See, that's the problem. In your rush to disagree with me and prove me wrong, you overlooked what I said three sentences above my comments that you highlighted.
What I'm talking about is specific rules written into certain programs that disproportionately affected Blacks that I believe has prolonged or increased Black despair and hopelessness rather than decreasing it. I believe - and you have every right to disagree with me - that some of these specific rules were made purposefully harmful to the Black family, Black economic independence and the overall psyche of the Black community. Giving us civil rights and voting rights on one hand while making a large subset of us weak and dependent on the other hand. Thus, insuring that we never truly become equal participants in this American journey. Because a dependent people can never be equal. No matter how many "rights" you give them.
In my mind, I think those things alone are enough to reconsider our ties to the Democratic Party. If there is policy to be made, we need to be in a position to demand that it be beneficial to the Black community. Our bargaining and negotiating power is diminished when we're attached at the hip to the Democrats and they can afford to ignore us until election time. Only to pacify us with more empty promises.
No, the way to increase our political influence is to be solely in control of our political power and not beholden to anyone.
