PHOTO: what the GOP leadership fears (WARNING: heartwarming)

[yurbud]

The woman in the wheelchair is old enough to have been around in Jim Crow times.

She and the little girl seem to be holding hands without a second thought.

In the wake of the hurricane, most black and white Americans saw themselves as on the same side, despite the GOP and their PR flaks attempts to create a racial divide and portray the survivors as savage looters and snipers.

I have often wonder if Martin Luther King was killed not for his civil rights work for blacks, or his opposition to Vietnam, but because the last cause he was involved in, that garbage workers strike, was showing that working class blacks and whites had more to gain as allies than enemies.

When divide and conquer doesn't work, the folks in the big house start to get worried.

We should do everything we can to keep this going.

[AX10]

1. KICK

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[texpatriot2004]

12. I love that picture. They should be very afraid. n/t

[bluestateguy]

2. I heard that woman was over 100.

anyone know?

[Sweet Freedom]

7. IIRC: 105 years old /nt

[ronnykmarshall]

60. That pic was on the cover of the LA times last weekend.

The lady is 105 and that little girl is the daugther of her nurse.

[acmavm]

3. We need a lot more of this. And a hell of a lot less pompous republican

fundy Christians.

[Totally Committed]

4. What a picture!

I love it...

Nominated.

TC

[yurbud]

5. I hope the freepers enjoy this too.

they were monitoring one of my other posts.

[alarimer]

6. that's a great picture n/t

[knowbody0]

8. thanks for this

the gun, the kids in the ??? behind them, the looks on all their faces, the badges, the gloved hands, and the 100 years of history on her face.
peace out

[Zynx]

9. She looks pissed.

[yurbud]

15. but not at kid

[Zynx]

17. No. But she looks like should would kill Bush if she saw him.

[leftchick]

44. I think she looks in pain

having worked with the elderly. My instinct is she is in physical pain.

[applegrove]

10. Great photo. You can bet your ass that the elderly took on roles

that were as incredible as those first responders did. You can bet on it!

Shame on Bush! Children & the elderly did incredible things.

Bush stood down.

[CityZen-X]

11. Phuck The Pharaoh!

people of America unite and fight! Take your 2nd amendment and defend your liberty. If you do not the rest of this world will fall into submission of the corporate over-lords.
Revolution is the only solution!

[silverweb]

13. A true observation.

"...showing that working class blacks and whites had more to gain as allies than enemies."

Howard Zinn, in A People's History of the United States, showed quite clearly that the divide of fear between blacks and poor whites was deliberately created and then carefully cultivated by the wealthy ruling class for exactly the reason you state.

The wealthy ruling class today still cultivates and fosters fear/loathing between the races for exactly the same reason. They know that united we could easily overwhelm them and cut them down to size. United we terrify them, so they spend a great deal of effort reinforcing divisive fears and prejudices.

[yurbud]

16. I remember that.

[bobbieinok]

21. I 1st read this when I was reading about the start of Jim Crow laws

I forget what book I was reading (it was 40 years ago!)

the author pointed out that in the populist era -- late 19th century, early 20th century -- poor whites and blacks in the south were beginning to realize they had a great deal in common......the white oligarchy worked hard to create hate between the 2 groups, to 'divide and conquer'.......they persuaded the poor whites to believe that no matter how bad their lives were 'at least they were better than the n*****s'

it was heart-breaking to realize how something good in the making was deliberately destroyed for profit

I believe George Wallace in his first political race was relatively accepting of blacks.....he lost because his opponent played race against him all the time; he vowed he'd never be 'out niggered' again

[IndyOp]

23. Silverweb Gets the Nobel Peace Prize -

If it were up to me you would.

The debate this last week about whether NOLA was left to die because of the race or class of the people of that city missed the point. Racism is a tool, a technique of dividing middle-class, working poor and nonworking poor so that they are all so busy trying to pay their bills that they don't notice that the rich are stealing our national wealth.

Working class blacks and whites have more to gain as allies seeking justice than as enemies -

Please, please, please may the scales fall from the eyes of the masses and may learn to treat each other with love and respect. I think some guy with the initials J.C. said something about that. Or am I mistaken?

[silverweb]

30. You are not mistaken.

"Working class blacks and whites have more to gain as allies seeking justice than as enemies -
"Please, please, please may the scales fall from the eyes of the masses and may learn to treat each other with love and respect. I think some guy with the initials J.C. said something about that. Or am I mistaken?"

I certainly don't deserve any prizes for pointing out truths others have exposed. Although I've hated racism and injustice all my life, it wasn't until a few years ago that I read Zinn and realized for myself just what deliberate evil the race-baiting game has been.

"Divide and conquer" is a way of life and a standard tool for the ruling class. The more widely we expose that, the faster we spread TRUE democracy. Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité! should once again serve as the cry of democratization. We need to echo that cry here (albeit sans la guillotine) before our middle class exists no more and we are all no more than serfs.

