When Black Americans oppose The Iraq War, do they serve the best interests of all blacks? According to a Pew Research Poll from 2003, only 44% of blacks supported the war, while 73% of whites and 67% of Hispanics supported the war. The average support at that time for all Americans was 66%. Why would black support be lower than any other race polled? Do Black Americans realize that by vocally opposing war they jeopardize the lives of blacks in the military, which represent a higher percentage of blacks than society as a whole represents? Blacks make up about 12-13% of the general population, while representing approximately 21% of the total military.
People like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Louis Farrakhan continually bash the war, emboldening our enemy, and help prolong a battle that should have been over a long time ago. This constant agitation by the Left and by many Black Americans has done nothing but make a tough job more difficult. The Democrats use blacks like every other minority group to irritate Republicans and weaken the United States in hopes of becoming The Socialist States of America. It is no coincidence that The Socialist States of America contains the letters “SS”.
Do blacks think that once the so-called Illegal War ends and if by some chance the Muslim fanatics were victorious, blacks would somehow be able to overcome all the hardships they blame on racism? Black Americans might want to check with some of the blacks living in the Sudan under Muslim control before rooting too much for Allah. They might also ask themselves how Islam came to Africa.
Are blacks considering the ramifications of their actions? If Al-Qaeda is allowed to strengthen its position because of misplaced black outrage this may lead to more setbacks for blacks. When and if Al-Qaeda strikes us, where do blacks think they will strike? It will not be in some hick town bordering on nowhere, full of white people. It will probably be a major urban center, maybe New York City, Los Angeles, or Chicago. Chicago has a black population of over 1.6 Million that represents 36.77% of the entire Chicago population and New York City is 26.59% Black. These numbers are well above black representation in the general population.
Black casualties are also played up in the media. So-called black leaders regularly spew the “minorities suffer more” and “minority casualties are higher” angles to help divide minority opinion and divide the country for their own selfish political gains. One only has to check the facts to see a different story. Black casualties percentages are generally the same or lower than black representation in the general population of the United States, while having higher representation in the military compared to civilian life.
The underlying theme is, without actually saying it, that blacks are too stupid to do anything in the military but serve as target practice for our enemies. This is once again, in complete contradiction to the facts. Blacks join the military and serve in technical fields, support units, medical units, and the infantry. The idea that blacks are being shot up left and right is preposterous. This degrading attitude held by so many black elitists is dangerous as well as disrespectful. It marginalizes the accomplishments of blacks in the military, the patriotism of blacks, and the intelligence of blacks. It is a shame that the people who claim that they wish to help blacks cannot see past their own biased views and cannot see that Black Americans have been helping themselves since the days of slavery.
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Dawgs of War
Filed on 02/11/03 by Chris Arnell
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