A Voice in the Wilderness In Defense of "Mere Conservatism"

“Shocked” By Black Republicans

Let's assume that the labeling of Fox News as a "right-wing" network is true...what does this then say about MSNBC?

The network was, of course, "surprised" by the fact that there are a handful of black Americans running for elected federal office as Republicans.  And what is worse: they're partnering with Tea Party groups in their respective areas!  Gasp!

My beef is not with MSNBC having an opinion on the situation they're reporting on here.  It's that absolutely no credit will be given to conservatives or Republicans for attracting ethnically diverse candidates.

And speaking of the tragic mis-placed loyalty blacks have had to the Democrat Party, here's an excerpt from Dr. Walter E. Williams' latest column on that very subject:

Tragically, most Americans, including black people whose ancestors have suffered from gross injustices of slavery, think it quite proper for government to forcibly use one person to serve the purposes of another. That's precisely what income redistribution is: the practice of forcibly taking the fruits of one person's labor for the benefit of another. That's also what theft is and the practice differs from slavery only in degree but not kind.

What about blacks who cherish liberty and limited government and joined in the tea party movement, or blacks who are members of organizations such as the Lincoln Institute, Frederick Douglass Foundation and Project 21? They've been maligned as Oreos, Uncle Toms and traitors to their race. To make such a charge borders on stupidity, possibly racism. After all, when President Reagan disagreed with Tip O'Neill, did either charge the other with being a traitor to his race? Then why is it deemed traitorous when one black disagrees with another, unless you think that all blacks must think alike?

I hope it's misunderstanding, rather than contempt, that explains black hostility toward the principles of liberty.