The New Black Panther Party has done nothing wrong and never engaged in voter intimidation. Because there was no evidence that the New Black Party planned, participated in nor condoned the acts of a single member in Nov 2008, the Justice department rightfully dropped the charges against the organization. However the Justice Department successfully sustained an injunction against a single member for his individual action, which was outside organizational policy. Therefore, there is no controversy here because justice was done and the case decided on its merits, or lack of evidence.
Our position is that this whole controversy, and other current controversies- i.e. The USDA Sherrod fiasco are Republican or right wing- tea party strategies to drum up support and drive dissatisfied white voters to the polls for the fall mid-term elections. The Republicans are overtly making boogeymen out of New Black Panther Party, the, NAACP, Ms. Sherrod in order stir up racial fears, and as they say ‘take back the country’ which we interpret as ‘take back the country’ from Blacks and a Black President.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
The Eagle Scout and the Prom Queen
In high school the Eagle Scout vied with the Prom Queen for Class President. Their joint mission was to amuse, entertain and distract us. They left the issues to the class nerds who rarely voted anyway.
The high school remains our single universal social institution. As it goes, so goes the nation. The elitist is the student who achieved a ninth grade reading level.
Print is out. The image is the rage. The traditional facts to form opinion is an outdated process. The first soundbites to reach the ears 24/7 dictate cognition. Talk radio plants the seed during the commuting hours. The only way to lessen the influence is to increase unemployment.
The corporations control the media and the message. The general term for this is information control. In the old days brainwashing was the staple of science fiction. We called it “far out” in those times. It was outlandish to think of nations marching to their doom as unresponsive robots in lock step. The far out has become common place.
The high school remains our single universal social institution. As it goes, so goes the nation. The elitist is the student who achieved a ninth grade reading level.
Print is out. The image is the rage. The traditional facts to form opinion is an outdated process. The first soundbites to reach the ears 24/7 dictate cognition. Talk radio plants the seed during the commuting hours. The only way to lessen the influence is to increase unemployment.
The corporations control the media and the message. The general term for this is information control. In the old days brainwashing was the staple of science fiction. We called it “far out” in those times. It was outlandish to think of nations marching to their doom as unresponsive robots in lock step. The far out has become common place.
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