What "metrics"? Why are you guessing my thoughts? I asked for your opinion on the matter.
If we're being honest it's probably near 99% the remainder are neutral. But here's the thing, we don't VOTE for republicans and they don't expect our vote. Nor do we fund their campaigns. So it makes total sense they are not for our interests. Not the case with Democrats.
Does that answer your question?
And btw the first link you provided talks alot about "minorities" and "people of color" and tries to cleverly sprinkle mentions of "black people" in between. But make no mistake, these programs were not meant specifically for black people.
My original point regarding metrics was that without you providing a standard, there is no way I could provide evidence sufficient to meet it. For example, if I said, name one tangible thing Tariq has done for black people. You can cite the documentaries,funding, etc., but without me explicitly stating what my standard is, I could hold it to something you could never meet and then fault you for it once you answer. So what I would have been looking for in your previous question was variables or standards that must be met to be sufficient for your idea of assisting black people.
Look, I'm not even against the Democrats or anti-Democrat necessarily. But I do want to hold their feet to the fire. I think that's ultimately Tariq's goal. To put pressure on them
Yeah, so he is going about is the wrong way. The best way would be to increase voter engagement both local and federal, and simply work seat by seat replacing all of the established democrats, securing purple seats, and even going as far as pressuring Republicans in red territories . After doing so, with the expected voter engagement necessary to do so, we simply hold them accountable on a per term basis, those that fail to provide anything meaningful will simply be voted out of office. With the seats gain, we affect legislation that will remove money out of politics on a step by step basis and thus deter those looking to gain the seat for monetary reasons. It's how other developed countries function, in places where voter engagement is high. Americans just sit back, withholding their vote, not reading bills passed, not holding their incumbents responsible, and as a result let a bunch of crooks sit in office without having to do anything until the year their seat is up bidding. There are other reasons for why the average American doesn't care but one thing is simple, anyone suggesting anything near abstaining from voting, is out of their minds, especially if it's on the basis of throwing away an entire party, you know, the party that holds primaries that allow you to simply vote for the representation you want.
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If Tariq was simply targeting seats within the democratic party and suggesting better picks for each seat, promoting those we could hold accountable, he would have my backing 100% in the realm of politics. One thing is important statically speaking, America will remain a two party state for a very long time. The Republicans can not be worked with considering what is necessary to help black people. So we must focus on reforming the Democratic party and moving from there. The idea of a third party should not be the focus of any serious person considering the current gridlock with just two parties.
