68. RACE RELATIONS: It is time to stop forcing integration of the
various races in America. This nation must have equal rights, not forced
rights. Equal Rights also means Equal Responsibility, I’m ashamed to visit
cities in America, and see the total destruction in those communities.
To be EQUAL, means to have equal opportunity to achieve a
better standard of living, to live safely in a community without fear. I’m
advising the various ethnic societies in America, that “your reputation does
precede you”, it’s not your ethnicity that is the problem, it’s your behavior
that is objectionable, civil communities don’t want that behavior around them.
It’s time; for all ethnic communities,
to clean up their act; this lawlessness will no longer be tolerated.
My mother’s
side of my family; were of Quaker ancestry, and most of my contact was with
that side of the family. Sometime in 1942 a black family moved in to a home in our
neighborhood in Detroit. The first night they were in that home, I couldn’t
believe that someone had burned a cross in their front yard, I had never heard
of such a thing. One of my great, great, great grandfathers had been part of
the Underground Railroad, as were so many of my relatives who were involved in
helping slaves escape from the south. As such, our family had sympathy for all
races.
The race riots in Detroit in 1943 were also a shock
to me. The African American children going to school with me were treated the
same as all the rest of the children. We respected them as just as any other
children going to school with us. There was no thought, that they were
different from any other child. No Prejudice at all before the 1943 riot, nor
after the riot. Now that situation is not the same in Detroit, that’s a shame.
When I view the destruction of Detroit, I can only feel anger at those who did
that destruction. Many citizens of Detroit were unable to sell their homes, and
just left town, to escape. More and more abandoned homes destroyed, mile after
mile of empty home lots, where families grew up together, now gone. Why? Is
this the future of all American cities?
If I become your president, I will stop this and
rebuild our cities, with safety for all.
We really
haven’t progressed much from that time, we only “pretend” to have racial
harmony, “we don’t”, there are still many problems that have to be honestly
approached, and worked on, I intend to work towards that goal. It’s time for
some honest evaluation of the problems, “and” solutions. Until any citizen of
any nationality, of any ethnicity, can walk down the street in any community in
this nation, and be safe to do so, we have a problem.
My
Quaker ancestors fought; for the right of “all” citizens to be treated equal,
Men, “Women”, and anyone of any race. Lucretia (Coffin) Mott abolitionist,
(1793-1880) was a relative of mine, she was involved as a Women’s Rights
activist, and the ending of slavery. As was another relative Levi Coffin, abolitionist,
President of the Underground Railway, to help slaves escape from the south.
I vividly
remember a scene on TV, where an African American man was being interviewed about
his community, he pointed to an alley behind his apartment building, that was
strewn with broken glass, as he arrogantly exclaimed, “Look how we have to
live” Do you think he might clean up the glass? I don’t, he didn’t. He wasn’t
questioned as to why that broken glass was there. It was the action of the
citizens in that community, no one else, so destroying the quality of life in
the community that you have to live in does not make sense.
Apparently he didn’t understand that either. It is
time for those neighborhoods to clean up the graffiti and trash, and join
America, you make the mess, you clean up the mess, be proud of your
neighborhood, don’t put up with this trash. Stop glorifying Gangs in your
community; fight back.
I want to
have serious talks with representatives of the various races in America to
achieve more responsibility to clean up these communities that are a disgrace
to all citizens. This behavior will not
be tolerated anymore.
In the Future, of course African Americans are going
to have to learn Spanish in order to get jobs in America, unless I’m elected
President.
I must admit though that much of this situation has been caused
by the loss of jobs in America. Jobs will return, All Americans deserve to have
decent employment.
Unless you’re planning on
moving to Mexico, or the Asian countries, where else are you to find jobs? We
“had” a lot of manufacturing being done in So. California up to the 1960’s,
that is now gone, imports from the Orient now provide those products. Why?
Who won WW II? I
guess it wasn’t the United States of America.
We "all" have the right to live where ever we want,
as long as we can afford to own that home, (or rent) in “America the
Beautiful”, can we still have this?
Prejudice?: African Americans, It’s not your
Color, it’s your Attitude. Who wants to be with you when all you do is claim
“your failure is someone else’s fault”. Why should you work, when we owe you
welfare? All Americans of other nationalities don’t believe you deserve special
attention.
Get an education, learn/use
manners, learn to be a productive citizen, and show America that you respect
men and women of your race. Stop the drugs, stop the alcohol, show America,
that your race is not an impediment to civil behavior. Stop having children out
of wedlock, take care of your children, and provide for them.
Join society as a productive
member of the community.
From the late 1600’s my
Quaker ancestors were anti slavery, and avidly did all they could to support
freedom for African Americans. My ancestors had migrated south to North
Carolina in the 1770’s, but could not tolerate the slavery they saw in those
communities, so 30 years later, starting in 1800’s these Quakers migrated north
to Ohio and Indiana, non slave states, then formed the Underground railroad to
smuggle slaves north to freedom. The Civil War “was” fought to stop slavery,
why else did the south want to secede from the Union? “To continue slavery
needed for their economy”.
If northerners did not fight
the Civil War, African Americans would still be slaves.
I care how “all citizens”
live, and I want equal rights for equal behavior. Join all of America to live
the better life, if we still have any jobs, before you have to move to Mexico
or China to find work.
If
African Americans are still doing nothing, because their ancestors were slaves,
then they are still slaves today in their minds.
That
is my nickels worth on this subject.