It can be said that Democrats are contributing to the downfall as well, (and in my next article I will discuss that) however for the purposes of this article we are focusing on Republicans.
Amongst minorities particularly, the African-American community, Republicans are vilified because of their stances that in general are against bigger government, yet most don’t know or remember that the very person that liberated African-Americans, Abraham Lincoln was a Republican (Though he did it for political reasons, not necessarily because he was keen on Black folks, but I digress). In fact in the political history of the United States, it was during Reconstruction, which was right after slavery that Black Americans began to enjoy a taste of political freedom and advancement and it was with the Republican Party.
It wasn’t until the Great Depression of the 1930s that Black Americans began to vote Democratic and it was mostly because President Roosevelt, via his New Deal began to toss Black Americans a few crumbs (and it was miniscule comparatively what he did for others but again I digress)
Fast forward to today: Why are we so anti-Republican?
Lol.. lets see.. let’s go back to the 1980s, there was an actor, by the name of Ronald Reagan who came in and began this whole deregulation thing. GREAT idea back then, however we are now suffering for his actions today in 2011, meanwhile he is being canonized. (GO FIGURE). Then there was the whole CIA Iran Contra thingy that allowed for the flooding of “urban communities” with a synthetic drug that led to crime, high unemployment, yadda yadda etc etc.
Next up, we have George Bush the First. Nice guy! Coined the phrase, “Read my lips” however he began the two part saga that has created our generations Vietnam over in the Middle East. However I will give him credit in that he actually had a conclusion to his war. It was during his Presidency, that we had a recession as well, but it was nowhere near as bad as the current.
Lastly, we have George Bush the 2nd. Not as bright as is father, but he meant well, however his execution was horrid, (lest you were a prisoner of Guantanamo Bay;) under his watch the economy witnessed the most horrid attack on US soil, and began what is known as the Great Recession, which is still kicking our ass today.
Now that I have given a bit of a backdrop, the skepticism isn’t even completely from the history lesson, but for things like an article I had the pleasure of being forwarded.
Top 10 Shocking Attacks from the GOP War on Women
1) Republicans not only want to reduce women's access to abortion care, they're actually trying to redefine rape.
2) A state legislator in Georgia wants to change the legal term for victims of rape, stalking, and domestic violence to "accuser."
3) In South Dakota, Republicans proposed a bill that could make it legal to murder a doctor who provides abortion care.
4) Republicans want to cut nearly a billion dollars of food and other aid to low-income pregnant women, mothers, babies, and kids.
5) In Congress, Republicans have proposed a bill that would let hospitals allow a woman to die rather than perform an abortion necessary to save her life.
6) Maryland Republicans ended all county money for a low-income kids' preschool program. Why? No need, they said. Women should really be home with the kids, not out working.
7) And at the federal level, Republicans want to cut that same program, Head Start, by $1 billion. That means over 200,000 kids could lose their spots in preschool.
8) Two-thirds of the elderly poor are women, and Republicans are taking aim at them too. A spending bill would cut funding for employment services, meals, and housing for senior citizens.
9) Congress voted yesterday on a Republican amendment to cut all federal funding from Planned Parenthood health centers, one of the most trusted providers of basic health care and family planning in our country.
10) And if that wasn't enough, Republicans are pushing to eliminate all funds for the only federal family planning program. (For humans. But Republican Dan Burton has a bill to provide contraception for wild horses. You can't make this stuff up).
When I first read this, I seriously thought this was a joke. I mean I don’t necessarily drink the Democratic Kool-aid either but damn! The reason many “minorities” struggle with even respecting let alone voting for the Republican Party, is that they seem to not be in touch with the regular people of this country.
Must be nice to have health care and good housing and good finances without worrying too much! Then they slander so many Americans with their assumptive stances, and then toss in distorted Christianity to verify and solidify their stances. Example you ask? Sure, let me oblige youJ
Planned Parenthood
Cutting funding to Planned Parenthood, is like not feeding a pitbull and slapping it and wondering why it mauls you when it gets free. Planned Parenthood is not just the purveyor of death for those that have chosen to not be responsible. For one, abortion is not something that should be voted on by old Anglo-Saxon males who have no idea the ails and troubles and complexities of the female body. Second there are other situations of abortion that are not just someone being “irresponsible” (i.e. rape) Third, in a unique function Planned Parenthood has been the equivalent of emergency health care for many and access to at least some form of healthcare for those that can’t afford it. Interestingly enough some of these Republicans have forgotten the human condition in their rhetoric. You see, if you continue to cut educational funding, and after-school activities, you are breeding scenarios for such activities because there is no alternative but sex, drugs and violence. Where are the parents you ask? Oh yeah, remember that Ronald Reagan guy? The whole deregulation thingy? Well mommy and daddy lost their jobs to outsourcing so now they are scraping to get whatever to pay rent and well, it’s hard to be a parent when you are working 12 -16 hour shifts to barely get by! I know, I know, that’s no excuse because, “those people” should pull themselves up by their bootstraps, and let the trickle-down theory work (aka give money to big business to help the little guy, but how are they pulling up their bootstraps if they are being forced to wait for a hand out from business, yet its not cool to get a handout from the government?)
Unemployment
Ahhh yes! Unemployment! Republicans literally played economic terrorism with President Obama with this one. Either give rich folks more tax breaks (so they can do the whole trickle-down theory thingy) or no unemployment! Now THAT is terrorism for ya! Again the Republican Party has forgotten what really goes on with the people in mainstream America. Unemployment is painted by them as a financial blight that allow for laziness and create dependence! Are there some individuals that “pimp the system out” Of course, however in this Great Recession, it has literally been the closest thing to a lifeline for many who have been out of work for as long as 3 years, and this I know firsthand. Unemployed people are not always individuals who didn’t try. Some are highly educated and “over-qualified.” Some are victim to their industry or field collapsing. Some are forced into unemployment because a company doesn’t want to pay them what they are worth, or they are a victim of ageism. What do you tell a man or woman who is 50 years old and worked in a field for company for over 25 years to do, go back to school! Sure, but chances are they might be putting a kid through school themselves. No one wants to hire the person with experience at what he/she is worth! Cost too much, plus they are close to retirement! Oh yeah that 401k and pension plan they worked so hard to save.. yeah …about that.. (insert Bernie Madoff, Bank failures etc)
Now I can go on about this for a while, but the point I am making is that Republicans say that more government is bad for the people. An opinion that is to be respected but, the track record isn’t good, and for anybody that is so assumptive and then throws distorted religious perspective behind it, in this case, distorted Christianity, how dare you call someone terrorist? Your Jihad is not against a Western Infidel, but against the common folks of America! Instead of wearing Egyptian cotton for purification, you hire Big 4 firms to purify your personnel all for the bottom line!
Go figure.. and in the words of Sean Carter, “and this is in who you wanna place your faith?”
LDS
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