It wasn’t a well written article but it did drive in some major points, including ones I have exhaustedly pointed out on this board time and time again: the main one being that minorities do not know their history.
I’m from Texas, which has the abhorrent distinction of being the quintessential slave state. That is literally the principles on which this state was founded. It is nestled deeply in the soul of Texas, wherein it permeates through all facets of daily life: legislative, social, economic. We are taught about the valiant efforts of the Texans at the Alamo, and how Santa Ana embodied the worst excesses of tyranny; we watch chuck norris acting in capacity as a tough and stoic Texas ranger; we listen to the Texan country singers as they bellow out songs of freedom and liberty.
We are not taught about the Texas rangers and their original purpose. We are not taught the civil rights benchmark victories that were won by brown and black alike. We are not taught that slavery was the premier factor in the revolution. We are not taught about the disastrous effects of segregation, and if we are it is a superficial, almost farcical cirriculum. We are effectively fed a revisionist history with nativist bows and whistles for maximum effect. It is no wonder our people pick up on the republican dog whistles when any attempt at establishing a clear and cohesive alternative program has been precluded with utmost prejudice.
Republicans are scared of the truth, full stop.
Now, my family are all democrats - i myself am a socialist and member of the IWW - and I have a limited understanding of how and why minorities vote Republican as I tend to stay away from anyone who shares those views. But it’s not very difficult to see for anyone that can discern the details out of the noise.
www.counterpunch.org
