i''mnopolitician.i''mnotevenastudentofpolitics.i''mnotarepublican,norademocrat,noranamerican,andgotseeenoughtoknowit.i''moneofthe22millionblackvictimsofthedemocrats,oneofthe22millionblackvictimsoftherepublica,andoneofthe22millionblackvictimsofamericanism.andwhenieak,idon''teakasademocrat,orarepublican,*noranamerican.*ieakasavictimofamerica''sso-calleddemocracy.youandihaveneverseendemocracy;allwe''veseenishypocrisy.whenweopenoureyestodayandlookaroundamerica,weseeamericanotthroughtheeyesofsomeonewhohave--whohasenjoyedthefruitsofamericanism,weseeamericathroughtheeyesofsomeonewhohasbeenthevictimofamericanism.wedon''tseeanyamericandream;we''veexperiencedonlytheamericannightmare.wehaven''tbenefitedfromamerica''sdemocracy;we''veonlysufferedfromamerica''shypocrisy.andthegenerationthat''scomingupnowcanseeitandarenotafraidtosayit.
ifyou--ifyougotojail,sowhat?ifyoublack,youwereborninjail.ifyoublack,youwereborninjail,inthenorthaswellasthesouth.stoptalkingaboutthesouth.longasyousouthofthe--longasyousouthofthecanadianborder,you''resouth.
don''tcallgovernorwallaceadixiegovernor;romneyisadixiegovernor.twenty-twomillionblackvictimsofamericanismarewakingupandthey''regaininganewpoliticalcocioue,becomingpoliticallymature.andastheybecome--developthispoliticalmaturity,they''reabletoseetherecenttrendsinthesepoliticalelectio.
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