there may have been a time when the cbc (& many other black people & groups) meant something positive to the plight of people of color, however, they are totally ignorant to our present-day needs---they have become pawns of the dem party &, unfortunately, they're too steeped in willful denial to realize it &, even much worse is, they have become accustomed to the perceived power & money they have obtained---however, the dems need them for the various congressional committees they sit on; the dems need them to show that they are no longer a racist party; the dems need them to reach out to people of color voters for their votes; the dems need them to continue to keep the fires of discrimination (of all types) fueled; the dems need them in their quest to de-legitimize donald trumps presidency; the dems need them for their 'never trump' votes---the dems just need them, however, ask yourself this:::exactly what have they done, in the positive, for people of color during the last ten years or so?? what they may have done in the past to help people of color doesn't excuse them for what they're not doing now...
good people, we have the black congressional caucus which is supposed to have a power to itself, & yet, when was the last time you saw them united in an effort to quell the violence occurring within our communities??? have you seen them united on tv with their plans to combat the drugs & gangs that have decimated our communities??? when was the last time you saw them united within our communities supporting our black businesses??? where are their united plans to help put 'people-of-color' back to work; where are their plans to help people-of-color get out of poverty??? good people, let a cop kill a black (justified or not) & they're all over tv & at the protests talking about police racism & brutality...
when you look at the vast majority of our down-trodden communities (that have been begging for help for decades), you'll usually find a dem mayor supported by these 'so-called black-elected officials'---& hey, they'll keep feeding you the 'race-card' along with 'fear tactics' so that you won't vote for the repubs---the extremely unfortunate part of all of this is, you vote the way they guide you to without any thoughts, concerns or questions---in fact, these people & so many, many others, act like that house slave that can tell the master which field-slave he should keep & which one he should sell---the part they refuse to see is, the dem party will keep us in slavery & they use them to do it...
for you people with blinders on, slavery has evolved---regardless of how you slice it, if your gov't encourages you to become dependent upon them & than does everything it can to keep you dependent on them, that's a form of slavery---hell, they yell 'racism' & use those 'fear tactics' whenever a repub (any repub) offers a suggestion that would enable you to do anything for yourself...
america, especially those of you living in those down-trodden communities, just ask yourself this:::what exactly has the dem party done to ease your burden??? &, before you get to tripping over your own tongue, under obama, the dems did everything they could to keep you from gaining your own independence & hey, the facts back that up---look, let's keep it real---black people suffered under obama & the cbc did nothing to alleviate that suffering---yes, some of them were upset that he hadn't delivered on the jobs he promised but, they sat quietly by & supported him anyway---no, check that---they even voted for some of the things that actually hurt black people...
the dems don't have any plans to making our country better &/or safer---their ultimate goal is control & power & they go hand-in-hand---they want you dependent upon gov't because when the repubs threaten to change something, they tell you how drastic the results would be for you & you eat that crap up---latest case-in-point is, the tax reform & jobs act bill recently signed into law---all the dems fought against it because it makes the wealthy wealthier; company's would use their tax savings for their share-holders &/or buy back their own stock; trickle-down economics don't work; the middle-class would not benefit from it & hey, nancy pelosi even called it 'armegeddon'...
good people, i'm here to tell you that they knowingly lied & deliberately mislead you---which one of you people of color doesn't want to take home more of your own pay??? which one of you doesn't want to be in a lower tax bracket this year??? which one of you honestly believes the gov't knows what to do with your money better than you do??? which one you will reject that new job now being offered??? which one of you will refuse a company bonus check or a wage increase??? which one of you will ask your company not to increase your 401k company matching dollars???
those are just some of the benefits that the dems tried to deny you & hey, you owe it to yourself to call or visit them & find out why---&, if you do confront them, please, ask them why they lied...
there are 49 congressional black caucus members & only one of them is a repub (mia love & she voted yes)---48 of them voted against the tax reform bill simply because their dem leaders told them to---are you going to try & tell me that people of color in rep elijah cummings baltimore district (with its 343 homicides & a plethora of other problems) won't benefit from the new tax law??? or rep danny davis' chicago district (with its 675 homicides & a plethora of other problems)??? or rep john lewis' atlanta district (with its #10 highest murder rate)??? or rep dwight evans philadelphia district (with its 317 homicides & a plethora of other problems)??? & yes, i could call out every one of them but, hopefully, you understand---
the following is a list of the congressional black caucus members per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus
Officers of the 115th Congress
- Cedric Richmond – Chair
- André Carson – First Vice Chair
- Karen Bass – Second Vice Chair
- Brenda Lawrence – Secretary
- Gwen Moore – Whip
During the 115th Congress (2017–present), the CBC has 2 Senators, 45 voting Representatives and 2 non-voting Delegates as members: [21]
you really should contact them & find out why they're not doing anything for you---much more importantly, you should stop voting for them until they can act in the best interests of our communities...
