None of the above!
Melinda Iley-Dohn <Iley_dohn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OK......does that mean you will be supporting Hillary Clinton,John McCain or are
you holding out for Huckabee? It doesn't sound like you approve of Barack
Obama
doing as well as he is.
Melinda
Emmett Abati Doe <abatidoe2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
by Larry Pinkney at: http://www.blackcommentator.com/
Cover Story
Barack Obama and the Euphoria of Madness
Keeping It Real
By Larry Pinkney
BC Editorial Board
Those who ignore reality and the lessons of history do so at their own
peril. Ignoring reality, whether in a state of euphoria or not, is nonetheless
a sure recipe for disaster.
It is both sad and simultaneously horribly fascinating to observe so many
euphorically pinning their hopes and dreams on Barack Obama, a chameleon who
speaks liberally of ?change? but who is, himself, beholden to the very same
blood-sucking corporate vampires (including Lockheed and others) who are
ravaging the peoples of America, and the entire planet. It seems we have moved
euphemistically from Dracula to a corporately repackaged Blackula in the person
of Barack Obama. In the very name of ?change,? Obama is moving America
euphorically backwards.
All of America, but most especially we Black, Brown, and Red peoples, need to
pay heed to the unfolding debacle known as the ?Obama phenomenon.? This
so-called ?phenomenon? is propelled by blind euphoria, while being steeped in
double-speak and disinformation. The danger in this is self-evident.
Never mind that Barack Obama is a stalwart supporter of apartheid / corporate
Zionism and is beholden to the Zionist corporate lobby in the US, which wags
the people of America as a whole to the tune of billions upon billions of
dollars from the coffers of this nation. It should be noted that Barack Obama
made it quite clear in The Jerusalem Post newspaper (Israel) of January 29,
2008, that the Palestinian people whose lands are, and have long been,
illegally and militarily occupied by Israel, ?do not have the right of return.?
Similar to the wanton genocide that America carried out against the indigenous,
so-called ?Indian? peoples on this North American continent under the cover of
Manifest Destiny, so it is that the Zionists are simultaneously carrying out de
facto apartheid and genocide against the Palestinian people. Black, Red, and
Brown peoples should pay close attention to this horrible reality, which is
supported by Barack Obama, and no amount of Obama
double-speak can obfuscate this outrage. Black Americans must realize
unequivocally that every Israeli or Jewish person is not necessarily a Zionist,
just as every German was not necessarily a Nazi (Adolph Hitler in fact also
murdered thousands of non-Jewish Germans who opposed him). However, make no
mistake about this: Nazism, Zionism, and apartheid are inextricably tied
together. Moreover, it should be clearly understood that Semitic peoples
include both Arab and Jewish peoples, including Palestinians. Thus, the
constant tactic of depicting any who criticize the actions of Zionists as being
?anti-Semitic,? is inaccurate, diversionary, and ridiculous. Barack Obama is
deeply beholden to apartheid / corporate Zionism at the expense of the
Palestinian people and peace with justice throughout the so-called Middle East.
Never mind that Barack Obama, contrary to corporate myth, was never in
reality a so-called grassroots, political, ?community activist,? but was in
fact a financially paid, funded, and comfortable opportunist who did not lay
his life on the line in any serious manner for disenfranchised people.
Moreover, his alleged ?volunteer? work in Chicago was anything but the stuff of
legend in serving the people, though one would never learn this from his
current supporters in the corporate media. Indeed, Barack Obama is himself the
beneficiary of the many serious and committed women and men grassroots,
political, community activists who went before him, and who often paid for
their activism by tortuous jail/prison time and/or death. Serious community
activism is no joke and will never be hailed or supported by corporations or
the corporate media.
Never mind that Barack Obama has indicated both verbally and in writing that
he favors ?unilateral? US military actions against other nations, which is
both dangerously absurd and in direct contravention and flagrant violation of
international law. Notwithstanding the constant double-speak of Barack Obama,
his admiration for Ronald Reagan (who despised US working men and women and who
unilaterally militarily invaded the tiny Black nation of Grenada), and his warm
relationship with William Daley of the infamous and racist Daley political
machine in Chicago, should, at bare minimum, give people of good will (of all
colors) serious pause for thought.
Nevertheless, and despite all of the foregoing, there are those who insist,
regarding Barack Obama: ?At least he?s black!? Is he? What is Blackness and
what does it really mean in America? And how is being bamboozled, pimped, and
disenfranchised by a black person any better than being emaciated by a person
of any other color? Think about it as if your very life depends on it, because,
ultimately, it may.
The January 31, 2008, Daily Sun of Nigeria, in an article entitled, "Barack
Obama May Win, But He?s No African American," poignantly stated, in relevant
part: ?There are several fundamental issues that must be clarified to
understand the importance of Obama?s candidacy. First of all, strictly speaking
Barack Obama is not an African-American - but an African who is American. He?s
not a descendant of the enslaved Africans who built America without reward or
respect for their contributions? But there is a side to his character that
well-illustrates the differences between himself and the average ?Black
American.? For instance, when speaking of his heritage he points proudly to his
living relatives [in Kenya]? He doesn?t have the burden or challenge of
discussing how his ancestors overcame prejudice within the very society he?s
striving to rule. He doesn?t have to refer to the disenfranchisement and
dehumanization of his ancestors when he speaks of the legacy that he
represents?? Nor does he have or relate to the collective suffering and
ongoing struggle of a physically and emotionally brutalized Black America.
Many Black Americans and our Brown and Red sisters and brothers will, I fear,
come to be deeply disappointed in Barack Obama, once he demonstrates who he
really is. There will be no peace or justice under an Obama Presidency, should
such come to pass. Even the majority of white Americans, with the exception of
the corporate liberals and conservatives, may yet come to realize that Obama?s
interests are corporate interests; they are not the needs and interests of
everyday people, who represent the overwhelming majority of this nation and the
world.
It must be reiterated that the Democrat and Republican Parties have
consistently sold out Black, Red, Brown, Yellow, and White peoples in America.
There is no doubt that the blind euphoria being experienced by those who are
presently not critically thinking - is also being experienced by the elite of
the US corporate/military/media apparatus - except that their euphoria is not
blind. It is callous, calculating, and cold-blooded.
We need to be about the business of thinking and acting outside the box and
building political parties that are outside the box, parties that serve the
economic, social, and political interests of the masses of people. This is
precisely why the candidacy of former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney for
President and the Power To The People Coalition is of such enormous importance
for the present and for the future. This coalition is all about collectively
laying the foundation for systemic change - which is the only way that we can
enjoy real change.
Blind euphoria notwithstanding, those who ignore reality and the lessons of
history, do so at their own peril. Now, more than ever, is the time to be
critical thinkers, not blind followers.
BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, Larry Pinkney, is a veteran of
the Black Panther Party, the former Minister of Interior of the Republic of New
Africa, a former political prisoner and the only American to have successfully
self-authored his civil/political rights case to the United Nations under the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. For more about Larry
Pinkney see the book, Saying No to Power: Autobiography of a 20th Century
Activist and Thinker , by William Mandel [Introduction by Howard Zinn]. (Click
here to read excerpts from the book) Click here to contact Mr. Pinkney.
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