Black Criticism vs Black Romanticism in Today's Political Climate

Corporate Interests Run America

Cornel West has held no punches in his intense and rigorous critique of President Obama. Many African Americans are very angry with the likes of Dr. West, Tavis Smiley, Boyce Watkins, & Julianne Malveaux for taking The POTUS to task on several key issues. However, as political constituents our duty is to question elected officials rigorously, and demand that they produce results in our interest. Other nationalities and ethnic groups do so.  It is great that we have the first elected African American President to sort of speak since John Hanson (first President of the Continental Congress) who was Black. However, we cannot allow romantic feelings cloud our political lens; luring us further and further away from self-empowerment and collective advancement especially the second time around.

I tend to believe President Obama has good intentions and desires in his heart to help poor and middle class people, but as Minister Farrakhan said when he was first selected [cough] excuse me elected; "I am under no illusion...," "he cannot truly do what is in his heart..." The powerful "Corporatocracy" influence engulfing him will not allow it. But, I say let's see he may prove his critics wrong, and represent the "Drum Major for Justice/Change," platform he ran his initial candidacy on.

However, the true ownness is on us to create and produce the change we desire to see in our neighborhoods. It has been stated that Black buying power will be estimated at 1.1 trillion dollars in two years; you mean to tell me we cannot pull together to create and produce a future? When you look at other nationalities such as the Chinese and Jews; rarely do they depend on government--they mainly do it themselves. We have to adopt this model in order to ensure a future for the generations to come.

I respect men and women like Minister Farrakhan, Dr. Bill Winston, & Sis. Nikki Henderson (The People's Grocery-Oakland) who present, create, and develop opportunities, that provide solutions outside of the false held notion of governmental dependency many African Americans faithfully hold on to. The Blueprints for our independence have been put before us for quite some time now. It is obvious as legendary reggae group Burning Spear said "No one remember Old Marcus Garvey," and the countless other "Great One's" whom came before and after him with the BLUE-PRINTS? The rise of The Sleeping Giant is IMMINENT!!!

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