Zimmerman Trial Shows Trayvon Martin May Not Be Only Black Fatality
George Zimmerman is guilty.
George Zimmerman is guilty of profiling Trayvon Martin while acting as a neighborhood watchman.
George Zimmerman is guilty of saying Trayvon Martin “looks black”, when asked about Martin’s ethnicity.
George Zimmerman is guilty of following Trayvon Martin, leading to a confrontation.
George Zimmerman is guilty of shooting an unarmed Trayvon Martin to death…..
And none of these things are crimes in the State of Florida, unless prosecutors can refute Zimmerman’s self-defense assertion. That appears unlikely after the trial’s first five days.
The prosecution put on: a star witness who struggles with the truth; an eyewitness who said Martin did an MMA-style “ground-and-pound” on Zimmerman, and that Zimmerman screamed for help; and a witness who photographed Zimmerman’s injuries, and heard Zimmerman claim self-defense. At some point, the prosecution might wish to start eliminating reasonable doubt, instead of creating absolute doubt that Zimmerman is guilty of anything apart from weight gain.
However, the real story of the trial is the black reaction to it, for that may signal the decline of blacks as an American political demographic. Simply put, blacks are losing political and social respect – not because of what comes upon them, but for what emerges from them, which is clearly demonstrated by the Trayvon Martin ordeal.
Blacks, who owe their political standing to overcoming race-based injustice, are showing themselves racist. From the outset, blacks called the shooting a white-on-black crime, and, apparently, many still do, though Zimmerman’s parents are Jewish (father) and Cuban (mother).
(According to Jewish tradition dating to the 2nd century, and US Census bureau policy, maternity determines a child’s race. George Zimmerman is Cuban, not white. The same tradition and policy makes Barack Obama just another white man in the White House.)
The New Black Panther Party wanted whites killed in response to Martin’s death and placed a bounty on Zimmerman. The Martin family said they did not “condone those people”…which differs from the condemnation that should have (but did not) come from them and all people of good faith.
Spike Lee tweeted what he thought was Zimmerman’s address, telling followers, “feel free to reach out and touch him”. Lee later apologized and paid the couple he put at risk. Again, blacks were silent.
Had the Ku Klux Klan advocated killing blacks or placed a bounty on anyone, or had a minor white celebrity threatened an elderly black couple, black outrage, and that of most other Americans, would have come swiftly…because such things are wrong.
The black non-reaction to these things, including ignoring and excusing racist comments from Trayvon Martin the night he died, shows that blacks, who once rose in opposition to slurs and injustices cast upon them, now sit in acceptance of their own casting slurs and committing injustices…and the nation notices this.
Trayvon Martin died during an election year, which likely prompted the incumbent president to seek connection with blacks during the re-elect campaign:
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Now, blacks supporting Obama at 96% in 2008 is understandable. But, since then, world economists recognize America’s decline under Obama, and the American middle class, for which Obama claims to fight, lead the downward spiral. Yet hardest hit are America’s blacks. High unemployment, diminished net worth, a worsening racial climate, etc. make being black in America tougher under Obama.
However, instead of punishing Obama in 2012, blacks gave him 93% of their votes. Obama also got a pass for showing greater concern for issues affecting hispanic and homosexual communities than for those impacting blacks. Indeed, blacks scarcely criticize Obama, and quickly label anyone who does.
So, blacks look like an abused woman who, despite her split lip and blackened eyes, defends the guy who beats her as “good”. Thoughtful people will conclude there is no reasoning with the woman, leaving her to the insanity. They are reaching a similar conclusion about black political and social reasoning.
Non-blacks see Detroit and other cities under long-term Democrat Party rule, so financially corrupt as to have emergency managers or be in receivership. They see Chicago, where Democrat rule contributes to “open season” on blacks, despite the nation’s toughest gun laws. They see Los Angeles, where long-term Democrat control brought that city near bankruptcy with schools that graduate only 2/3 of students. They see a welfare state, begun in 1965, that has lowered black marriage rates, sent illegitimacy rates soaring, and helped blacks, though under 13% of the US population, account for 30% of US abortions.
Despite this and more, they see the self-destructive thoughtlessness of blacks continuing to vote for liberals and their policies. When they seek to engage blacks on this, they are labeled racists or sell-outs, which ends meaningful dialogue.
Blacks once boasted the “moral leader” of the nation. But now: they support a president who fails them, is disrespected abroad and is a scandal factory at home; they elect blacks to Congress who are impotent; they elect a disproportionate number of corrupt black officeholders. And blacks, who once excoriated all racists everywhere, now excuse blacks offering racist testimony in court.
