Several weeks ago, I wrote an article questioning why our city decided to help two minority groups and no one else.
I testified at the Federal Way City Council meeting, asking them to be fair and to expand outreach workers to other minority groups and senior citizens. During my presentation, I could see a couple of council members turning red — and others looking at their watches.
I said that whenever government decides to favor one group over another, it is wrong. I testified that Koreans and Hispanics are not the only minority groups that deserve outreach workers, especially at the expense of taxpayers.
I later found out the reason these two groups were favored: Many of them don’t speak English. I will assume the Korean community needed help learning to speak English, which would help them in developing business opportunities, etc.
I decided to do an unscientific survey about businesses in Federal Way. I counted 50 businesses owned by Koreans, 10 owned by Hispanics and three owned by blacks.
When I finished my three-minute presentation, I saw several council members sigh with relief. As I turned to leave the podium, I spied, out of the corner of my eye, the 800-pound gorilla. He was smiling. I then realized I had talked about the one subject that is still taboo. That subject is race.
We have a new president who happens to be black. However, very few people bring up the subject of race because the price one might have to pay is still too high. The politically-correct (P.C.) crowd is always on guard, making sure that no one says anything unacceptable when it comes to race.
The only people who honestly talk about race are black conservatives. They have already paid the price for telling the truth. Most black liberals accuse black conservatives of being traitors and Uncle Toms. Most white liberals think black conservatives are not grateful enough and should probably be on medication for cavorting with the enemy. Conservative blacks will not be asked to speak at schools, and heaven forbid, when it comes to Martin Luther King Day, the P.C. crowd would rather ask a communist to speak than a black conservative.
If you’re a senior citizen and English is your primary language, and you’re looking for a city liaison, too bad so sad. If you’re an African American who speaks English, too bad so sad. But if you’re a Russian and don’t speak English, stay tuned. Help is on the way. Your minority liaison will be in the next budget.
On occasion, I have been accused by some as being a naysayer with no solutions. Here are some helpful suggestions:
1. If you’re black or Samoan, contact the Korean liaison to advocate on your behalf.
2. If you’re Russian, Chinese or Japanese, contact the Hispanic liaison to advocate on your behalf.
3. It is important to remember: Try not to speak English properly because you will get five extra points and a bailout from your local government.
4. If you’re a senior citizen looking for your city liaison, just keep looking.
I only advocated that government not pick winners or losers based on skin color. We tried that, and it almost destroyed the soul of a nation. I wonder: If Martin Luther King had advocated on behalf of all Americans, what would you have told him? Or would you have just looked at your watch and sighed?
No excuses.
