Political Updates.

 

 

The town hall event of Joe Biden in Philadelphia was massively different from the one of Trump in Miami, Florida. Whether people agreed or disagreed with Biden's moderate views, Biden issued more cogent responses, detailed plans, and empathy than Trump. Trump said that 85% of people in masks could get the virus which isn't true. Trump was asked questions on the virus, his taxes, and health care (as he refused to issue a replacement of the ACA). Biden was asked about the Supreme Court, various issues, and many different topics. Biden gave a nuisance view of the Crime Bill, taxes, and how he would address police brutality. I have no problem with the slight increase of taxes on the super wealthy. That can raise tons of money to invest into the lives of the American people. Biden was much more engaged to answer questions from the audience. While I don't agree with much of Biden's centrist, moderate views, at least he expounded on why he believed on what he believes in. Trump was asked by Savannah Guthrie to denounce Qanon, and he refused to do so. He lied and said that he doesn't know them. Even I know what Qanon is. Qanon believes in the myth that Democrats, celebrities, and others are in a conspiracy to harm children via rituals. Qanon make sincere researchers of real conspiracies look bad. Qanon believes in the lie that Trump is some moral hero when Trump makes it his business to disrespect progressives or anyone who disagrees with his repugnant views. Therefore, we are involved in dealing with real issues like the environment, health care, racial justice, women's issues, voting rights, and every issue under the sun. 41 percent of black businesses beings gone under Trump alone merits anybody to vote against Trump (who loves to end consent decrees, end new investigations into police brutality, and said that the police roughing up suspects is fine). We believe in the Golden Rule. That means that we treat our neighbors as ourselves without apology.

 

Chris Christie has spent 7 days in the ICU recovering from the virus. Now, he says that he was wrong to downplay folks wearing a mask. He wants everyone to wear a mask if he or she is going out in public. Also, Rudy Giuliani's daughter is encouraging people to vote for Biden. Another GOP Senator named Ben Sasse had a phone call with constituents, and he criticized Trump. Sasse has hypocritically praised Trump in public, and now he secretly has these criticisms of Trump. Sasse said things that we already know. He said that Trump is disrespectful to women, mocks Evangelicals behind their backs, and done an irresponsible job in fighting back against the coronavirus. The lesson here is that the truth always reveals itself. Also, Trump being voted out of office is our duty.

After all of these years of xenophobic rhetoric, now ADOS leader Yvette Carnell is trying to implore her ADOS followers to stop xenophobia. First, she needs to apologize to black people worldwide for making false statements and disrespecting black immigrants and black Africans. Carnell said that Pan-Africanism is dead which is a lie. Tone said that he has more in common with a white American than a black African person which shows his self-hatred. Carnell is part of a foundation whose late founder was a white racist who believed in pseudo-eugenics. That tells me that fruit of the ADOS. ADOS is not about reparations for black Americans. It is about scapegoating black immigrants as an excuse to make a way to ally with the establishment (in using reparations as a tool). For the record, I do believe in reparations for black Americans. Many ADOS folks are Trump supporters, because Trump is a xenophobic bigot. Now, we know that Judge Barrett said that a worker who said a racial slur doesn't create a hostile or abusive working environment. We know that the evil policies of the Reagan "Revolution" are still in existence today.

 

There is a recent controversy of Ice Cube. Ice Cube said that he gave his proposal to Republicans and Democrats. He said that the Democrats said wait until after the election is over, and he said that Trump's team are willing to revise their Platinum Plan. Ice Cube's plan is called the Contract with Black America. Many people are criticizing Ice Cube for allying with Trump to evaluate his plan. The truth is in between the 2 extremes. One extreme is calling Ice Cube a total sellout and traitor to black people. Some folks are even calling Ice Cube an Uncle Tom, which is uncalled for in my opinion. The other extreme of Trump supporters are praising Ice Cube as they are in love with the evil Trump agenda. The truth is that Ice Cube may be sincere in his goals, but he is wrong to assume that withholding our vote in the Presidential stage until his goals are met is legitimate. That action will only promote a Trump Presidency. I knew that the misogynist Tariq Nasheed would come and support taking interest in Trump's policy that mentions black people, because he is the same person who lied and said that voting is useless (with his Hotep Hidden Colors documentaries). Ice Cube is wrong for telling black people not to vote. It is obvious that Trump doesn't care about Black Americans. Trump's tax laws benefits large multinational corporations not African American collectively. African American households only get 5% of the benefits form Trump's tax law despite making up about 13% of U.S. households. Trump rolled back Obama-era policies to protect black students from discrimination in school punishments. DeVos delayed regulations that helped identify racial disparities in special needs programs in public schools. Trump ended guidelines for public schools to consider race in diversifying schools. Trump has said that he doesn't agree with BLM or even the concept of Black Lives Matter. Trump wants the death penalty of the Central Park Five to this day, even after they are proven to be innocent. Trump cursed out peaceful NFL protesters and continues to disrespect black people in vulgar, racist terms. Trump rolled back and weakened policies on policing. Trump has encouraged police brutality and endorsed the War on Drugs. Trump has praised violent, far right militia groups in Michigan and Wisconsin who have stormed capitol legislative buildings in 2020 alone. Trump cut support for prisoner halfway houses for those transitioning back into society. Trump advocates heard immunity instead of true universal health care. The Biden/Harris Lift Every Voice plan has 112 mentions of Black Americans while the Platinum Plan has only 28 mentions. The Lift Every Voice Plan has 22 pages of information while the Platinum Plus plan has only 2 pages. Ice Cube's Contract with Black America omits issues like women's health and education. Kamala Harris fought for more investments in HBCUs.  

Trump talks about the First Step Act, but he agrees with harsher sentences for drug offenses, including non-violent ones. Trump wants the death penalty for people who had large quantities of drugs. Trump has defended Confederates and Confederate statues. He said there are good people on both sides in the Charlottesville disaster. Trump said that low income people want to invade the suburbs. Trump doesn't want the ACA or even an expansion of a public option in health care. So, after reading this information, you know that Trump could care less about black people. Trump is a racist. The Biden/Harris website have complex, explicit plans on helping African Americans. Trump's Platinum Plan is a reactionary attempt to promote the status quo. Trump had almost 4 years to do something to help black Americans in a massive way. That didn't happen. Therefore, Ice Cube is completely wrong is trying to kiss up to the Trump team. Ice Cube was played. Trump needs to be voted out of office.

 

 

By Timothy