I found this interesting and it backed up my thoughts on the White people going around vandalizing
in the name of Black Lives Matter.
Robert Johnson, BET founder, denounces tearing down statues: 'Black people laugh at white people who do this'
“Had African American interests been embraced by one or two of the dominant parties, we wouldn’t have the tremendous social, economic, racial issues that we have now,” Johnson said. He said forming a new party would send a message that Democrats should not take the African American vote for granted and that Republicans should not ignore issues important to Black people.
Robert Johnson said that the individuals tearing down the statues "have the mistaken assumption that black people are sitting around cheering for them, saying 'Oh my God, look at these white people. They're doing something so important to us. They're taking down the statue of a Civil War general who fought for the South.”
"You know, black people, in my opinion, black people laugh at white people who do this the same way we laugh at white people who say we got to take off the TV shows," he said.
Johnson, America’s first black billionaire, continued: “Look, the people who are basically tearing down statues, trying to make a statement are basically borderline anarchists, the way I look at it.
- It's not going to give a kid whose parents can't afford college money to go to college.
- It's not going to close the labor gap between what white workers are paid and what black workers are paid.
- And it's not going to take people off welfare or food stamps.”
Johnson also mocked Hollywood celebrities who have collaborated in social media videos to apologize for racism on behalf of white people.
"I've been convinced for a long time that 40 millions African Americans who tend to vote as a bloc in one of the two parties limit their leverage in getting action form both parties," Johnson told CNBC on Tuesday.
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