Surely you jest, Ben Carson,
First Ben Carson said something as asinine as this:
"There were immigrants who came here in the bottom
of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder, for less," he continued.
"But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons,
granddaughters, great-grandsons, great-granddaughters might pursue prosperity
and happiness in this land."
Then he returned to say something even more stupid and
ridiculous as an excuse for his utter lack of common sense.
“I think people need to actually look up the word
immigrant,” Carson said. “Whether you’re voluntary or involuntary, if you come
from the outside to the inside, you’re an immigrant. Whether you’re legal or
illegal, you come from the outside to inside, you’re an immigrant. Slaves came
here as involuntary immigrants but they still had the strength to hold on.”
It's one thing to continue to spoon feed the lies and
propaganda that has kept our people in the dark about their true history and
contributions to this country and the world.
But to add insult to injury here is a
black man allowing himself to be used to perpetuate these same racist tactics
that will brainwash another generation to believe these absurd falsehoods!
Obviously, Mr. Carson in his usual arrogant and condescending
manner didn't go look up the word as he so pompously advised others' to do. If
he did he would have read what the Merriam Webster dictionary sited as the
definition of "immigrants."
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the
definition of immigrant is as follows;
Immigrant: a person who comes to a country to take up
permanent residence
For those of us with common sense... the word "come"
means...
~to move toward something: approach.
The operative word being "come," this generally
denotes of your own volition, free will or for those like Dr. Carson who needs
it to be broken down in elementary form....”a choice."
Nowhere does this definition imply or compare to a people
brought over forcibly by ships as immigrants. More importantly, Black people
were never recognized in America as immigrants, only as property or slaves.
So to insult our intelligence with these words this ignorant
man has said is irresponsible and proves how far removed he is to be the
Housing and Urban Development Secretary . It also shows his very presence with
this type of mindset is a detriment and liability not only to the Black
community, but to the edification and education of our children by continuing
the status quo of poisoning their young mind to these myths. We have come too
far in waking up and coming in to the truth of our history and who we are to
allow these puppets to tear down our empowerment as a people!
#Each oneTeach
one.
