“By the early 2000s, there appeared to be a steadily growing population of blacks who claimed to speak with conservative conviction, and whose propaganda would pose a counter to that of the entrenched liberal elite. But a funny thing happened on the way to the formation of a conservative base. The nascent movement was diverted by the same forces that poisoned the well of mainstream conservatism, that is, the Republican neocons, whose deplorable ideologies, expressed in policy, have brought unnecessary tragedy to our country and abroad.
“These black bloggers, pundits and TV talking heads, who spout the neocon message, are no more worthy of calling themselves “conservative” than the many whites who claim the label. They are nothing more than cheerleaders for a political party. They have morphed into defenders of some of the worst policies ever devised by bureaucrats, and are hardly more than mimics of the nationally popular radio blabbers and robot commentators.
“And, just as Thomas Sowell had been a catalyst for critiquing the liberal narrative that dominated the public dialogue, so he currently acts as head guru of these clones of the Right. Having mutated into a born-again Republican apologist, he is now, inadvertently or otherwise, mentor to a host of black neocon wannabes, including most of those pundits, media talkers, and bloggers. Sowell has established himself as a chief war hawk for the war party.