[Imagevision]

41. kick/recommend

[TahitiNut]

48. That's exactly correct. Virtually identical bigotries are nurtured ...

... in every plutocratic or oligarchical society. In Mexico (and much of South America), it's between those with ethnic European ancestry and those with native ancestry. In Japan, similar ancestry-based division exists. It's amazingly common.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

14. I've seen that photo...definitely a Pulitzer-worthy moment.

You know, it's one thing for Karl Rove to initiate a deep-South whisper campaign against John McCain, calling voters and asking them how they feel about his "illegitimate Black child" (as opposed to his ADOPTED Bangladeshi child).

It's another for him to call a few good ol' boys in Texas, cut a check, sit back and guffaw heartily as they attempt to destroy the award-winning military record of a war hero.

I want to take a moment to send a special message to ANYONE on DU reading this. You've heard it from me before, here it comes again:

Please stop the "we can't sink to Rove's level" BULLSHIT, immediately.

No, of course, no one's said it on THIS thread. But if you've been a member of DU for any length of time, you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.

All of the smears against state and local government...all of the racist bullshit...basically EVERYTHING that's gotten under your skin since Katrina hit...came from ONE MAN, Karl Rove.

If you want things to change, Karl Rove needs to be taken out of the equation. We DO NOT NEED a D.I.N.O. candidate like Joe Biden in 2008.

We need someone who is PREPARED TO FIGHT KARL ROVE AND WIN, and that person is going to need YOU.

Not YOU, wringing your hands on the sideline and screaming "Don't sink to his level!"

YOU, willing to get in and be a part of the fight to TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.

We can do it. However, you must WANT it, and you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to GET it.

[yurbud]

19. check out my other posts for less warm fuzzy approaches

the Freepers at Sean Hannity's board went ape shit over this one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4707148

The only limit we should place on ourselves that Rove doesn't is telling the truth. We don't have to lie to make these guys look bad, and the truth is harder to tear down anyway (and they know it).

That's why the right HATES Howard Dean--unapologetic, in your face presentation, with the facts on his side. I don't even think he's that far to the left, he's just ballsy enought to scare the right.

I would like to find the person who gave Kerry that "Don't stoop to their level" advice and punch him in the face, then pick his sorry ass up off the floor and hold him so the next Democrat could punch. and the next and the next....

(metaphorically)

Then let him crawl off to his job at Fox News.

(I'm not describing a specific person)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

20. Yes, great, and I didn't sense any warm and fuzzy here at all...

...that's why I was careful to say "No one's said that in THIS thread"...

What happens, my friend, is that people will read a post like this one (or the more graphic one you pointed me to) and they get angry. They get fired up. They want to do something.

Then they find out the only "something" that matters is that Karl Rove needs to be taken DOWN.

That's when the "we can't sink to his level" posts proliferate on DU.

I encourage you to keep doing, in whatever degree you feel is appropriate, because you have a good message, a vital message, and one that needs to be repeated until it sinks in. Sometimes you're going to want to post a graphic photo. Do it, tack a warning on it, and let it sink into the collective DU consciousness.

People drowned...people died without their medication...people lost family members...while Bush strummed a guitar and sucked the cake off of his fingers.

:patriot:

[trof]

18. I bet she said "Honey, you stay right with me.

You hold my hand and you don't let go.
We'll find your mommy."

That's my little scenario, and I like it.
:-)

[yurbud]

22. I think I read that the mom worked at old woman's rest home

[tblue37]

45. Her mom is the old lady's nurse, and she wasn't lost. (eom)

[Cocoa]

24. that looter is stealing an old white lady!

!!!!

[justiceischeap]

31. that old white lady is "finding" a looter!

[elehhhhna]

34. "citizen's arrest!"

[nicknameless]

47. Thank you!

:rofl:

[GuvWurld]

25. Healing the divide must not be just racial, but partisan too

Great photo and good comments. Recommended.

I posted similar sentiments in the thread below in which I describe a 30 minute presentation I made for the Republican Party of Humboldt County, CA on Thursday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x392893

We will more than worry "the folks in the big house" by unifying our communities and rejecting the intentional and malicious divisiveness. Healing that divide, bridging that gap, that inherently brings a shift in the balance of power that is necessarily revolutionary. This can't be seen as an immediate goal, but it must be seen as the ultimate goal.

[yurbud]

50. we have a couple of strong issues with outsourcing and

globalization of corporations without giving workers an equal advantage.


I've heard a lot of righties bitch about this, including the racist, paranoids, who would otherwise be the hardest to peel from the far right.

As I've said again and again here, what the Dems need to say and do to succeed is simple. The problem is not cowardice or incompetence, but divided loyalties. They are trying to figure out how to win our votes AND get the big bucks from corporate America and the wealthy. The problem is, unlike us, the rich demand absolute obedience for their political support. We only HOPE the guy we voted for will do what he promised.

