.. and the “Opportunists”
who lie “Between”
I was in college in San Francisco in 1961 when the black
students on our campus debated the black students from “the university across
the bay”. The topic: the competing
philosophies of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. C.
Eric Lincoln’s book, The Black Muslims in America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Eric_Lincoln was released, and some of us were worried
about having to embrace “bean pies” in order to escape “Booker T”. Martin’s challenge provided an alternative to
“Booker T.”, but it lacked the “independence” that Malcolm promised. We lived inside the “Black” bubble provided
by Jim Crow.
The white students on campus were indifferent to both Martin
and Malcolm; more-or-less comfortable inside their “White” bubble. Their concerns centered on the Draft, and
whether they would have to face bullets in Viet Nam.
Fast-forward more than 50 years, and both Martin and Malcolm
lie murdered, under circumstances that show fingerprints of our federal
government. Laws were passed that
destroyed the physical “Black” bubble; scattering the inhabitants. The Laws, passed by citizens who inhabit the “White”
bubble, provided the clear right to vote, among other things, to Blacks. Today, our Supreme Court is poised to scuttle
the laws guaranteeing Blacks the right to vote.
Why?? Because the
2012 election showed that white voters face a permanent minority status in this
country; due to the fact that they are a dwindling portion of the electorate. They have to find a way to rule with a
minority portion of the national vote.
If the Whites succeed in building a 21st century version of
Jim Crow, the “non-white opportunists” mostly of Asian origin, and the rest: of
Latin-American heritage along with women of all backgrounds, can be driven back
into their historic “place”. They also
may manage to stymie the push of Gay citizens for equal status under our laws.
I hope this makes clear who the stakeholders are in the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights.
Stay Vigilant! Voice your Concerns!
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