Maybe the clearest way to approach what MHP is saying is that no ethnic or racial group is monolithic in its ideological outlook. Based on the immediate manifestation of culture a person is brought up in they could find themselves on any point of the political spectrum. All Whites aren't Conservative or Liberal, so why would someone expect that to be the case in the African American community either? I may disagree with Herman Cain, or Alan Keyes, or Justice Thomas, or Ron Christie on their political ideology, but they are perfectly welcome to it.
As a San Franciscan, raised in a very diverse and culturally rich community, my perspective of what constitutes an American is very different from someone raised in other parts of the US. All of our viewpoints are valid within the context of American, whether we can relate to them, agree with them or not. Same with subgroups. There might be a commonality of History for African Americans, but it doesn't resolve to a uniform viewpoint.
People forget that even during the American Revolution only about 16% of the colonists participated. The majority of Americans sat on the sidelines and waited to see what happened. "Under the King? Okay. Independent Country? Okay."
Clarence Thomas represents Clarence Thomas. MHP represents MHP ... and so it goes.
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