[Rick29809]

Why do blacks think someone like Colin Powell is an Uncle Tom, but defend Jesse Jackson? I don’t get this guy. Why does he get so much attention? Has he ever earned a paycheck in his life?

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Name : Rick29809, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 41, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Richard]

Rick, you sound a bit upset or perhaps annoyed with Jesse Jackson. is it because he is ‘in your face’? constantly reminding you of matters you wish not to reveal about yourself? ‘He get so much attention’ because of the issues that must be addressed in our country. Jesse Jackson is an old guard to our civil rights, even to your civil rights. He has taken on this responsibilty, not for himself – for selfish gain, but so that we all may gain to live with respect for each other and so that we can be mindful that our treatment towards one another is without vision towards our racial category. Colin Powell is a different breed of a civil rights activist. He is not in your face and taking on ‘militant’ causes. Although he is a military man his strategy, I believe, attacks the problems where it is unsuspecting to the enemy but still very affective. As for a paycheck, most financially successful people don’t get rich by earning a paycheck, they get rich by providing a service that is needed in the stream of commerce and democracry. Obviously, there is still a need to provide you with an understanding as to why Jesse is ‘in your face’ thus he will continue to be a financially successful man (not earning a paycheck) in this endeavor.

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[A–Brown]

I’m a black male and I don’t know that I necessarily consider Colin Powell an “Uncle Tom.” The problem that I have with Colin though is that I resent the media, which is predominately white, trying to tell me who my black leaders should be. A black man with Colin Powell’s credentials also could be doing more for the black community. Instead, he chooses to sit on the sidelines while men like Jesse Jackson are in the game working to try to make things better. That’s why Jesse still gets my respect. At least he tries.

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[Rick29839]

Interesting that you’re an educated black fellow that prefers Jesse Jackson’s leadership to Colin Powell’s. I’m not sure the media is the culprit. They give a lot of attention to Louis Farrakan and I would hope you don’t consider that dude to be a viable black leader. You say that Jesse tries to make things better. Exactly what does he do?, other than grandstanding, like at that High School in Illinois defending punks that have no business being in school, or complaining about Ray Rhodes getting fired, which believe me, does not help the cause of other black potential head coaches. To me he does little good to society or to help other blacks.

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