Black Wisdom

I foolishly entitled my last post “Black Shame”. It was an unwise choice for a title and I am sorry. I am rewriting it with  the hope, that I can better make the point, that I intended to make originally. There is an incredibly wise black minister named Jesse Lee Peterson. The reason I am saying that he is incredibly wise; is because, he has the courage as a black preacher to address the root of problems based on principles from the Christian Holy Bible. I have entitled this post “Black Wisdom” because of Preacher Jesse Lee Peterson’s wise words on this matter. I am writing this week about the events surrounding the death of Michael Brown. For those of you who don’t know who Michael Brown is; he is the 18 year old black boy, who was killed by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.

Black preacher Jesse Lee Peterson makes it clear: black boys for generations have been taught that white police officers hate black people. Because  these black boys are filled with anger and believe these lies, when they are stopped, they go off on the police officers verbally and sometimes physically. Preacher Peterson blames black leaders such as Eric Holder, Jesse Jackson, President Barack Obama, black parents and others for failing to train black boys to respect authority. Preacher Peterson said, “Michael Brown is dead because of Michael Brown.” He said that Michael should have treated the officer with respect and should have done what the officer told him to do instead of attacking him. Preacher Peterson shows that some of the worst racism in the USA is racism of blacks against whites. I encourage you to google:   radio.foxnews.com/2014/11/26/reverend-jesse-lee-peterson-michael-brown-is-dead-because-of-michael-brown/ or google:     http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/jesse-lee-peterson-laments-thugs-michael-brown-are-given-benefit-doubt      to see for yourself what preacher Peterson had to say. As a black man, Preacher Peterson is courageous enough to be objective and speak the truth in a good way without making excuses.

Michael Brown had just robbed a convenience store of cigars and had physically shoved the clerk out of the way. A police officer spotted him walking down the middle of the street. As the police car approached and words were exchanged, apparently Michael reached through the window of the car and struck officer Darren Wilson in the face, and then attempted to take possession of the officer’s handgun. Let me tell you something. One of the most foolish things a person can do, is grab a police officer’s handgun. Michael Brown carelessly took his life into his own hands and consequently died. Angry Blacks marched and protested the shooting in Ferguson again and again. Many in the black community demanded that the white police officer be indicted before all the facts were known. After the forensic evidence was gathered, and after the autopsy and after extensive testimony, the Grand Jury refused to indict officer Darren Wilson. The evidence indicated, that officer Wilson was telling the truth and that his life had been endangered. When the official announcement was made of NO INDICTMENT, many in the black community went on a lawless rampage of rioting, looting, burning of buildings, shooting weapons and such like. Apparently the rioters were determined to lynch Darren Wilson regardless of the evidence and regardless of the truth, and when he was vindicated by the evidence, the rioters refused to listen to sound logic. For days protesters carried their protests to numerous cities across the USA. I want to say here, that the protesters acted foolishly in choosing this case to show their displeasure. By their own words and actions they are found being defenders of criminal behavior. This is totally unfair to the many fine upstanding black people in this country. I believe the racial divisions in this country could be healed, if the black community would listen to the wisdom of men like Preacher Peterson. There are other great black leaders such as Clarence Thomas, Allen West, Allen Keyes, Condoleezza Rice, Ben Carson, Reggie White and many others, who are very good and noble role models for young blacks to pattern their lives after. Unfortunately, many of the other black leaders in this country continue to fan the flames of racism and are at the root of the problem. These remind me of the Muslim leaders that continually preach hatred of Jews, so it is little wonder that the vast majority of young Muslims grow up hating the Jewish people. Yes, there are some very bad white people in this country and that is a fact, but it is wrong to teach black children that white police officers hate blacks. There are many fine black and white police officers. All of us need to learn to leave the past behind. In Matthew 6:14-15 Yahshua Jesus spoke these words: “If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

Black Racism

Before Almighty God, I speak the truth: I love black people. TheAlmighty is my witness. I like being friends with them and make extra effort to get along with them. There are many fine Americans of African descent. Years ago, white people did mistreat black people and that is a fact. Even after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, there were many years of discrimination and mistreatment. It is shameful that black people were given second class water fountains to drink from, they were made to sit at the back of buses and were treated as inferior. Truth is what matters to me and I am not afraid to speak the truth. It is the truth that makes us free. I don’t know a more objective person than myself and  I have to say, some of the black leaders are the biggest problem of race relations in these United States of America. I believe that a good percentage of black people would lead a better life and would not be nearly as bitter, if it were not for some of their leaders keeping things stirred up.

