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The Trump Appeal
THE TRUMP APPEAL
By Samuel K
The Black Silent Majority
A segment of Americans are really angry and disgruntled about a lot of issues. They’re fed up with the politically correct talk of most politicians. No doubt, Donald Trump has tapped into that anger with his attack dog rhetoric. Even so, I would not vote for this man. He would be an absolute disaster for the country. It's one thing to talk like a drunken bigot in a bar, but you don't want your president behaving like that.
Trump's campaign is a very good indication of what kind of president this man would be. He is an arrogant, thin-skinned, know it all. He reminds you of that spoiled brat whose parents never reined him in. What’s more, he has insulted nearly every group you can think of. Every week, it’s another insult. He insulted nearly every Republican presidential hopeful. He recently mocked a man with a disability. A day ago, he talked about banning all Muslims from entering the country and putting mosques under surveillance. Not only are his comments reprehensible and unwise, but they could be a recruitment bonanza to ISIS.
The more people Trump insults, the likelihood increases the Republicans will face a landslide in the presidential election.
The clues are obvious about this man's character, or lack thereof. As Americans, we should never, ever allow the rantings of a demagogue to lead us. America’s great presidents have demonstrated intelligence, character, wisdom, discipline, and sound judgment. I don’t see those qualities in Trump.
If Trump was president, in his mind, and in the mind of his supporters, he would wave a wand, and POOF, ISIS would be wiped out on his first day in office. He would build a border fence and seal off America. He would tell China what to kiss. He would bomb Iran, and Putin would shake in his shoes at the thought of dealing with him. He promises Fantasyland. But It’s all talk. That so many people have fallen for the hype is proof that reality TV has made Americans dumber..
"We can't make an African American white."
“WE CAN’T MAKE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WHITE.” © 2015
Michigan State Sen. Marty Knollenberg
Samuel K
The Black Silent Majority
When a dog barks, you’re not startled or surprised. That’s a dog’s nature.
It’s the same with a racist, and the comments expressed by racists. Enter Marty Knollenberg.
He essentially said funding education in predominantly black areas was a lost cause because, “We can’t make an African American white.” First, he implied that the pursuit of education and excelling at it was solely a “white thang.” Next, he implied that Blacks pursuing an education to better themselves wanted to be white as if Whites have a monopoly on wanting to improve themselves.
Malcolm X once put the vicious cycle affecting Blacks into perspective. He said:
“When you live in a poor neighborhood, you’re living in an area where you have to have poor schools. When you have poor schools, you have poor teachers.
“When you have poor teachers, you get a poor education. With a poor education, you can only work on a poor paying job, and that poor paying job enables you to live again, in a poor neighborhood.”
But despite where we live, we can still get a good education. We just have to work harder. With just an eight-grade education, Malcolm X really educated himself using a prison library. He started by studying the dictionary and moved on from there.
With the Internet, we can supplement our education when the schools aren’t all they could be. Can’t do fractions or algebra? Don’t know Excel, MS Word, or how to type? You can learn all of that, and more, on the Internet.
So, it’s not enough to repudiate a racist or racist comments. We have to keep our focus and pursue excellence in every area. We have as much potential as anybody else. And despite what Knollenberg said, if we want to emulate someone and their success strategies, it shouldn’t be Whites. It should be Indian Americans and Africans who come here. They have put a premium on education, and they are high achievers in every area. If they can do it, we can do it.