Vivian J. Paige on the status of African-Americans within the Democratic (and Republican) Parties:
Let me be very clear: I have tremendous respect for the true conservatives within the Republican party. As an economic conservative myself, I agree with many of those principles. But true conservatives are not running that party today. So in its current incarnation, I do not believe that the Republican party serves the best interests of black Americans.
At the same time, I question the Democratic party’s commitment to the black community. Somehow, it seems that everyone thinks the “black community” is a monolithic group that has similar concerns. In my opinion, that couldn’t be further from the truth. The tie that binds the black community is that we are all black. Outside of that, our concerns vary, based on our own circumstances. Both parties seem to recognize this in whites, but ignore this when dealing with the black community.
Great read. True conservatives (I read classical liberals) are out there and have a home, if we could just get the website up.