[Ray Van Gelder]

Since no blacks have responded to this question, I’ll try it (even though I am caucasian). I believe it stems from one fundamental difference in Republican ideals and Democratic ideals. Since Democratic policies tend to enlarge the scope of programs to ‘help’ lower income groups (akin to Socialism), blacks have sided with the political party most likely to facilitate such ‘help’. Bill Cosby (and other prominent blacks) have come under fire when they have criticized attitudes among many blacks that seek to ‘get a handout’. Now that so many blacks are discovering the possibilities open to them and ascending the economic ladder, I hope that this mainstream attitude among blacks is shifting toward more self-reliance. As the sense of being held down and victimized by ‘white society’ ebbs, perhaps more blacks will begin voting less disproportionately Democratic. BTW – Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.

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Name : Ray Van Gelder, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 38, City : Santa Clara, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Sales, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Ray Van Gelder]

It is regrettable that some deny the statistical truth of your observation! Having said that, I’ll clarify that this observation is ‘generally true’ when it is the black community doing the accepting or rejecting. It stems from the residual sense that ‘white is up and black is down’ in economic, social, and politial terms. Black men are sometimes seen to have proved themselves superior to the white competitors and there is an allure to that in itself. Moreover, since men ‘typically’ bring women into THEIR culture vs. women bringing men into theirs it is also generally viewed as ATTRITION when a black woman dates or marries a white man. Either ethnic group (black or white) will generally see it as a thinning of their group if it is their female that has left to the other group. This dynamic is perhaps more pronounced in the black community only because they would be more likely to feel jeopordized given their stronger desire to protect their ranks as a group. Blacks would naturally want to bond together ‘against’ whites moreso than the reverse until the economic, social, and politial landscape becomes less of an issue.

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Name : Ray Van Gelder, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 38, City : Santa Clara, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Sales, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

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