American Apartheid Homelands

The national Black vote was diluted in the 1970s by development of 35 American Apartheid Congressional Districts. Previously, over 200 Districts had Black voter comprising 5% to 10% of electorate. Given elections are often determined by small percentage points (3% to 7%), this a sizable voting block. Thus, office-seekers had to court the Black vote. Some gerrymandered black districts had over 60% black voters which could have been apportioned into five or six white districts. Thus, instead of one candidate, six Congressional candidates would be pressing the flesh and asking, "What can I do for you?"

Which is a more powerful Congressional block of votes: 35 or 200? When asked what he would do for Blacks after losing his Black voters, one long-term white Congressman  responded he no longer cared about Black issues.

One result is done-nothing Black habitual Representatives. One served 52 years. This is Animal Farm.

Do you think these gerrymandered district are red or blue?

Au contraire for Jewish voters: They don't want Jewish Congressional districts. They prefer to have their Congressional clout spread among as many Districts as possible. Which demographic tail wags the Washington dog?

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in World War 2 showed how the organized Black common man has more power than the bourgeoisie riding First Class. Assisted by white racists, Blacks traded their workhorse Model-T's for engine-less shiny new Cadillacs.

(Images of Politically Gerrymandered Congressional Districts)

During the eras of slavery and JimCrow, small percentages of Blacks worked their way to more freedom so as to chose their destiny and their happiness. America's Apartheid Homelands constitute political redlining of Black aspirations for a better life. Within Black culture--strong in the work ethic to overcome adversity--there are modern day plantation masters and bombas who will not give up their lofty immoral tenures for better Black democracy.

One can argue that a defining element of MAGA and White Christian talking points is the igknowant belief in the power of the Black Congressional Caucus. In truth, Black Congressional Districts have limited Black progress to symbolic tokens instead of grassroots progress. The highly visible "Black Congressional Caucus" feeds into the "White Displacement" conspiracy.

Initiated by Republicans as "boutique" districts in the mid-1960s with George H.W. Bush's, Houston's district, re-districting by Republicans should always be suspect worthy of review for the long-term implications. Black Congressional Districts sounds good as a sound-byte but in the end Republicans won the political battle. It is akin to how Southern Conservative were behind the 1808 ban on importing slaves. "Yea", says the quick thinking freedom activist. Wrong. The ban initiate a common economic ploy by conserversatives throughout history: Reduce the supply and prices go up (shortage inflation, aka, sinflation). The monopoly price for slaves born on plantations increased the wealth of slaveholders.

Blacks, moreso than non-Blacks, should support Timism's Economic Redistricting as it will end the political redlining of American Apartheid Homelands. Economic Redistricting will put all classes of shared values into the same districts. The color that matters is not black or white, but green..