> right now. Will black people foot the bill for this also? I mean, not all
> black Americans are descendants of slaves, but many are.

There is some proof that some free blacks also had slaves, just as there is
proof that many voluntarily fought for the South.

> Here's another closely related question:
>
> I'm a democratic candidate running for president, and I need like all of the
> black votes. How do I get em? How can I use them all as tools, and then
> disappoint them later by not delivering results?

Well, the Democrats already take most of them for granted.  Back in the
1960's, being the party of racial segregation was not working so well for
them. So, they shed their public prejudices (and nickname of "Dixiecrats") in
favor of beefed-up social programs and handouts aimed mostly at innercity
citizens (many of whom were black).  In other words, instead of keeping
the poor and minorities down by force, they'd keep them down by keeping them
on the government dole.  The added benefit here is legal vote buying.

Since then, they have pretty much taken for granted that they will get most
of the minority votes, black or otherwise, simply by buying them with
handouts.  They do not take into account that some folks (minority or
otherwise) really don't need the freebies and are actually quite good at
working and thinking for themselves.  However, the Democrats hope (through
proper training in public schools) is that most of us won't be able to think
for ourselves and that they can continue to take many of us for granted by
promising more handouts... like free college tuition for that always in
demand liberal arts degree.

In short, I don't think you have to do much of anything in the general
election, other than run as a Democrat, to pick up as many of the votes of
the government dependents as you want... black or white or any... provided
that the majority of them don't start thinking for themselves.

Now, in the primaries, I guess you have to be the one who promises the most
freebies while talking the most trash about Trump... even if someone else
gets nominated on that side, your measuring stick in 2020 will be Trump and
how much you hate him.

Mike

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