Dixie - In Memoriam
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During the American Civil War, an interesting anomaly took place as we moved toward the realization of abolition. A considerable number of slaves were not in favor of abandoning the institution... it sounds incredible, but it is true. Behavior experts would later dub the phenomenon as "plantation mentality" and this is how it works... There is security in accepting the status quot. Because slaves knew and understood the 'system' would provide for a roof over their heads and food in their stomachs, protection from the outside world, keeping the family intact, and afford generally tolerable conditions of living, they were apprehensive about disrupting that and replacing it with an unknown. Where would they go, what would they do, how would they keep their families together? So their inclinations were to accept their lot in life and remain content to be slaves, for a good master, for the security and stability of it all. This example is illustrated in Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
It is a perfectly natural human condition. Few of us inherently desire to be confrontational or controversial, we mostly long to be accepted as normal, whether overtly or inertly. When we think about the way things were in the days of Rosa Parks, we see the same sort of 'Uncle Tom' behavior. Most black people simply accepted that they were supposed to ride on the back of the bus. It was easier to just put up with systemic racism and be thankful they let you on a bus and you didn't have to walk. Oh they didn't like it, but what could the individual do about it? What purpose would it serve to protest it, other than to get your head bashed in and thrown in jail or hung from the nearest tree? Most black people lowered their head for 100 years, and allowed the institutionalized prejudice and racism to prevail in our society, because it was easier to do what everyone else did, to go along with how things were, to be content with it remaining the same. It wasn't until an individual, like Rosa Parks, refused to accept it anymore. It took that individual breaking away from what everyone else was doing, to take a confrontational and controversial stand.
The Democrat Party has become very reliable Masters of the Plantation. They take care of the basic needs for all the special interest groups, providing government funding and support in sufficient enough amounts to enable a bearable existence. People can get that check at the first of the month, and pay the light bill, or keep a roof over their heads. They know the Masters will tend to them if they get sick, or if they can't work... life is easier that way. Rather than embracing real hope and opportunity for their futures, through free enterprise, free-market capitalism, rewarding success and encouraging it in everyone... they find it easier to support the socialist entitlement programs, which ARE their plantation. Our welfare system is a trap, not a cure for poverty, an enabler of poverty conditions! Those who are unfortunate enough to be caught in the trap, are helpless as individuals to do anything about their personal condition, so they accept it... the same way Uncle Tom accepted it, the same way blacks before Rosa Parks accepted it. At least they paid the light bill this month, at least they kept the heat turned on! They are still chattel to the master, but who cares, life is okay! The Master is good to them... they have no complaints!
It takes one individual, one voice... standing against all the rest, breaking the shackles and challenging what everyone else is accepting... what 90% of black America is currently supporting in the Democratic Party! If black Americans, or any minority group for that matter, is honestly interested in bettering their condition in life, raising their standard of living or achieving success, they are backing the wrong party. Democrats enjoy running the Plantation! It suits them fine to dangle carrots out there, and perpetuate class envy, and keep their slaves down on the plantation happy! It not only suits them, it is crucial to their very survival and existence, they can't do it without your support, or at least, your Uncle Tom acceptance of the status quot.
It is a perfectly natural human condition. Few of us inherently desire to be confrontational or controversial, we mostly long to be accepted as normal, whether overtly or inertly. When we think about the way things were in the days of Rosa Parks, we see the same sort of 'Uncle Tom' behavior. Most black people simply accepted that they were supposed to ride on the back of the bus. It was easier to just put up with systemic racism and be thankful they let you on a bus and you didn't have to walk. Oh they didn't like it, but what could the individual do about it? What purpose would it serve to protest it, other than to get your head bashed in and thrown in jail or hung from the nearest tree? Most black people lowered their head for 100 years, and allowed the institutionalized prejudice and racism to prevail in our society, because it was easier to do what everyone else did, to go along with how things were, to be content with it remaining the same. It wasn't until an individual, like Rosa Parks, refused to accept it anymore. It took that individual breaking away from what everyone else was doing, to take a confrontational and controversial stand.
The Democrat Party has become very reliable Masters of the Plantation. They take care of the basic needs for all the special interest groups, providing government funding and support in sufficient enough amounts to enable a bearable existence. People can get that check at the first of the month, and pay the light bill, or keep a roof over their heads. They know the Masters will tend to them if they get sick, or if they can't work... life is easier that way. Rather than embracing real hope and opportunity for their futures, through free enterprise, free-market capitalism, rewarding success and encouraging it in everyone... they find it easier to support the socialist entitlement programs, which ARE their plantation. Our welfare system is a trap, not a cure for poverty, an enabler of poverty conditions! Those who are unfortunate enough to be caught in the trap, are helpless as individuals to do anything about their personal condition, so they accept it... the same way Uncle Tom accepted it, the same way blacks before Rosa Parks accepted it. At least they paid the light bill this month, at least they kept the heat turned on! They are still chattel to the master, but who cares, life is okay! The Master is good to them... they have no complaints!
It takes one individual, one voice... standing against all the rest, breaking the shackles and challenging what everyone else is accepting... what 90% of black America is currently supporting in the Democratic Party! If black Americans, or any minority group for that matter, is honestly interested in bettering their condition in life, raising their standard of living or achieving success, they are backing the wrong party. Democrats enjoy running the Plantation! It suits them fine to dangle carrots out there, and perpetuate class envy, and keep their slaves down on the plantation happy! It not only suits them, it is crucial to their very survival and existence, they can't do it without your support, or at least, your Uncle Tom acceptance of the status quot.
