A more nuanced story about Ben Carson's relationship with the African American community (legal, borders)
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The basic gist is that it was okay when Dr. Carson didn't come out publicly as a Republican but now that he has, it has made him suspect?? That's such a crock. Yes, OP, you are right in that this is a MUCH better article than most out there on Dr. Carson but I am still annoyed that the mere fact he's come out as a Republican would have anything whatsoever to do with making him less of an inspirational personality. I really, really don't think he should be the President as I have no desire to have yet another inexperienced president but his story and ability to serve as an inspirational figure should not be diminished because he's a Republican.
Yeah, but what the piece shows is that his relationship with the black community is complex, as it SHOULD be given his politics.
Look, I'm gonna make an assumption here and draw an analogy....
Let's say that you live in a very conservative area, and there's this doctor in your community that's VERY popular. He's an esteemed member of the church, a good family man, is a highly respected colleague at his job, is a philanthropist, sponsors little league and boy scouts....etc. Basically. He checks all the boxes for what you'd consider to be a fine man both professionally and personally.
Then you have an election for mayor, and he decides to run and comes out as a Liberal Democrat!
Now what do you do? You wanna tell me that he doesn't become suspect all of a sudden? OF COURSE he would! It's only natural that he'd make people wary of him even though you could still acknowledge that he's a fine man and still an inspirational figure. But you wouldn't see him exactly the same way as before.
That's all the piece is trying to convey. There's a conundrum...and it's not easy to figure out when people are torn. We love Ben Carson because he's our brother..... But therein lies the complexity.
Yeah, but what the piece shows is that his relationship with the black community is complex, as it SHOULD be given his politics.
Look, I'm gonna make an assumption here and draw an analogy....
Let's say that you live in a very conservative area, and there's this doctor in your community that's VERY popular. He's an esteemed member of the church, a good family man, is a highly respected colleague at his job, is a philanthropist, sponsors little league and boy scouts....etc. Basically. He checks all the boxes for what you'd consider to be a fine man both professionally and personally.
Then you have an election for mayor, and he decides to run and comes out as a Liberal Democrat!
Now what do you do? You wanna tell me that he doesn't become suspect all of a sudden? OF COURSE he would! It's only natural that he'd make people wary of him even though you could still acknowledge that he's a fine man and still an inspirational figure. But you wouldn't see him exactly the same way as before.
That's all the piece is trying to convey. There's a conundrum...and it's not easy to figure out when people are torn. We love Ben Carson because he's our brother..... But therein lies the complexity.
And I get a different reaction from Dr. Carson because I am thrilled yet another black man has come out and said he's a conservative. Of course, being conservative myself and coming from a conservative family, I do feel there's not enough of us out there in the black community. I think he's engaged in some hyperbole because he's not cut out for politics and wish he had stayed away from the political arena. However, this article was better than others because it didn't go into full on bash mode. I'm just irritated at the reaction to Dr. Carson being conservative as if that act alone is anti-black. Tim Scott here in our state has endured the same from the likes of Clyburn, calling him a traitor to black people and crap like that.
So, my comment you quoted did have a bit more of my frustration showing through more than anything else because, as I am sure you know, there are black, mixed race, and other minority conservatives out there! And just because we're conservative doesn't make us traitors or any of that other nonsense I've heard. This article did not do that, thankfully, but it does frustrate me when others do so.
I do not agree with everything he says, but he has a couple good points, especially about education and Obamacare. Obamacare cannot be compared to slavery though. That was a stretch.
Might be the worst form of slavery.
It's only a step away from forced vaccines, many of which are being designed to create a medical profit crop of Human Biological Dysfunction.
I'm wondering where Dr. Carson stands on food control (GMO) and medical control.
Do you feel better about yourself now? See, this is exactly the type of comment which irks me to no end. Dr. Carson is an incredibly accomplished man. While I do not support him for President as I am not interested in another president without executive experience in government, I still think he's an inspirational figure. Lord forbid a black man is both successful and a Republican, right??
“Has he lost his sense of who he is?” said the Rev. Jamal Bryant, a prominent black pastor in Baltimore, where Carson lived for decades when he was director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. “He does not see he is the next Herman Cain.”
You started the thread, so it`s more than just a little ingenuine of you to pretend you are not calling him an Uncle Tom.
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