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Black conservatives are routinely and ferociously targeted by liberals; just ask Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice, and Allen West. In Guardian of the Republic, West criticizes African-American voters' tendency to favor those who repeatedly let them down. West states that "impractical, politically motivated programs have irreparably damaged the fabric of our black society and community."
As a result of liberal social policies, blacks have been harmed in many ways:
Growing up in a family where money was tight and his parents stressed thrift, self-reliance, and integrity, West worked mowing lawns and washing cars as a youngster. The family sacrificed so the children could attend good Catholic schools. Following a career in the military, Allen West served in Congress for one term.
West laments politicians who behave badly and voters who pay too little attention to elections and too much attention to reality television shows. He criticizes "a political class of elites and their accomplices in the media and entertainment industry who defile our culture and promote the degradation of honor and integrity."
According to West, the Founders had these goals in mind for America: limited government; fiscal responsibility; a free market; individual sovereignty; a strong national defense; and an understanding that all of man's freedoms come ultimately from God. Contrary to the Founders' intent that the individual be preeminent, the author claims that the powers of government have seeped into every aspect of American life.
Allen West wants individuals to wake up and embrace what he calls the three pillars of modern conservative thought: effective and efficient government; peace through vigilance, resolve, and strength; and traditional American values.
Never shy about his beliefs, West says that with the election of Barack Obama "we've enabled affirmative action to find a home in the nation's highest office." He sees a "lack of honor, integrity, and character" in both the Republican and Democrat parties. Allen West says that now is the time that all Americans must choose whether we will be a dependency society or an opportunity society.
(Crown Forum, 2014, 216 pp., $26.00) |
the African-American out-of-wedlock birth rate is almost 72%; only 28% of black children have both a mother and a father in the home; and according to the Centers for Disease Control almost 300,000 black babies a year are aborted. Each of these outcomes can be directly linked to liberal social programs.
