The wheel speaks 2013 – the elective selective process of dissecting black people by politicians
1. THE WHEEL SPEAKS 2013 – The Elective Selective Process Of
Dissecting Black People By Politicians
There is a message being sent throughout Jersey City; which quite sadly
does confirm how far we as a country haven’t come particularly here in the
city I was born and raised in. People are migrating here and in most cases
not necessarily because it’s a great place in which they’ve targeted to
establish roots or a family because it’s convenient and very much
accessible to where ever they may have a vested interest. Many have
migrated from New York in particular and now plenty of the people here
already program to live a certain way and very respectfully I must say it’s
almost a robotic existence.
Jersey City for many years has been a place
where hundreds of thousands of people to this day have been born and
raised and in the years to come many of our grand children and their
children will be reared here as well. And then suddenly it became very
apparent that although the world as we knew it was progressively changing
almost similar to the pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock the Jersey City
that most of these individuals had migrated to in mass quantity was almost
a naïve like place that could be manipulated as well orchestrated
reminiscent to the story historically told about the original inhabitants of
these United States the American Indian. And although very far removed
and comparison wise some may upon reading this have a chuckle but
entertain this reflective personal though for a few moments if you will as I
continue to elaborate.
For a number of years Jersey City was considered
an Irish Catholic city where particularly the former Mayor Frank Hague
literally ruled for 30 years from 1917 – 1947. Hague ran the city with an
iron fist while, at the same time, molding governors, United States
senators, and judges to his whims. Boss Hague was known to be loud and
vulgar, but dressed in a stylish manner earning him the nickname "King
Hanky-Panky". In his later years in office, Hague would often dismiss his
enemies as "reds" or "commies". Hague lived like a millionaire, despite
having an annual salary that never exceeded $8,500 After Hague's
retirement from politics, a series of mayors including John V. Kenny,
Thomas J. Whelan and Thomas F. X. Smith attempted to take control of
Hague's organization, usually under the mantle of political reform. And
we’ve lived through the Gerald McCann (who has mentored a current
2. hopeful candidate) reign as well the more modern thinker like a Bret
Shundler, and now the current Mayor Healy and of course the hopeful
Steve Fulop to date here in 2013.
Beginning in the 1980s, development of the
waterfront in an area previously occupied by rail yards and factories helped
to stir the beginnings of a renaissance for Jersey City. The rapid
construction of numerous high-rise buildings increased the population and
led to the development of the Exchange Place financial district, also known
as 'Wall Street West', one of the largest banking centers in the United
States. Large financial institutions such as UBS, Goldman Sachs, Chase
Bank, Citibank and Merrill Lynch occupy prominent buildings on the Jersey
City waterfront, some of which are among the tallest buildings in New
Jersey. Simultaneous to this building boom, the light-rail network was
developed. With 18,000,000 square feet (1,700,000 m2) of office space, it
has the nation's 12th largest downtown. Repeat the 12th largest in the
nation. But of recent what’s made in particularly Ward F more so attractive
is the prospect of new development with projects such as Berryland Park
on Garfield Avenue http://www.thejcra.org/index.php?p=project-
details&pid=32 as well the much anticipated 600 million dollars connected
to the redevelopment of McKinley Square http://www.nj.com/jjournal-
news/index.ssf/2012/06/st_peters_college_dorm_project.html
It has become very much apparent that real estate which has always been
treated like waste land is the target and agenda wise what better way to
attack any unsuspecting victim than through the inhabitants.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were
247,597 people, 96,859 households, and 57,631 families residing in Jersey
City. The population density was 16,736.6 inhabitants per square mile
(6,462.0 /km2). There were 108,720 housing units at an average density of
7,349.1 per square mile (2,837.5 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was
32.67% (80,885) White, 25.85% (64,002) Black or African American,
0.51% (1,272) Native American, 23.67% (58,595) Asian, 0.07% (161)
Pacific Islander, 12.81% (31,726) from other races, and 4.42% (10,956)
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.57%
(68,256) of the population. Pay very close attention to the last figure
Hispanic and Latino how the population has boomed and since 2010 of
course it’s even greater. And suddenly due to what can be viewed as our
disconnect as a people to many community concerns and especially in the
3. voting process many people associated with political organization have
even begun to target there campaigns more so to the Latino community by
recruiting them and deploying them as well utilizing their services in
various capacities for example like committee people. And statistician
associated with in particularly the younger progressive thinking political
machines intently wrote off guess who, you got it African American people.
And it becomes very much so important to empower high profile people of
influence from certain communities in particularly current elected officials
who'll do and say anything scripted to recite because all
they're incompetence or inability to stand up for there own people. Or even
in some cases belittled or ridicule them publicly.
And suddenly it was a priority to pain the illusion the
illusion that suddenly regular folks would be important and during the entire
time let’s not speak of the potential millions and millions of dollars that’s
associated and spoken about in meetings Ward F residents are never
public advised of by people who are supposedly trying to make and be
about change. Seems to me as if the subliminal message is they less
they’re informed the better. And if I didn’t know better I would bet for sure
that a Mayoral hopeful who worked previously at Goldman Sachs didn’t
suddenly and magically decide to leave a job and it not be personally
beneficial to his vision. Which in some circles has become apparent that
the vision is not inclusive and becoming quite obvious includes only certain
African American people. And those with an opinion are suddenly labeled
as either trouble-makers of rebel rousers if they take any initiative to speak
especially if it is considered unfavorable to a cult like elitist vision.
The elective selective process of dissecting
black people by politicians a sensitive personal assertion and for sure
understanding the consequences in this cesspool of a city currently I
confidently stand behind the statement. I have since birth been one
comfortable enough to have an opinion even at times being made an
example exiled even ostracized during my lifetime and I am pretty sure this
will never change. The elective selective process of dissecting black
people by politicians to ignore what’s happening not only currently to you
but how it will effect you children and their children for years. But
compensated with a summer time picnic with hot dogs or an exploitative
weekend hiatus for our children which was used to piggy bank the real
agenda. The elective selective process of dissecting black people by
politicians which eventually won’t include you but will run rapid through
your neighborhood and your community as developers of companies which
4. will receive tax abatements across the board will reap the benefits. But
lastly the elective selective process of dissecting black people by
politicians which whether you see it or not is a process that’s not under
construction it’s already started and the job is almost 99.9% done and on
May 14th 2013 the elective selective process of dissecting black
people by politicians will become every African American resident in
Jersey Cities problem as well point this melting pot of a city in a racially
divided state. Because all African American people are not smiling even
though some might want it to be perceived this way and loving your people
should never be viewed as racist even though some elect not to
understand leaving yours behind is showing you don’t even know how to
love yourself.
Respectfully,
THE WHEEL SPEAKS ON 2013