Stephen A. Smith: Black Americans Should Stop Viewing GOP as ‘The Enemy’

[Malikthegod]

It's all about making your vote competitive. None of these political parties are your 'friends'. Your purchasing power is your vote and if you've already given your vote away ahead of time, there's zero need to sway you. It's negotiation 101.

Bingo. Neither of these people have our best interest in mind, but like the good Dr. Claud Anderson, we need to RENT politicians to serve our needs.
Dem's just stay with the good ol' government hand outs. We gotta wean ourselves off that. #SelfSufficiency

 

[Dameon Farrow]

His line of thinking actually isn't false at all and it would send a serious message to the Democrats. But sadly, most dudes won't read past the outlandish article title and even if they get past that dudes are too emotional to think about the logic behind making somebody work for you by pulling what you offer them away from them even if it's temporarily just to send a message.

 

[acri1]

Who let this nygga talk about something not related to sports?

And I would count this as c00ning. Democrats don't really deserve the black vote, but it's silly to expect black people to vote en masse for a party that antagonizes them. Not to mention that Smith is ignoring the historical reasons that people vote the way they do.

 

[thirdeye]

Why have black started there own party yet?

Don't y'all only have two parties over there?

 

[bnm8907]

It's all about making your vote competitive. None of these political parties are your 'friends'. Your purchasing power is your vote and if you've already given your vote away ahead of time, there's zero need to sway you. It's negotiation 101.

But here the thing our vote is up for sell. What is the GOP selling that's worth voting for. The dems may not much better but I definatley feel more comfortable with them in office then repubs. If not, just slighty.

They have to move first not us.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

To naysayers riddle me this.....we have been block voting Democrats for a good long while now. Has it really made anything better for us? All he is saying is...send them a message. I find it amazing that anyone that puts this idea on the table gets hit with names and disrespect. Especially considering other groups that are leaving us behind do this shyt all the damn time. No! It's not exactly the same situation but there are similarities. Mindsets need to change, folks. What we have been doing is not working. This can be a start....but nikkas will look for every excuse imaginable to keep that status quo going.

And for you emotional dudes, no I don't expect politicians to come through and save the day or any whack bs like that. But we swing a lot of political power....but....it is for naught as we spend it in one place for the most part. It devalues it. Having political power isn't a bad thing.

 

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Bingo. Neither of these people have our best interest in mind, but like the good Dr. Claud Anderson, we need to RENT politicians to serve our needs.
#SelfSufficiency

Why dont blacks understand this concept???

 

[Cat piss martini]

dude is a serial c00n.

 

[bnm8907]

Is he completely wrong though? A GOP candidate would have to be amazing for me to vote for them, the Democrats can pretty much take most of our votes for granted. Think about anything in life, what happens when you can take something for granted?

Truth but there is a reason you have that way of thinking. The actions of the GOP on a daily reinforce that thought process.

 

[DrX]

this nikka is a certified agent, he getting 3 million from conservatives....but blacks shouldn't vote either.....

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

Bof parties on dat bullshyt but imma be dayumed if imma rock wit da one who has done nothin but shat on and flagrantly dismissed da issues/concerns/voices of mah people.

Get dis fukkin c00n all da way up outta hea wit dis bullshyt.

 

[Maximus]

although i'm no fan of throwing our vote away on democrats. republicans can never tell you what policies or reform they'll bring forth to benefit the black community.

Have the democrats ever brought forth a policy that will specifically benefit the black community and only the black community?

Most of what they claim to push for is always geared toward all minorities, which means the Jews and White women(I have no idea how the hell they are included as a minority given they make up the largest U.S demographic) will get the majority of the benefits, while everyone else settles for the scraps.

 

[Dameon Farrow]

Truth but there is a reason you have that way of thinking. The actions of the GOP on a daily reinforce that thought process.

If you are swinging votes to the GOP just to teach the Democrats a lesson why should you give a shyt about their actions? Hell the Democrats do boneheaded shyt too. Use these bums just like they use us. Sending a message won't kill us nor them. Man, and I don't mean any disrespect, but sometimes it really is like these dudes have us on a plantation. Kats have more excuses than somebody going to jail when you talk about rebelling even in it's simplest form. shyt is amazing.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

This McDowell's hairline havin ass fakkit's been overdue for a fade (don't ask me how)

 

[King Poetic]

nikkas really need to know both parties is our enemy...