NEWTPHOBIA
"On guard" you pathetic leech, roars the voice of House Speaker, Newt Gingrich. I'll huff, puff and break you down he exclaims, directing this towards African Americans and America's underclass. We begin to urinate and defecate our clothing, pondering despair and surrender. For What? We've been where he's talking about going, and every action has an equal reaction. Never under estimate yourself or be bamboozled into hasty decision that are detrimental, we've been destructive enough! Learn to turn adversity into opportunity. When forced to provide for self we must manage to successfully pool our resources, which facilitate economic and financial stability. The House Speaker's propaganda injects subliminal inferiority in our minds and demand we accept less than our present embarrassment. We are not a sorry breed, the ominous Newt only wishes to challenge our ability to become independent. This challenge should be met enthusiastically. African American sagacity will reflect through the way we control our capital. Hence, extending opportunity to our own that will ultimately enhance infrastructure.
Our present level of diverse education and notorious consumerism will ensure unparalleled success. We must protect our esophagus from the clutches of vainglorious leadership and their perilous experiments. The shaping of our global influence must not be procrastinated with less than a mile to go. Stop hoping for better days and start making them. Otherwise, African Americans will be trapped in a revolution devised solely to give birth to defunct.
Editor's Note: The editorial "NEWTPHOBIA" was written by AbdulRahman Shukurullahi and published in the Spring 1995 edition of Barutiwa Newspaper.
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