Not only does the public record reflect a considerable history of Democratic political disregard for the African-American community and its interests, as manifested through the actions of former President Bill Clinton, but so too may the annals of time ultimately brand a similar stamp on the legacy of the current administration.
The White House's refusal to send a delegation to the United Nations Conference on Racism, in Geneva, Switzerland stands as just one of a number of transgressions, endured by Americans of African ancestry, emanating from the present Oval office.
President Obama's empty promise to fight for legislation that would have permitted scores of people facing foreclosure - many of whom were African Americans preyed upon by predatory lending institutions - an opportunity to have their mortgage interest rates adjusted in effort to avoid such procedures, serves as a further extension of this phenomenon.
Also, Obama's capping of monies well below what is owed Black farmers, as a result of an extended tradition of discrimination imposed upon them by the U.S. Department of Agriculture along with his refusal to directly advocate for the payment of the now pittance they may potentially be awarded, represent even still more instances of party insolence toward its most devoted followers.
Lastly, the White House's widely perceived apprehension toward squarely addressing the desperate state of many of this nation's Black citizens may perhaps represent the greatest of Democratic slights experienced by the group.
These undertakings - or lack thereof - on the part of the leadership of the Democratic Party, have essentially been as damaging to the African-American community, as have the long standing Republican efforts to dismantle affirmative action programs as well as those designed to provide aid to the working and profoundly poor; many among these classes consisting of people of African lineage.
Such affronts, leveled by the left, are made even more offensive considering Blacks overwhelmingly support Democratic national candidates; as demonstrated by the 96% voter support this group delivered current President Obama during the general election.
In the face of a two party political system, in which neither entity holds any significant measure of deference for a socially ailing African-American body, the construction of a party in which the group may call its own, may serve as the only reasonable approach, by which this population may be afforded any degree of leverage.
The function of a third party, in its greatest capacity, would serve to conceivably eclipse the position of the Democratic Party in its perceived station, as institution of choice, for the socially dispossessed and of those seemingly concerned with the welfare of the masses.
A less speculative and perhaps more pragmatic conception of such a party, would maintain it function - in the short term - to erode a segment of the Black Democratic voting base. An evolvement the Democrats can ill afford to experience, as the Black vote often serves as the critical force this band relies upon, in securing electoral triumphs over political rivals in highly contested races.
A viable third party would not have to siphon twenty to thirty percent of the Black Democratic voting base. Rather a ten to fifteen percent decline in this group's support of the party would function to compromise its political strength in numerous municipalities as well as on the national level.
In politically disarming the Democratic Party, in regard to its African-American voting arsenal, a direct message would then be sent to this institution. The message delivered to this purported liberal body would boldly declare; Black Americans have evolved into an electoral entity determined to observe its agenda honored and subsequently pursued by any political institution claiming to represent the interests of the group.
Such a pronouncement would conceivably force the Democratic Party to then reexamine its relationship with the African-American community and its role as political agent in delivering measurable results for the group, thus - for the first time in many years - having to take this population seriously.
In pursuing this course of action, enough members of the African-American public must overcome the fear of perceived social loss the group may sustain in the short run, as the Republican Party would manifestly assume power within some domains presently controlled by its prime opposition.
In overcoming this fear, the African-American public must remain assured, its collective plight essentially experiences little nuance irrespective of the party that assumes office, as the masses have invariably suffered under the rule of all governing bodies.
Furthermore, Black Americans must understand this dynamic may only change, when actions are taken on behalf of the group that would ensure its political legitimacy to the extent those institutions vying for power comprehend it will no longer be ignored.
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