Chicago's African-American Elected Aldermen Are Handkerchief Heads

Yeah! That's right! Chicago's (Illinois/USA) local elected officials from African-American wards (districts) are "inadequate, unconvincing, and unsatisfactory" in their representation of their respective constituents. We should be ashamed of them.


But what's most puzzling to me is that people keep electing the same do-nothing, say-nothing, propose nothing handkerchief heads to public office and expect different results. Go figure!

The whole world (every continent on earth) knows that Chicago, Illinois has become one of America's most prolific killing fields, especially in African-American and Latino neighborhoods. Often, Chicago experience 20 to 60 shootings and 10-15 murders every week, mostly children and young adults between the ages of 5 and 35.

On October 25th, 2012, the local newspaper (Chicago Sun-Times) reported that Chicago's African-American and Latino aldermen "grilled" Chicago's police superintendent about "what he's going to do to stop the murders and high crime in Chicago [in their wards]."

I really should not have been shocked nor disappointed that those handkerchief heads in Chicago's city council had the audacity to confront the police superintendent about high crime in their wards--crime that has been proliferating long before he arrived here--where they live that they themselves have failed to do anything about it--for decades. I'm embarrassed for them.

Chicago's local elected officials DO NOT INTRODUCE WORKABLE or any type of ordinances (laws) that are beneficial to the economic well-being or public safety of Chicago's residents. Can you imagine that?! A local city council comprised of 50 elected officials (aldermen) who do absolutely nothing, and these people are paid in excess of $100,000.00 annually. What a sop!

These same aldermen I'm talking about put the police on "blast" because they (the fraidy-cat handkerchief head aldermen) think the police aren't doing enough to stop the shootings and killings in their own neighborhoods.

But here's the real kick-in-the-head: These same African-American and Latino aldermen DO NOT GO OUT INTO THEIR OWN CRIME-INFESTED districts to CONFRONT their GUN-TOTTING, GANG-BANGING, DRUG-DEALING, SHOOTING, MURDEROUS constituents (like the police are doing every minute of every day) to try and stop crime.

The police, on the other hand, are on the "front-line" dodging bullets while literally chasing down the criminals in these aldermens' districts without the help of these same aldermen. Go figure again! Heck! These aldermen don't so much as talk to or connect with the law-abiding residents in their districts--the very people who keep electing them to office (which speaks volumes about how apathetic and/or stupid their constituents are). So you can bet your ranch they are not ever going to go face-to-face with criminals--their representation of the people ends right here. Betcha!

I truly understand why other cultures and races of people panic when African-Americans move into their neighborhoods. And believe me: I am embarrassed by every reason why we are not wanted in certain areas. I understand why African-Americans are largely not respected by other cultures and races, globally, i.e., we do not respect ourselves. We (African-Americans) do not do what is required to effectively help ourselves, especially regarding economic development and curtailing crime that is being committed by our own children.

African-Americans expect the police and government to solve our twisted, rampant, and spiraling socio-economic ills--which is another reason why other races and cultures do not respect or like us.

It grates my nerves whenever I hear an African-American say: "When are the police going to stop this crime? The government isn't doing enough to..." Damn! What the hell are you (we) doing or going to do to help solve our own problems! Stop blaming everybody else. Blame yourself!

The police didn't create crime in our communities! The government didn't create poverty in our communities! We--African-Americans--are responsible for our own circumstances! Yeah! Yeah! We are!

We live in America, damn it! We are free to get an education. We are free to take advantage of "free enterprise" (capitalism). Create your own wealth if you will--there are no restrictions on establishing legal enterprises. We live in a land of opportunity that we do not take advantage of. People are dying every day to get to America for the opportunities we ignore and take for granted.

The next time you vote for your local alderman, make sure he or she is not a stupid, handkerchief head without a plan to help you help yourself.

Saishe Brokesom and I'm mad!