Re: Racism Towards Whites
Then help pull poor families out of poverty, instead of slashing social programs and guaranteeing that being born black means being more than three times more likely to be born into poverty than a white child. That's how you do something about racism. You decouple race and poverty. And then we'll all just be middle class Americans.
First, free stuff is not now, never was, nor will it ever be, a cure for racism.
Second, you have just displayed the short sighted, shallow thinking that separates liberals from conservatives. You see poor people and say "they need more food, a better home, a nicer place to live, nicer clothes, a pair of new shoes, etc..." and the answer to you is "The government needs to give them more food, a better home, more clothes, new shoes, etc..." You never stop and think about things like "why are they poor", you just see all poor people as helpless victims of society who are incapable of surviving without the governments help. Welfare for the truly needy people out there who are down on their luck or have been thrown into a bad situation not of their own making, is a wonderful thing and something I fully support. The problem is, that's not what welfare is anymore.
People like yourself are totally oblivious to the damage mentally, that the welfare state has had on millions and millions of people, and the negative effects it's had on our society as a whole. Do you really think that poor neighborhoods in inner cities look like war zones because the government hasn't done enough? The reason they are so run down, crime is so ramped, and drug use is so prevalent, is due in large part to the welfare state. When a person buys a home or rents an expensive apartment with their hard earned money, they protect their investment, take good care of their home and take pride in the community they live in. In other words, they care. When the government gives a person a place to live there's no investment involved and no sense of accomplishment. They won't take care that home and they certainly won't give a damn about their community. They didn't pay for it, so it's not their problem... They simply don't care.
What you totally fail to see, is that welfare robs people of their pride, their dignity, their sense of self worth, their ambition, or put another way, it robs them of their soal. Welfare trains people to become dependent on the government to the point where they view hard work as the choice of chumps. Why start at the bottom for low wages when they can sit home and watch soaps all day and let the government foot the bill... So instead of going out and getting a job, starting at the bottom, working their way up the ladder so they can eventually earn all the things in life want and need, they either continue on with their miserable existence because they haven't the will to do anything else, or they look for the easy buck. That's where drug dealing, scamming the government, burglary, theft, etc... come into play, and why they are such a big part of poor neighborhoods in the inner cities.
Welfare destroys people from the inside, and in effect makes them slaves to the government... Why do you think that all the years of welfare, and the billions and billions of dollars that have been poured into it, hasn't put a dent in inner city poverty, hasn't transformed the run down neighborhoods or made them safer, hasn't effected high school graduation rates, hasn't effected the amount of drug usage and hasn't had a major effect on the number of crimes that take place?
The history of government welfare on our society is clear and undeniable... The only way things will get better for the poor families in America, is if the government stops using tax payer money to create more dependents, and instead uses that money to create more paths to independence. Unlike 50+ years ago, the opportunity for success exists for everyone, whether they're black, white, yellow, or brown... All they need is a little incentive and clear path, which is something that I believe our government should be able help provide.
In short, more welfare doesn't pull families out of poverty, it assures that they will always be there.
Fair Nuff. Did O'Reilly really talk about 1/5 of white kids being in poverty? Or are was it more of a "similar tones" kind of thing?
