks living in a ghetto or in less than ideal conditions, blacks do not like this because it is demeaning to blacks. TV producers just cannot win. Will Smith, a well spoken, mainstream young man, suggested to Barbara Walters, that scientists created AIDS to kill black people. Many blacks think that The CIA implemented a Crack Cocaine epidemic that has ruined some black neighborhoods.

Racism against panhandlers just seems like the latest in black paranoia. I hope Atlanta enjoys becoming a cesspool. All they have to do is look at San Francisco to see their future.