I know of someone on Facebook wherein our Facebook walls would well indicate that we are political polar opposites. Odd analogical expression to use because without the North & South poles or magnetic polar opposites, the world and physics and everything in between wouldn't exist in such a well-created harmony. . . but I digress.
Staunch Republican that I am, I voted for a Democrat for the first time this past November. Though, it was more a dissenting vote against the present Republican Party. For our Presidential choices, I merely voted for the "evil of 2 [er, several] lessers". Our now-former Pres Bush (Jr.) should've used all that $$ spent outside our borders for those needs inside our border.
I'm confident that any choice we had for Pres is a judgement on America; not a blessing. OK, I s'pose one could state it is a blessing in that the Powers that be didn't just up and vaporize us out of existence as such we deserve.
On to the main point: Do Obama followers actually concur with this "change we can embrace" that Obama agrees with, specifically that "Whites" and "Yellows" are seemingly racist against "Blacks", "Browns" and "Red-Man"?
I'm referring to the prayer which closed the Inauguration Events that Rev. Joseph Lowery (United Methodist) gave. And, if you viewed all the Inauguration video, Pres. Obama shook his head and smiled in agreement with all that was "prayed", especially on this portion:
I quote (from Rev. Lowery):
"... we ask You to wait for that day
when Black would not be asked to get to the back;
when Brown can stick around;
when Yellow will be mellow;
when the Red man can get ahead, Man;
when White would embrace what is right."
I am confident I am with correct understanding that those of Asian decent have been and continue to be racially slammed with the tag "Yellow". I abhor this kind of racial slur deeply. I abhor any assignment of color as a point of divisional race identification; which is all that it is when used. Period.
The prayer outright states that 3 'races' are oppressed, Black, Brown, Red man, and that these 3 'races' are oppressed by 2 other 'races': White and Yellow.
In what way is Obama, through his personal choice of a "man of God" to close the Inauguration Ceremony, telling "Yellow" to be "mellow"?
Is this the "Change we can Embrace"? That it is now OK for non-White, non-Yellow 'races' to slam the oppressors of centuries past?
I am 100% native American. I would conclude my Facebook friend is, as well. "100% native American" is someone who is born and raised here in America, having little, if any, cultural ties to their grandparents or great-grandparents (or even parents) homeland.
What is "African-American", by honest definition, then? Obama qualifies for this attribute. He was raised in Africa in his young life, then moved to America. However, 99.9% of those Americans whose ancestors 200, 300, 400+ years ago were taken out of Africa, they are *not* "African-Americans", they're Americans. 100% native at that. Ask any decent "Native American" and they'll spit on that title; they're Cherokee, or Navaho, or Sioux.
I'm confident that the "Change we can Embrace" can not come from some self-proclaiming salvific personage or government.
--- On to some history notes on Democrats & Republicans:
Are you aware of the roots of the Democratic Party?
- the Democratic Party was (primarily) the South in the American Civil War (actually, it should be called "The War of Northern Aggression" and "Northern" can be supplanted with Republcan");
- the Democratic Party was the founders (and still present-day members) of the KKK;
- the Democratic Party was the political link / tie of those that conspired to and did kill President Lincoln.
Democrats win or end wars:
- WW1 & WW2 - Democrats (Wilson & Roosevelt)
- Korean, Vietnam and Iraq wars: Started under Republican administrations, ended (not won) under Democratic leadership.
But what about the American Civil War, wasn't Pres. Lincoln Republican, and didn't we win that war?
- Let's review; Yes, Pres. Lincoln was Republican. However, if truly examined, that war should be called "The War of Northern Aggression", or even more succinctly, "The War of Republican Aggression". If you enjoy killing your own brother over a political belief, it's your constitutional right to label it a "win" and who the "we" that "won" are, free speech & all. If you believe that killing your brother is justified to stop the oppression of humans over another human, I concur it is a "win" and include myself in the "we" of those who "won".
However, those same "we" who "won" this "war" just "lost" another "battle". "We" had "our" backs unjustly politically scourged during the closing "Prayer" of the Inauguration Ceremony for President Obama; a "Prayer" he consented to and whole-heartedly agreed with. This is the same President Obama who supports your brother having sex with your husband (or your wife), or sister having sex with your husband's (or wife's) sister; it's their 'right'. This is the same President Obama who believes your mother has the 'right' to kill your own brother (or sister), before he (or she) is born.
