Bold Soul
10-13-2003, 02:52 PM
For so many blacks to question the qualifications of Arnold Schwarzenegger is alarming and a glaring indicator of the slave's unmindful willingness to do the master's work.
Same as with the Bill Cosby Emmy debacle, blacks still make it their UNCONSCIOUS mission to uphold the standards that have been used to keep them outside the mainstream. One must ask themselves from where these "qualifications" originate.
Are any of those who deride Schwarzenegger aware that he provides millions of dollars to philanthropic causes, much of which reaches the black community through his after-school and sports programs?
Are any of those who question his "qualifications" aware that he has maintained a net worth of close to one billion dollars, much of which has been made through business and real estate holdings throughout the US?
Do any of those who question his motivations know how much money the Governorship of California will cost him in lost revenue?
This man has been courted by the political machine since the 80s. He has been behind closed doors with several sitting presidents, politicians and captains of industry for more than twenty years. He has managed to survive in the most political industry in the world to be the reigning box-office champion and highest paid actor in history.
Now ask yourself what qualified Louis Farrakhan to hold a march on Washington D.C.
Or what qualified Jesse Jackson to lead protests for change the nation over.
Or what qualified Martin Luther King to demand civil rights on behalf of millions of individuals.
Or what qualified Malcom X to present the plight of American blacks to the world political arena.
Or what qualified Nelson Mandela to unearth change in South Africa.
If you use that same yardstick you unmindfully measure Schwarzenegger with, the answer is NOTHING.
[ October 13, 2003, 07:00 PM: Message edited by: Danny Gardner ]
Same as with the Bill Cosby Emmy debacle, blacks still make it their UNCONSCIOUS mission to uphold the standards that have been used to keep them outside the mainstream. One must ask themselves from where these "qualifications" originate.
Are any of those who deride Schwarzenegger aware that he provides millions of dollars to philanthropic causes, much of which reaches the black community through his after-school and sports programs?
Are any of those who question his "qualifications" aware that he has maintained a net worth of close to one billion dollars, much of which has been made through business and real estate holdings throughout the US?
Do any of those who question his motivations know how much money the Governorship of California will cost him in lost revenue?
This man has been courted by the political machine since the 80s. He has been behind closed doors with several sitting presidents, politicians and captains of industry for more than twenty years. He has managed to survive in the most political industry in the world to be the reigning box-office champion and highest paid actor in history.
Now ask yourself what qualified Louis Farrakhan to hold a march on Washington D.C.
Or what qualified Jesse Jackson to lead protests for change the nation over.
Or what qualified Martin Luther King to demand civil rights on behalf of millions of individuals.
Or what qualified Malcom X to present the plight of American blacks to the world political arena.
Or what qualified Nelson Mandela to unearth change in South Africa.
If you use that same yardstick you unmindfully measure Schwarzenegger with, the answer is NOTHING.
[ October 13, 2003, 07:00 PM: Message edited by: Danny Gardner ]