We Must Care More For America Than Our Political Party

by Rev. Wayne Perryman

In looking at elections won and lost, I have concluded that Republicans must show that they care more about America than they do about the success of their own political party if they want win elections and protect and preserve the future of America. I am convinced that the success of the party should be a by-product of caring about America and all of its citizens, black, white, Asians, Latino, native Americans, rich, poor and middle class.

Contrary to the opinions of most Republicans, ethnic minorities are not looking for entitlement programs that cost American taxpayers (both black and white) trillions of dollars. A careful review of Dr. King's campaign for Civil Rights will reveal that he never asked for billions of dollars of entitlement programs, nor did he ask to expand our welfare program to include more blacks, he merely asked for “Equal Opportunity.” I can think of no black leader, Latino leader or Asian leader that ever approached the government with a multi-billion dollar budget to finance entitlement programs for their people or their for communities. They have never been that political savvy. The groups that approach our government requesting trillions of dollars for aid, entitlements, and subsidies are:

a. Major corporations

b. Major industries i.e. medical, pharmaceutical, defense industries

c. Foreign Countries

d. Farmers and Agriculture

e. Universities, NEA

f. City, county and state governments

Most ethnic groups want two things: jobs and fairness (Civil Rights), not entitlement programs. One would be hard pressed to find one proposal from any of the ethnic groups requesting billions of dollars for entitlement programs. This is a myth that most Republicans have been led to believe.

Why is this important? Republicans must understand that most ethnic groups want the same thing that all Americans want. Republicans will never realize this truth until they sit down and start a dialogue with them. Unfortunately, too few Republicans leaders are willing to do this. They merely sit on the sidelines and stereotype ethnic minority groups as individuals who want something for nothing, while ignoring corporations and special interest groups and foreign governments who secretly, walk away with billions of our tax dollar every year.

During the past ten years I have spent several thousand dollars to publish several books to not only to educate ethnic minorities about our impressive history, but to bridge the gap between ethnic minorities and the Republican party and yet the party has refused to use these materials to reach out to these great Americans and improve their relationship with them.

Why did I do this and continue to reach out to this great group of ethnic Americans who have both fought and labored over the years to make this nation the greatest nation on earth? I did it not for self-promotion or to promote one party over the other. I did it because I care more about America and the future of America than I do about a particular political party. As I stated before, I sincerely believe that the promotion of a political party should be a by-product of their sincere care and concern for the citizens of our country.

As Lincoln said in his famous speech of June 16, 1858, America cannot remain as a “House Divided.” I know that today most modern-day Republicans think more of Ronald Reagan than they do of Abraham Lincoln, nevertheless, he [Lincoln] was a great man with a great message for our times today.

If you really want to see the success of the Republican Party, elect leaders within the party that demonstrate a real concern for America and all of its citizens by reaching out to all ethnic groups - rather than merely focusing on the success of their political party. I am convinced that if Republicans do this, success will over take them. It makes more sense to meet the needs of the ethnic diverse tax paying citizens of America than it does to give trillions of their tax dollars to foreign governments, major corporations, special interest groups and to industry subsidies (many of whom who pay no taxes), while ignoring the special needs of its own tax paying citizens.

What do you think?