Why are black americans so conservative?

Question

As a whole black americans oppose homosexuality, birth control, abortion, racial integration, and secularism. I know not all do the majority oppose these things. Why are they so right wing when conservatism is to their detriment?

Answer 1

why do they make general statements, well why do ALL people make such ridiculous broad general statements without the facts to back it up?  

Answer 2

Your right..Many believe the opposite because they vote AGAINST THIER OWN INTEREST ALL THE TIME. Leave it to blacks to make that happen.

Most blacks are people of faith and have traditional Christian values. They would fit like a glove in the republican party.

Answer 3

Another fake Gentlemintos.

Answer 4

they aren't....they are so liberal it isn't funny!

Answer 5

i am the complete opposite of everything you just said so your questions are not valid to me.

Answer 6

not all of us are conservative

but i do not believe in same s*x marriage, abortion because of my religion.

so not all black are conservative because i'm not.

Answer 7

Probably those same "conservative blacks" - (not "as a whole" as you said), also like working at decent paying jobs, want to progress, want better schools, homes and want better health care to name a few reasons.

Answer 8

Give 'em credit...they have morals

Answer 9

How do u figure its to their detriment?  Is it wrong for everyone to expect everyone else to pull their own weight?  Is it wrong to resent people who feed off welfare just because they can?  More and more black families are realiing that being a conservative is the RIGHT way to go.  They are tired of the Liberal stereotype.  They are waking up to the fact that liberals are givng them welfare and affirmative action to keep them down so that they have a guaranteed voting base.  Most people, raised in the bull c**p ways of handouts will continue to do so because its easy.  But some, and more and more are, wake up and see its wrong to take handouts if you are able to work.  They realize that the liberal mindset of removing god from schools and nativity scenes from public places actually goes against their religous beliefs also.

Answer 10

Conservative is the last thing I am. Wait let me check...........yes Mintos I'm sure I don't oppose any of that...

Answer 11

I'm neither conservative or liberal...now what?

1.) I oppose homosexuality and (abortion-which has rascist roots....founded by Magaret Sanger a former n**i)

2.) I support racial integration and also some of the demo. ideals

Actually most Black people are liberal...so my views are different. But so what, I have my own opinion!

Answer 12

May be they have common sense !Just because it is a cause and popular doesn't mean it makes sense. I believe in the preservation of Forrests but we still need wood, oil, etc...etc...It is ok to kill a baby , an elderly or terminally ill person. Heaven help us if we cut a tree kill a cat or a cow.Being a Christian makes you a target.But if your a muslim every one goes to your defense every time.New York state is building a private school for Arab speaking Muslim students.I would venture to say many blacks are Christian and not secular.How can you speak for others ? I only speak for myself!

Answer 13

That is nothing but a generalization.  It's not even possible that a race of people would oppose those things.  A group of people who oppose homosexuality, birth control, abortion, racial intergration and secularism have a name but it is not black.

Answer 14

What you've listed has nothing to do with race but views any particular race could have.

Answer 15

Sorry, I can't answer you because I don't have african american friends but I like black people the way as many people do.

By the way, are you the real Gentlemintos or a clone ? Your avatar look different and ugly ! I hate clones !!! I only like the real one.

Edit :

Geez........I can make a cloned Gentlemintos too........

Answer 16

The articles  I don't think apply to your observation. The fact that the American gov't took 3 to 4 days to rescue  Katrina victims and immediately sent help to Asian countries after tsunami's just is a fact-blacks took it as a racist but what other way should they have responded?.Food and help was sent immediately to Asia but it took a week to send food in our own country--Go figure!

As a black person -I understand what you're asking ... I don't take offense to this because  a lot black people attend church regularly. (Don't say all black because some are liberals!

A lot of black people have been raised to believe in the bible.  I'm not gonna say that all of us are living the way that we are suppose to -but a lot blacks are raised to be Christians.

Church has been a tradition since slavery. Sunday church was the one time that blacks were allowed to congregate when massa preached the sermon and read from the bible. It's funny because slave holders (mostly white men) gave us the bible and told us these things were wrong so now we are being told to embrace homosexuality and to be accepting of it, we are being told that people should have a choice whether to have an abortion while we were taught differently

I can quote tons of scriptures speaking against these things that I have heard on Sunday!

On Sunday's most black ministers preach against these things and the bible says that things are wrong. So should we now drop our religion and not follow the bible?

Answer 17

I think that you need to get around more.  There are plenty of Blacks who are liberals or moderates and approve of all of the "social variables" that you have mentioned.  I would suggest looking into some Black organizations, The Urban League, NAACP, NCNW, etc. to get some more realistic stats.  

Answer 18

nah its probably just you

Answer 19

duno  

Answer 20

Um, Why are your people so nosey???? .....And quit relying on Surveys and Articles for facts!!! These are formed by one person's point of view! If you want something REAL to make assumptions on then go interview all the black people in this country.

Answer 21

I totally disagree with you and i think those views are shared by people of all races not just Blacks, so get your facts straight before you put them out there.

Answer 22

Many black americans are Christians who generally oppose anything controversial

Answer 23

If most blacks were Conservative they wouldn't be voting for the entitlement party I mean the Democratic party they would vote Republican or Independent.

Answer 24

oppose homosexuality,  yep

birth control, I could go either way here

abortion, yep

racial integration, I could go either way here

and secularism, yep

Actually Im fiscally liberal but socially conservative so I never really had a political party I fit in..