I want you to consider a thing. If racism were still as big of a problem in the USA as some preach, there is no way that Barack Obama would have ever been made president. Though many resist this idea, Barack Obama being president is proof positive that for the most part racism has been overcome. Drop your rocks and hear me out. Americans of African descent are still a minority in this country and it is impossible that Obama could be president without the help of millions of non-blacks. People like Al Sharpton just will not let it rest. Al may mean well, but the battle Martin Luther King Jr. started has generally speaking been won. Did you hear me? It was won years ago, but there are these die-hards that stubbornly keep it alive. Thankfully there are some black leaders such as Ben Carson, Allen West, Herman Cain, Allen Keyes, Clarence Thomas, J.C. Watts and many others, who are flourishing right here in the USA. I would vote for some of these black men for president in a heartbeat. Opportunity is available for those blacks who are willing to seize upon it. Why in the world would Americans of African descent keep following men like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, when there are much greater black leaders like I mentioned to follow? Why are these men demonized? They are demonized, because if these great black leaders were listened to, then the advantages some people exploit regularly would disappear and we can’t have that now can we? I will repeat what I said, “The civil rights war that Martin Luther King Jr. fought has been won!” Rejoice and be glad oh ye people! Almighty God has rewarded your efforts. Ongoing welfare, food stamps, free housing, etc. may have been well-intended and may have even helped for a while, but it is leading you deeper and deeper into dependency. Do you really like second and third generation welfare recipiency? It is not helping you; it is hurting you. It has led to a mentality of: “I am entitled to be given a living without earning it.” Listen to me here: we live in an imperfect world and no one is entitled to mooching off of everyone else forever. This includes white welfare as well.  Obviously this approach has been an utter and complete failure. Our government has incentivised destructive behavior and so it is little wonder that many Americans of African descent struggle the way they do. It is amazing how people in power manipulate the poor so successfully to stay in power and I am talking about the Democrat Party specifically. Again, drop your rocks and hear me out. I am an independent and not a republican. Democrats pretend to be on the side of the blacks, but they are not. Just ask some of the great black men I mentioned earlier and they will tell you the truth of the matter. The Democrat Party lavishes the black community with more and more welfare, as if someone had won the lottery, and for the express purpose of obtaining their vote. It is de facto vote-buying: using the public purse to gain favor for one’s self.

I would like to make one more point, and I am talking from personal experience here. I have watched and evaluated over the years. There are many blacks who have a serious attitude problem. Like I said earlier, I go out of my way to be nice to black people. Too often I have been on the receiving end of this bad attitude. Many many blacks are racists. Once I was walking through a black neighborhood and a black guy yelled, “Honky on the street!” I have had black guys deliberately make me wait longer than was reasonably necessary. Recently a black lady at a toll booth for the Verrazano Bridge going into Brooklyn was giving me a bad attitude. She could tell that I am from the South. I believe the pendulum has swung the other direction. Sure, there are white racists in the USA, but I believe there are more black racists per-capita than white racists. I believe many of the black leaders have been so bitter about slavery, that they have defiled their black brethren with the same bitterness, and it splashes out all around on the rest of us. It is a real shame. The civil war and the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in this country 149 years ago. It is written in Hebrews 12:15, “Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.” Many many Americans of African descent carry this bitterness around, whether they know it or not. It has contaminated whole communities and for their own well-being they need to let it go. Bitterness is  a vicious phenomena that enslaves the one that is bitter far more than hurting the person at whom they are bitter. These people are bitter about past slavery and are now slaves to their own bitterness. But there is a remedy. Whoever forgives will be forgiven, but whoever does not forgive will not be forgiven. In Christ there is life and healing.