African American History Month: African Americans are the key to democracy for all
By Nelson Peery The Supreme Court's appointing George W. Bush as president of the United States threw the Democratic Party and the independent political organizations into an uproar. President Clinton stated that if all the ballots had been counted, Al Gore would have been elected. The majority of Americans, it seems, had no idea that people could be turned away from polling places or not have their ballots counted. Few African Americans were shocked by the accusations of fraud. In 2000 as in 1900, fraud and denial of the ballot to African Americans is key to the political control of white Americans. Never has this been more clearly demonstrated than in the recent election. Attacking the problem of electoral fraud directly and not dealing with its historic foundation of racism will not work. The politics of African American equality and freedom are changing very rapidly. As one philosopher observed, the more things change, the more they remain the same. Bush nominated African Americans to three key posts, including the all-important secretary of state. While some are quick to declare that blacks have arrived at "the promised land," many are quick to shout "window dressing" or "Uncle Tom!" Both sides are wrong. The African American designees have several things in common. They are exceptionally well-educated, qualified, wealthy and dangerously reactionary. Incidentally, they are black. full: http://www.lrna.org/league/PT/PT.2001.02/PT.2001.02.4.html _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