If the nation sees blacks as unable or unwilling to look after black interests, then why should they seek to work with blacks on national interests?
When blacks fought injustices by being on the side of right, countless others, of all races, creeds, and colors joined them. Not because they were race issues, but because they were issues of right and wrong. For example, trafficking in men is not racist; it is wrong. Jim Crow segregation is not racist; it is wrong. Arbitrarily denying the vote is not racist; it is wrong. When blacks led such fights, pursuing what is right, they prevailed and gained political and social respect.
However, now, no black leadership pursues what is right, but rather what is “black”. It focuses on what is wanted, on laying guilt, on what others have that can be taken. Fortunately, that is not the view of all, or even most, blacks.
However, unless and until the desire for right returns as the premier aim of black political and social discussion, those who sang “We Shall Overcome” will be overcome by the perception that they are too self-centered and bigoted to be taken seriously in national debates. Political and social respect for America’s blacks is dying; all one need do is watch the Zimmerman trial, and how blacks react to it, to understand why it ebbs away.
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There is a difference between a black man thinking and a black man thinking for himself. Two keynotes this article failed to mention.
Zimmerman statement the night of the shooting to the 911 operator. “Some black guy”.
Trayvon Martin statement to his friend on the phone the night of his killing. “Some creepy cracker ‘white’ guy”.
This was about race in the eyes of both people involved in this tragic situation. This is the America we all know and understand. I have no time to be concern about foolish black people or people pretending to be black posting articles defending the bad behavior of white people.
Lamotte, you are simply inaccurate. Zimmerman responded, when asked about Martin’s race by the 911 operator, “he looks black>” NBC endured much criticism and fored some folks over the editing of the 911 tapes to make it appear that Zimmerman had a racial motivation.
Further, you apparently think Zimmerman is white. He’s not; both Jewish tradition and the US Census Bureau have him as Cuban or hispanic. I understand that your apparent racism may cloud your view, but it does not change the facts regarding this situation.
And, of course, you are free to spend your time elsewhere.
There is a difference between a black man thinking and a black man thinking for himself. Two keynotes this article fail to mention.
Zimmerman statement the night of the shooting to the 911 operator. “Some black guy”.
Trayvon Martin statement to his friend on the phone the night of his killing. “Some creepy white guy”.
This is about race in the eyes of both people involved in the tragic situation. This is the America we all know and understand.
This is truly one of the best pieces I have ever read. Thank you so much. I have tried very hard to engage blacks in trying to help them understand that the same people that started the KKK have never changed their views, just their tactics. They use them for votes and then proceed to almost mock them afterwards.
In the case of George Zimmerman I am perplexed; some have advocated that there should be stricter gun laws. Gun restrictions in this country were created to keep guns out of blacks’ hands! That’s the genesis of most gun laws in this country. It is such a tragedy that many blacks do not seem to understand their own history in this country because of the horrible public school education we currently have. The elite left insist that minorities and/or poor stay in public schools and how dare those nasty conservatives ask for vouchers. Meanwhile, the dem party sends all their own kids to private schools, while doing everything they can to impede the very people they claim to advocate, the same opportunities they are afforded.
Too many people make their living off of supporting racism. Just think, if we could all just start looking at people for who they are, not the outer shell, people like Sharpton or Jackson would be homeless. A true leader teaches independence, not dependence.
Hear, Hear!!!
Your race cards are expiring.
none of you would give a shit if it were a “brotha” who had killed a white teenager. You’re all guilty of reverse racism.
I have never looked at the concept of the black community slowing losing their political capital before, but I cannot fault the logic presented in this article.
A very balance view and approach to a difficult topic.
Nice job.
The article starts with five things Mr Zimmerman did, which in the state of Florida are not crimes. Then why mention them. The author of this piece acts like a prosecutor. They will run down a list of items that someone did or might have done, then they say,”But none of them are illegal.” Maybe not but now you have placed the thought in the juries mind linking to a list of irrelevant information that human nature says “that MIGHT mean he/she is guilty.” That is wrong. It is just as wrong as law enforcement baiting individuals with open cars with the keys in them. I understand that no one has to jump in and drive it but they shouldn’t provide the vehicles either. Joe Friday, the fictional investigator used to say, “Just the facts .” When did that change?
Interesting view, but you either did not finish the piece, or completely missed the thrust of it.