HRC thesis on Alinsky

[djam]

(11-17-2016, 08:15 PM)Dill Wrote: So DJAM, you want to know more about the history of right-wing racism, as it relates to government programs like welfare.  Let’s start back in 1866, a year after the Civil War, when Congress has set up the Freedman’s Bureau—the first government program using taxpayer money to help black people. Now check out this handbill supporting Democrat Hiester Clymer, running for Governor of PA in 1866.

See that hardworking white taxpayer there chopping wood and the lazy "negro"? This handbill makes two points,  1) good money is being taken from hard-working white folks and given to blacks.  And 2) the result is that “negroes” use their freedom and support for idleness.  White taxpayer money going to blacks is not only unfair but also makes blacks even lazier.

Here is the beginning of political framing of black-white politics which continues to the present. White folks money pays for black laziness.  There is no welfare yet, but when it comes in the 1930s, this frame will be applied to it by right wing conservatives.  In the late 60s, conservatives will begin a more oblique tack, claiming that welfare "hurts" blacks and Democrats who try to help blacks with taxpayer money are the real racists--not the people who DON'T want to help them. Now check my next post.

Dont forget, it was Democrats who founded the KKK. It was Republicans who free'd the slaves. It was republicans who got rid of Jim Crow. Jim Crow was a democrat idea...this idea that the dems and republicans just magically switched sides in the 60's is hilarious lol. 

and for the record, welfare has destroyed the black communities, and a while bunch of other communities. Just take a look lol. It would take some real blindness to not see its gotten worse....and the more handouts, the worse and worse it gets. You must be young or something.