Booker T. Washington
Btw, since the 'black intellect' WEB DuBois' approach, agitation and protest, won over BTW's pragmatic solution in the late 1800's(!), how did that work out for Blacks again?
Posted on 11/22/2010 11:10:42 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
“There is another class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. ... Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs ... There is a certain class of race-problem solvers who don’t want the patient to get well.”
This 100-year-old, cobbled-together quote from the “the Great Accommodator” Booker T. Washington has gotten quite a bit of circulation in the right-wing blogosphere since the Tea Party came under attack over racial issues.
The quote helps support a broader sentiment that the current racial discontent is being fueled by a black liberal grievance industry that refuses to acknowledge racial progress, accept personal responsibility, or acknowledge its own racial transgressions. And that the charge of racism has become a bludgeon against anyone white and not in love with President Obama, thereby making those whites the most aggrieved — victims of the elusive reverse-racism Bigfoot. It’s perfect really: the historic words of a revered black figure being used to punch a hole in a present-day black mythology and to turn the world of racism upside down.
(The fact that those on the right would glom onto this quote is fascinating from a cultural/historical perspective. The quote is a not-so-subtle swipe by an aging Washington at his young nemesis, W.E.B. Du Bois, an Obama-like figure who advocated a more broad-based, activist movement for racial equality to be led by an erudite black intelligentsia. This is so riddled with ironies that I couldn’t possibly tackle them all in this column. Maybe another time. Rain check, please!)
The argument of these whites minimizes the victimization of others while magnifying their own victimization....
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Allow me to translate - I speak leftist jive: “Get Whitey.”
What's a "cobbled-together quote?"
Is it anything like a "cobbled-together column?" Or a "cobbled-together career as an affirmative action columnist for the New York Times?"
Did Mr. Washington make this statement, or did he not?
Does discrimination against whites occur? Sure.
Have people been prosecuted for it? No, the Attorney General of the United States told his folks not to prosecute those cases.
Booker T. Washington
Btw, since the 'black intellect' WEB DuBois' approach, agitation and protest, won over BTW's pragmatic solution in the late 1800's(!), how did that work out for Blacks again?
Blow doesn’t like the Washingto quote because it describes him to a tee. (by the way, I first saw that quote here on FR over 10 years ago.)
I am rather surprised that the NYT published such a poorly reasoned piece....Not surprised, mind you, that the NYT is promoting this line, but rather that they allowed this 3rd stringer into the game.
Affirmative Action at its finest.
He forgets that W.E.B. DuBois was a communist!
Not much of a Blow Job, if you ask me ....
Sorry. No more talk until the crime rate comes down.
OK, since you started it....”this just blows!”
Apostle Claver tells the world how the real party of racism is the Democrats
The fact is, there really is no longer any "debate on race" in this country. The real issues have been settled. All that is left now is leftwing irritability and hate.
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