tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019170617494305492011-04-21T16:18:59.611-07:00Mikel Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994840720556533525noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201917061749430549.post-4970534701412321642008-12-16T10:23:00.001-08:002008-12-16T10:25:12.400-08:00Is it just me, or are disgruntled White folks going off the deep end about the election of Barack Obama?<br /><br />Of course not all Whites. Even though less than half of them actually voted for Obama, it was their collective support that put a Black man in the White House. <br /><br />In fact, it was heartening to see the tsunami of young White support for Obama. The Generation Xers formed the cornerstone of not just the Obama campaign, but also a new cultural paradigm. It may truly be one in which people can be judged by the context of their character, versus the color of their skin.<br /><br />That’s the good news. <br /><br />The bad news is that the Obama victory has apparently sparked a tidal wave of racial animosity. And it’s not just the usual suspects—prejudiced conservatives, red necks and crazy confederates. <br /><br />The Wednesday following the election I stopped by a gas station in Menomonee Falls to purchase some coffee. I was wearing my Obama for President cap. The hostile stares I received spoke a language that put Black folks on the defense. I asked several brothers and sisters if they encountered similar scenarios. Most said they did.<br /><br />A nurse told me an elderly White man refused to have her treat him.<br /><br />A Black gas station attendant said a White guy cussed him out and threw money at him.<br /><br />An e-mail that is circulating spoke of retaliation, and what would happen if Black folks ‘start getting too uppity.’<br /><br />A fire department union official—a so-called liberal Democrat and close friend of the governor’s—calls Obama a nigger. He is forced to resign.<br /><br />Milwaukee police are still investigating a ‘plank’ where bullets are drawn on a target with Obama’s picture. Remember, these are the people entrusted to ‘protect and serve.’<br /><br />And then there is the surge in gun sales. News reports claim the purchasers are fearful that Obama will restrict the sale of automatic weapons. Many Black pundits think otherwise.<br /><br />Of course I could be totally off base. But then again…<br /><br />This should be a time of racial healing. Instead there’s a cloud of racial hostility hovering over our country. <br /><br />Hopefully it’s just temporary. But I say you depending on where you travel over the next couple of months; you would be advised to watch your back. As the saying goes, ‘if you find yourself walking through hell, best to keep walking…’<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/201917061749430549-497053470141232164?l=signifyin-mcj.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikel Holthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15994840720556533525noreply@blogger.com0