Comments on: Earth to Democrats: Black votes count! http://themoderatevoice.com/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/comment-page-1/#comment-142447 superdestroyer Fri, 09 May 2008 13:23:52 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/elections/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/#comment-142447 JWindish, <br><br>Has another party formed to replace the lack of Republicans in cities like Chicago, Detroit, Mass, or Baltimore? A white progressive party would be as unable to attract black or Hispanic votes as the Republicans current are. JWindish,

Has another party formed to replace the lack of Republicans in cities like Chicago, Detroit, Mass, or Baltimore? A white progressive party would be as unable to attract black or Hispanic votes as the Republicans current are.

]]> By: JWindish http://themoderatevoice.com/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/comment-page-1/#comment-142446 JWindish Fri, 09 May 2008 12:17:33 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/elections/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/#comment-142446 SD, you seem convinced that we will wind up with only one party. If the Republicans collapse, and I'm not sure they will, don't you think another party will rise up to take their place? SD, you seem convinced that we will wind up with only one party. If the Republicans collapse, and I'm not sure they will, don't you think another party will rise up to take their place?

]]> By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/comment-page-1/#comment-142445 superdestroyer Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:10 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/elections/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/#comment-142445 A better question is what is going to happen after the Republican Party collapses and there is only one political party. Will the Democrats be as tolerate of ethnocentric black politicians and leaders when black votes are no longer needed to beat the Republicans. Will there be a white blacklash when elite white progressive realize that blacks will not vote for them if there is a black candidate on the ballot Will majority-minority district be as important if there is only one relevant political party. A better question is what is going to happen after the Republican Party collapses and there is only one political party. Will the Democrats be as tolerate of ethnocentric black politicians and leaders when black votes are no longer needed to beat the Republicans. Will there be a white blacklash when elite white progressive realize that blacks will not vote for them if there is a black candidate on the ballot Will majority-minority district be as important if there is only one relevant political party.

]]> By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/comment-page-1/#comment-142444 runasim Fri, 09 May 2008 07:08:31 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/elections/19433/earth-to-democrats-black-votes-count/#comment-142444 There is a theme in Black Liberation Theology, which was lost amid the flap over Rev. Wright, , which I Ibelieve to be true. It's the propossition that in order to reach reconciliation, we all need to deal honestly and openly with the past, <br>(It seems to me quite similar to the cleansing role of confession in the Catholic Church, so I don't quite understand the fierce opposition to this idea.)<br><br>So it is with the history of the Parties and so it is with the hisrory of the US.<br><br>I'm not at all clear about how changing demographics will affect party fortunes or politics. Population movements have so many different causes. The availability of jobs shifts from region to region, for one thing. Currently, the job market is shifitng to the South, but to predict or understand long term trajectories takes more expertise than what I have. There is a theme in Black Liberation Theology, which was lost amid the flap over Rev. Wright, , which I Ibelieve to be true. It's the propossition that in order to reach reconciliation, we all need to deal honestly and openly with the past,
(It seems to me quite similar to the cleansing role of confession in the Catholic Church, so I don't quite understand the fierce opposition to this idea.)

So it is with the history of the Parties and so it is with the hisrory of the US.

I'm not at all clear about how changing demographics will affect party fortunes or politics. Population movements have so many different causes. The availability of jobs shifts from region to region, for one thing. Currently, the job market is shifitng to the South, but to predict or understand long term trajectories takes more expertise than what I have.

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