And yes, Gerald, I agree that that would happen, much as Bill Cosby was attacked for speaking the unpleasant truth. But that’s not really what I was talking about.

You’re right. You wouldn’t see that specifically. But you’d see what I see all the time as a black Republican: He’d be called an Uncle Tom, Race Traitor, House Negro, and pretty much every other term that’s been leveled against a black man that doesn’t adhere to the stereotype of what a black man is supposed to be.

And sadly, the majority of that comes from black Democrats.

If Colin Powell was the GOP candidate and was ahead in the polls, you would not see Democrats wearing “NIGGER PLEASE, IT’S A WHITE HOUSE” shirts and making fake food stamps with his face and watermelon on it—that’s just delusional.

The lefties do tons of stupid shit, but overt racist attacks is generally not one them.

As for your question, you’re right—blacks in Philly don’t have it so great under Democrats. But what makes you think they’d have it any better under Republicans? Your question implies that politicians of one party or the other can fix what’s broken in the black community. I for one happen to think nobody can fix it but the black community themselves.

It still amazes me that African-Americans continue to vote Democrat. In my experience, it continually hurts them. How does Philly fare for blacks after almost 60 years of Democrat rule? Not too good.