LEAVING THE PLANTATION

LEAVING THE PLANTATION

I am not a fan of “hip hop” music or “rap” or any of these new forms of musical expression that seem popular today. I don’t find the expression musical at all and am even taken aback by some of the so-called lyrics. I also don’t know very many of the “artists” who perform hip hop or rap. I am certain that both they and I will survive quite nicely if I never listen to their efforts.

But here comes Kanye West, apparently a hip hop artist. I had heard of him just because he seems to be in the news a lot. I don’t know much about him however. So, here he comes out in the open, a black man, who turns out to be a Trump supporter. Not just a supporter, he is also a strong advocate for the president and conservative principles.

He is opposed to the generational welfare practiced by many in the black community. He is opposed to fatherless homes run by unwed mothers who live on public support. He has said that the black community has basically been sold down the river by liberal politicians. I totally agree with him.

A few hundred years ago blacks were brought to this country as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners who put them into housing, substandard to be sure, but housing nonetheless. They were fed, albeit scraps of food, they were fed. These slaves were not allowed free travel and they were expected to work the fields without pay plus they were expected to reproduce more slave laborers. Since they were considered subhuman, the slave owners easily dealt with their consciences. It was such a good deal they found ways to assuage any guilt they might have experienced. Crops were produced and the plantations and their owners grew richer.

As time went by however, America had a collective dose of conscience and brought this whole slave deal to an end. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves. Now their lives would be better.

Some of these former slaves began to get educations. Some began to farm and produce goods. Some started businesses. In other words, some former slaves became full-fledged citizens and took advantage of that. Some prospered. Of course, some did not.

Somewhere along the way liberals decided that black people needed to be back on the plantation, so they created the current welfare system and public housing. Black people became once again, indentured servants, not of plantation owners, but of the government. That began what is now generational dependency.

Kanye West and many who think like him, are crying out that this has to stop. All people have to be responsible for themselves and earn their own way. Of course, he is catching hell for his comments. The liberals know if his type of thinking gets popular, their little scheme will collapse. And that scheme, of course, is to keep black people indentured to them to keep their votes. Independent people tend to vote Republican which would be very bad news for Democrats.

Another little item that has the Democrats upset is that while black support for Trump was in single digits early in his Administration, it has now reached over 30% support. That kind of thinking scares the liberal “massas”. They might have to earn the vote of the people with legitimate programs instead of just giving away the treasury.

We all know that minority unemployment has reached historical lows and is likely to get even better as our economy grows. The standard of living for all Americans will continue to get better. A rising tide floats all boats. Of course boats with holes in them will sink as do all things with holes in them, like for example, liberal programs.

Congratulations to Kanye West for speaking out. Hopefully more will.

Ron Scarbro