Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Racism for Political Gain

Why is it that anytime anything happens that people seem to find a racist way of looking at the problem? I was just reading an article about the Detroit Zoo where the city politicians are saying the state of Michigan is trying to control them because they are black. Are the animals black too? I think that the only color that the decision has anything to do with is green (the state funds the zoo).

The Future of the Detroit Zoo

The same thing happened in New Orleans when the hurricane hit. The federal government didn't respond because it is a "black city". When hurricanes hit other states guess who responds first -- the state and local government. Then the federal government responds. So who didn't respond properly? But instead of questioning state and local government it is immediately a racial issue.

I believe that many black politicians have become so programmed with their racial rhetoric that can't respond with anything else. This kind of thinking is not helping anyone except the politicians. Get over it and come up with real solutions to real problems.

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