Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson epitomizes the black progressives who use their race to secure opportunities for themselves, the talented (or not) tenths who avoid the responsibilities that come with leadership.
The mayor’s latest allergy to accountability came as he discussed the spate of shootings and murders in the city. “The death of Black people has unfortunately been tolerated in this country for far too long,” he said. Imply The claim that Richard Nixon, who died in 1994, was somehow responsible for Chicago’s violence is a fitting brand of politician from the Windy City. excuse against looters, carjackers, and anyone else he sees as a victim of society.
The problem with black Democrats like Brandon Johnson is that they are spokesmen, not effective cultural physicians.
Johnson is the second consecutive black mayor of Chicago, the third-largest city in the U.S. On paper, he embodies everything that the phrase “talented tenth” conjures up. Phrases W.E.B. Du Bois coined the term to describe the black elite who were committed to racial uplift in the early 20th century. He believed that one of the key roles a leader had to play was to lead the masses away from the “pollution and death” caused by the destructive influences of “their own race and other races.”
Many people have an instinctive aversion to this kind of thinking because it feels elitist. I understand this thinking, but in every community, culture, and country, there are people who educate children, manage resources, run governments, control the flow of information, and influence public opinion. I want those who do so to be godly, competent, and wise.
In a sense, leaders of all ethnic backgrounds should act like doctors, who spend years studying the human body and are trained to observe symptoms, make diagnoses, recommend treatments and predict prognoses.
They understand how the physical environment, personal choices, and family history interact to produce specific health outcomes. Some physicians may not have ideal patient care, but that doesn’t mean they have bad intentions toward patients. In fact, quite the opposite. Their goal in their work is to see patients get healthy.
The problem with black Democrats like Brandon Johnson is that they are not competent cultural physicians, but spin doctors. They use their advanced education, political power, media platforms and cultural influence to excuse The goal is not to correct self-destructive behavior, but to suppress it.
So do the ten or so talented (or not) spin doctors. They use distraction, blame, and excuses to explain away obvious symptoms or hide them entirely. Racial spin doctors give the impression that they care about their communities, but they are far more interested in perpetuating negative stereotypes about black people than they are in finding cures for our ills.
The less-talented tenth seems to think that the worst part of having “dirty laundry” is not wearing it, but letting it air out. These elites are wrong. Murder is the number one cause of death for young black men, The second most common cause Incarceration rates for black men. No amount of publicity will change the fact that the racial disparities in homicide victimization are so large that the rates for whites and blacks can’t be put on the same graph. graph.
Moral decadence that manifests as senseless violent crime cannot be solved by politicians or bureaucrats. Elected officials cannot force people to value their own lives or the lives of others. The solution to young people opening fire on their enemies in broad daylight with no regard for innocent bystanders, including children, women and the elderly, is not more recreation centers.
Such acts are evidence of criminals who are not bound by any sense of ethical responsibility. Children learn values from their parents, so we should not be surprised at the chaotic energies that are unleashed on society as the nuclear family trend progresses.
Any black leader who W.E.B. DuBois coined the phrase “the able tenth” would have said this 100 years ago. But instead of speaking honestly about these issues, Brandon Johnson brings up Richard Nixon, Chicago mayors, and “white supremacy” to explain the death and dysfunction that plagues his city. The only thing he didn’t do was ask, “Why don’t we talk about white-on-white crime?” Spin doctors want all the attention on black people, believing them to be victims of outside forces, but turn a blind eye to anything that requires social consequences. we change.
Black leaders of the past knew how to balance external criticism of racism and discrimination with internal condemnation of laziness and intemperance. In contrast, black elites today focus on moral appeals, attempts at cultural correctives, and demands for improvements in the material conditions of African Americans. Outside The most frequent attacks against the community are against white people and politicians.
There is nothing less manly than a man who runs away from responsibility, whether he’s a father or a CEO. It’s unfortunate that this has become part of Brandon Johnson’s brand. The mayor said, “Blackest“This is one of the greatest administrations in Chicago’s history, but this fact hasn’t translated into making Chicago a safer place for law-abiding residents of all backgrounds. Leaders can’t cosplay as revolutionaries one minute and act like damsels in distress the next. Johnson and his fellow spin doctors, who are a tenth of the talentless, are proof that no amount of melanin can make up for a lack of testosterone.”
