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The Return of Self-Determination, by Gregory Hood

8-5-2024 < UNZ 9 336 words
 

The difference between white nationalism and black nationalism is that whites want to be free from other groups, while blacks want to keep us around to pay the bills. Malcolm X, Keith Ellison, and other activists began as “black nationalists” but ended up begging or threatening whites for handouts. They need us and they know it.

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently let St. George, a new city, break away from Baton Rouge. It was a narrow, 4-3 ruling and was the end of a 15-year legal battle. The New York Times explained that it “signaled victory for a campaign that . . . was built on frustrations about schools, crime, infrastructure and the resources devoted to that part of the parish.” In other words, it was built on frustrations about race.


Blacks in Baton Rouge are furious because it means whites will no longer subsidize a majority-black city. St. George will be majority white, and this alone is apparently immoral. “Opponents have argued that the St. George movement is inherently racist as it creates legal lines of segregation,” wrote the Associated Press. “St. George organizers have vehemently denied that, saying their goal is more localized control of tax dollars.”




The NAACP Baton Rouge Branch said, “The creation of a new municipality introduces considerable uncertainty around funding allocation for our schools, jeopardizing the cornerstone of our community’s future: education.” Education drove the campaign to begin with, mostly because Baton Rouge schools are dangerous.


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