[GuvWurld]

53. yes, there are lots of ways to find common ground

I wish I hadn't used the word partisan in my last subject because I really don't mean to perpetuate partisanship, or the appearance of it. While this bridge building will help to erase some of those lines, pointing to how we're reaching out across them could serve to underscore their existence. It is a bit of a tightrope.

Anyway, I am not affiliated with any party and do not think we can make true progress by attempting to offer the Dems any new ideas to co-opt. We've got to think of ourselves as independent and autonomous and building a citizens movement. We can recognize the various factions that we reach out to, but the point is to bring them into a bigger fold that leaves behind the counterproductive label they've clung to for so long. I suppose what I'm saying is, after the revolution there need not necessarily be Rs or Ds and our strategy brainstorming should not be confined by the assumption of their immortality.

[yurbud]

54. don't just give dems idea---take over party

[GuvWurld]

55. take over? - not interested. making them defunct - likely essential. n/t

[yurbud]

56. I hope you are wrong, but if right, it better happen fast

we don't have a decade or two to get our shit together.

I don't doubt the Bushies will go Pinochet on us before they give up power, and that would make it difficult to start a party from scratch.

[GuvWurld]

58. totally agreed

this is why I make no bones about pursuing peaceful revolution. anything less will be a false alternative.

[yurbud]

61. a couple of things could do it: Iran War, economic collapse, national...

debt coming due after Bush is gone...

We're not there yet, but we're close.

[banana republican]

26. IN THE BACKGROUND... THE MAN WITH THE STETHASCOPE PUSHING THE TWO CHILDREN

[SalmonChantedEvening]

27. One thousand words, a thousand times over.

And the last photo those in power want seen.

[cmf]

28. I remember seeing the original caption

The little girl's grandmother is the old woman's nurse. I'm pretty sure that the old woman is over 100.

[mcg]

29. more photos...

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/090805katrinahomes;_ylt=Ao0mL802vXyjMvG8qeaG8uZjWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTBhMTZlZDI0BHNlYwNzc2xpc3Q-

Barbara Bush, the battleax bigot, wouldn't like them at all.

'The former First Lady also said that the fact that the 15,000 (mostly black) evacuees in the Astrodome might want to stay in Texas was "kind of scary".'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bush

[silverweb]

32. Those pictures are beautiful.

:)

[yurbud]

36. PHOTOS from that yahoo set

[Bethany Rockafella]

33. That is one of my favorite photos from this tragedy.

[Aristus]

35. Beautiful.

We WILL overcome.

[many a good man]

37. Nice crop on this photo

from the Lakoff article.

[SeattleGirl]

38. This is one of my favorite pictures. n/t

[tandot]

39. I would like to create a huge bumper sticker

with that image and text that says:

Victims of Bush's Incompetence:

THE ...
...Poor
...Elderly
...Children
...Soldiers
...Veterans
...Police
...Firefighters
...Middle Class

The...
... U S A

I designed it all in CorelDraw. The picture is on the left side, above the picture is "Victims of Bush's Incompetence" and to the right of the picture is: The...Poor...Elderly...Children... (etc.)

My question: How do I get it on a big bumper sticker? The problem is that I have a Toyota Corolla...not big in size...but big in savings...(35-40 mpg).

I am so absolutely !#$%^&* pissed. I noticed less and less pro-W bumper stickers since Katrina...but I still see one every now and then... :mad:

[yurbud]

49. cafepress.com OR just buy sticker paper at office depot and print

[roguevalley]

40. awesome. lovely. wonderful. that woman was 97 when that baby

was born. they comfort each other facing uncertainty. god bless and keep them all.

[Mr_King]

42. I Bet...

Dr. King is in heaven with a big smile.

[Imagevision]

43. And Bush says "he'll have his own investigation"... he's got to be dumped!

http://downingstreetmemo.com/

[MidnightWind]

46. This ran in my local newspaper on the front page.

I cut it out and put it on my refrigerator. It said so very much.

[LostinVA]

51. I said this almost two weeks ago

Young black women helping elderly white women and vice versa, "gansta rap" looking young black men handing out food and water to EVERYONE, a little black girl being held by a white woman while the little girl's mother sleeps...

The Ruling Class knows they MUST create racism (because racism is NOT innate) to keep them in power. Nixon's "Southern STrategy" in action, folks. Until this fake wedge goes away, we can never have the society we want, need, and deserve.

Most people are NOT really racist. They have been taught to be.

[yurbud]

52. A woman in the superdome described gang members passing out supplies

on Ira Glass's THIS AMERICAN LIFE.

[calico1]

57. There is that picture which I like a lot and

I have also seen pictures and footage of blacks and whites helping eachother. That little girl is so cute, btw.

[Ladyhawk]

59. That is so sweet.

:cry: