Thinking The Unthinkable: Should Black America Prepare Itself For A Uncivil Race War?

By Black EconomicsDr. Brooks Robinson Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons In our world aswirl with small wars, skirmishes, rumors of wars, and increasing prospects for widening military conflict, it is not irrational to think the “unthinkable.” By “unthinkable” is meant there could be violent conflict on US soil. Believe it or not, the media and its controlling interests appear determined to pit “conservatives” (Republicans) against “progressives” (Democrats). More importantly, the media has always been the primary force differentiating between Black American descendants of slaves and all other groups in the country. Is there any reason to expect this modus operandi to change, or that the media will not incite racial/ethnic animus to a boiling point should that benefit the media? This should cause us to pause and consider that one day Black Americans might have to organize our self-defense (hopefully with a miniscule probability). Also, we might ask: Why did BlackAmericans not accept the challenge of taking their freedom when odds were more favorable? Row 3 of the first numeric column of Table 1 reveals that there were only 6.1 Whites (non-Blackshereafter) per Black person in the US and its Territories in 1860—just one year before the Civil War. [1] Is...