Barak Obama

The American media, via the power of suggestion, has made Barak Obama a leading Democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States of America. His rise to stardom emenated from a speech he delivered at the Democratic national convention a few years back. His commentary resonated with liberal white America so much so that white America found their new black leader and spokesperson. He has become the "good cop" while traditional black leaders have become the "bad cop" that white America no longer wants to promote.

Let’s be honest, if he were white, Obama would totally fall of the radar screen. No one would be talking about how well spoken he is or how smart he is, because such is believed to be standard equipment for white male college graduates, regardless if they are running for a political office or not. Obama stands out for two reasons only. One he is black and two he is a counter weight against other blacks.

Obama is the intra-liberal version of Clarence Thomas to white America. We all know that Clarence Thomas sits on the Supreme Court only because he is a black counter weight to the mainstream interest of black America. Thomas promotes mainstream white interest and beliefs that are antithetical to black mainstream interest and belief in regards to socioeconomic issues such as Affirmative Action. What he provides white America is a shield against the charges of racism by having a black person do the dirty work. He is the hired hit man against black aspirations.

This is not to say that Obama is like Clarence Thomas in his politics. Clarence Thomas represents the extreme right of the political spectrum in regards to social issues. Obama, on the other hand, represents the extreme right of the Democratic Party on the issue of race. You see, most white democrats don’t like hearing about white racism any more than white republicans do. Barak Obama, unlike traditional mainstream black leadership, does not talk about white racism but alludes to black irresponsibility and poor choice making as the culprit of black social ills. Whites like that because it falls in line with their long held beliefs of black laziness and cognitive inferiority.

White people are sick and tired of being linked to black problems and being labeled or associated as racist. By putting Obama in the spotlight and suggesting that he is a leading candidate for president, via the polls, it suggest that white racism is no longer a major problem in America. That is what whites want to believe and that is what they want black people to believe. However, that is not true. The fact is that whites are promoting Obama because he is black and not in deference to the fact that he is black. It’s kind of like thinking about not thinking about something that you don’t want to think about. Trying not to appear racist is still racist. One does not have to try not to be something that they are not.

All this media attention and notoriety Obama is getting is all due to race. Whites are tired of hearing about white racism and the immoral stain its history has left upon them. However, being tired of hearing about something does not make that something any less valid. Whites today are much more concerned about not being seen as racist and protecting the reputation of whites than they are about blacks being the victims of racism and the aftermath of historical racial oppression. This is why and how they promote some blacks whom, if they were white, would not have been promoted. It’s a form of "OK"affirmative action whose goal is help defeat the image of whites as racist while also working against the mainstream interest of black America. Its really rather insidious in its efficaciousness.

Many whites will argue that they are damned if they do and damned if they don’t, in regards to the promotion and acceptance of blacks. The confusion is that whites continue to behave as is they know what is best for black people better than do black people. Any leadership that the black mainstream chooses is attacked and discredited systematically by white power who feels threatened by them. Thus, they systematically promote black people they feel are non-threatening to white beliefs and interest and then use them as counterpunch to mainstream black leadership.

This is not to suggest that Barak Obama is in anyway unqualified to be running for the president of the United States of America. What I am saying is that the Barak Obama is being used by liberal white America in a way that is indeed racially motivated. As I said before, if Barak Obama were white he would not stand out in anyway in the eyes of white voters. It’s his blackness that has elevated him. Think of it this way so that you may better understand. Often time whites, under the suspicion or accusation of being racist, have long replied in defense that some of their best freinds are black. Barak Obama is like that black friend for white America. He gives many of them comfort that they are not racist by virtue of saying they would vote for him. They can point to him and say that America is not racist anymore because a leading presidential canidate is black. However, racism has never been about how one feels about an individual, rather, its how one feels about the group.

Until white people are willing to support Blacks who are the choice of blacks before the influences of white media, they are still being racist in this one Black mans opinion.