Reynolds Rap

Being "conservative" has absolutely nothing to do with being Black or White, male or female. Simply put, a "conservative" champions conducting due diligence instead of leaping without first looking. A "conservative" champions intellect and reason over ignorance and emotion. Given the aforementioned, and without regard to an individual's age, race, sex, creed, nationality, religion, sexual identification, disability, military status, income, or any other factor, clearly, anyone can be "conservative."

Like many people, I've never aligned myself to either of the major political parties. Why? Simply put, both the Republican and Democratic parties, which have ALWAYS been controlled by White people, primarily White men, have always championed their status, their privilege, their socio-economic growth above everyone else.

Except for a few tokens, when compared to White people, the overall social and economic status (i.e., equal access to education, employment, housing, health care, and the political process) for the overwhelming majority of Black people, and other people of color, did not change before slavery, during slavery, after slavery, or during the 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and in the absence of major change; and there's absolutely no basis to expect any improvement in the 2020s or beyond. Where's any evidence to the contrary? As usual, Joe Biden was elected to do what he's consistently failed to do throughout his entire political career - not a damn thing.

Given the aforementioned, the power and wealth acquired by White men via systemic racism and systemic sexism has not been eliminated or mitigated by those same self-serving White males who wield ultimate control in all aspects of the public and private sectors; and power and wealth cannot be eliminated or mitigated by legislative and/or societal change by those same self-serving White males who also wield ultimate political control. I proudly voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and again in 2020, because he was the better candidate, and I'm not a Republican or Democrat.

FACT: People of color, and women, did NOT conceive, engineer, and execute acts of "inhumanity" to themselves, because people of color, and women, were not and have never held the power, control, or "privilege" to do so. So, as created and sustained by White men, if "systemic racism and sexism" did not or does not exist, to whom exactly were the following laws to establish or prohibit racial and sexual discrimination directed? Well?

Having primarily worked as authors, or academicians, or attorneys, or pastors, or internet personalities, etc., none of these pseudo-celebrity Black "know-it-alls" possess actual, hands-on, decades of "work experience" directing and managing AA/EEO (or the Johnny-come-lately DEI). These pseudo-celebrity Black "know-it-alls" have no subject matter expertise hiring thousands of employees at all levels, especially "hard to fill positions" in extremely diverse public/private sector industries, multi-site and multi-state work environments. They hold no subject matter expertise responding to and resolving compliants filed with the EEOC, and responding to and resolving compliants filed with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP), complying with Conciliation Agreements, filing Vets-100 reporting, etc. They reek of naiveté mixed colorfully with multi-syllable "big words" as a facade of their intellectualism. Is it likely or extremely unlikely any of these pseudo-celebrity "experts" conducted an 8-factor analysis to assess the probability of racial and/or sexual discrimination? What do you think?

It's blatantly wrong to blame all White people for the wrongs of their ancestors, but it's equally wrong to ignore the perpetual existence of blatant acts of racism and discrimination that continue to intentionally limit or prohibit minorities and women from access to (here it comes . . . ) life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. For example:

The buffoonery of Black conservative intellectualism?
Did she really say this, or did someone cherry-pick her statement out of context? Born: April 29, 1989 (31 years) Stamford (Connecticut) High School Diploma	Despite her lack of a robust formal education and her lack of business acumen, why doesn't Ms. Owens, float her ignorant beliefs to the millions of Black, Latino, and Asian people throughout the U.S. who were either prohibited from owning property, or if owned, their property was illegally seized and without compensation?

Did he really say this, or did someone cherry-pick his statement out of context? Born: April 27, 1952 (68 years) Brown University, AB University of Michigan, J.D.	Despite being more of a media personality than an attorney or anything else, why doesn't Mr. Elder, float his ignorant beliefs to the millions of Black people who lost their homes and businesses whether or not HIS government stayed out of the way?

Did she really say this, or did someone cherry-pick her statement out of context? Born: March 7, 1954 (66 years) Virginia Western Community College Roanoke College (BA) Virginia Tech (MA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD) Yale University (MLS) Democratic (until 2000s) Independent (2000s–2009) Republican (2009–present)	Despite her perpetually shifting political affiliations, why doesn't Ms. Swain float her ignorant beliefs to the soveriegn Republic of Lakotah, and justify how and why her "land of opportunity" broke every treaty with the Sioux Nation, leaving them in perpetual poverty?

Did he really say this, or did someone cherry-pick his statement out of context? Born: April 2, 1951 (69 years) University of Miami (BS) Member, Republican, U.S. House of Representatives	Despite his bankruptcy establishing him as a failed businessman, why doesn't Mr. Owens float his ignorant beliefs to actual victims of systemic racism and systemic sexism; people who were not killed by marxist elitism but by White racists, without regard to their political affiliation, who have always lived right next door?

If Candace Owens, Larry Elder, Carol Swain, and Burgess Owens are truly concerned about conveying and/or building a dynamic "Black conservative" policital voice, and educating Black people to spurn liberal dogma, instead of functioning as lackeys, coons, and preferred Negroes on White-owned and White-controlled print and broadcast media, why haven't they pooled their political resources and economic capital to build a dynamic Black-owned and Black-controlled conservative print and broadcast media empire? Scared? Clearly, their beliefs only have "value" if and when validated by White men on White-owned and White-controlled print and broadcast media.

Sadly, Owens, Elder, and Sowell have absolutely no hands-on, practical vocational experience or academic expertise actually directing and/or managing AA/EEO/ADA/Diversity and Inclusion. They function only as a mouthpiece to their own skewed political rhetoric. Candace Owens, in particular, functions as a pseudo-expert only because she quickly and selectively retorts a few articles, reports or books she's read, and she's been handpicked to be the token "Black (Uncle Tom-ish) woman" on White owned/White controlled conservative media.

It's wrong and stupid to ignore the perpetual existence of systemic racism and system sexism, and it's also wrong to blame every White person for the sins of the past. Likewise, given that White-male conservatives and White-male liberals have always been in exclusive control of the U.S. government and all aspects of business, industry, and public and private education, and that the socio-economic status for the overwhelming majority of Black people and other people of color has not improved under either political paradigm, it's wrong and stupid to champion one extreme as being better than the other.

Make no mistake, it's just as ridiculous to accept the hyperbole of left-leaning, go-along-to-get-along, elite Black bourgeoisie like Omaha Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, or Van Jones. In fact, as represented by this and other editorials, I strongly encouraged you to conduct your own due diligence; empower yourself to make an informed, fact-based decision. For example, given the perpetual subjugation, oppression, and existence of racist systems and acts specifically targeted to limit or prevent the socio-economic success of Black people and other people of color and women, Minister Louis Farrakhan offers a very important question: