The worst oppressors of young black men are older black men who abandon their children. And the second-worst oppressors of young black men are other young black men. 94% of black murder victims are killed by blacks. The accelerating decline of the black family portends a much worse situation in the future.
...It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the issues that really concern African-Americans simply are too painful to discuss. Five years after the ultimate boost to self-esteem — the election of the first black president — things are getting worse faster. If black leaders — from Barack Obama and Eric Holder on down can’t talk about the real problems, the prospects for the future are frightening indeed.
How about stopping lumping people together in such generic groups as to create the ridiculous impression that they're "oppressing themselves". Until all Americans stop characterising individuals primarily on the basis of skin colour, I don't think you'll ever get anywhere with the range of social and criminal problems you're facing.
How about stopping lumping people together in such generic groups as to create the ridiculous impression that they're "oppressing themselves". Until all Americans stop characterising individuals primarily on the basis of skin colour, I don't think you'll ever get anywhere with the range of social and criminal problems you're facing.
Until the American people realize that blacks are being oppressed...until we are "allowed" to discuss their unique problems in a thoughtful way without being called racist...our government will be able to continue keeping them on the plantation-that-has-a-new-name.
Some problems that affect black communities also affect white communities: Economics.
Examples are Detroit and Gary, Indiana. They were bustling production communities. People flocked to them and they put families in the green. Until the economy and corporate business shifted away from these areas and now they're in decline.
It has nothing to do with the race majority who live there. It did not happen because they were black. It's a raw hand and it just happened. It's happened to majority-white and hispanic communities, too.
I don't agree with you. I agree that Detroit, Flint, Gary, and others have their own unique challenges. But poverty alone is not the problem. If money were the solution? There'd be no problem.
Well first, that's rubbish! White people are perfectly capable of getting involved with addressing these problems - some already do. Is it difficult? Yes. Would you face discrimination? Oh, yes. Could you achieve something positive? Yes. Are you just making excuses because you don't really want to do it?...I don't agree with it, though - why? Because I'm white. I can't do anything about 'black crime,' 'black broken families,' and 'black community unrest' - etc - because I'm white.
Really? You've just written a whole post saying how race matters. Of course lots of black people think the same. Lots of white people do to. This flawed perception is itself a classic example of people on different ends of the spectrum calling it a "black problem" or a "white problem" when it's really an "American problem". You've a heck of a lot more in common that any of you care to imagine.I don't believe race matters, but a lot of them DO think it does.
I do believe the majority of US whites are racist. I believe the majorty of US blacks are racist too. Before you bite my head off, I also believe the majority of Brits are racist. It's human narture. How we deal with it is the key question.I do not believe the majority of US whites are racist - but a lot of blacks do think this. We're spited even when we've never held any of them in low regard.
They won't let you in, you won't let them out. Rip the damn door off it's hinges already.What does this leave me feeling? Sorry that they won't let people through and won't listen to reason and try to let go of the past. Do I blame them? Not really.
How about stopping lumping people together in such generic groups as to create the ridiculous impression that they're "oppressing themselves". Until all Americans stop characterising individuals primarily on the basis of skin colour, I don't think you'll ever get anywhere with the range of social and criminal problems you're facing.
I'm not afraid to talk about anything. You're the only that only wants to talk about a subset of crimes based on the skin colour of criminal and victim. Don't you care about all the white victims of crime?Sorry, but the fact of the matter is that 94% of blacks murdered are murdered by other blacks. Being afraid to talk about it isn't helping.
Well stop doing it then.Ginning up hatred over the occasional rare white on black crime isn't helping.
Trying to get people to consider anything other than skin colour when addressing criminal and social problems is PC? How is focusing exclusively on race actually going to solve anything? Do you actually want to solve anything or do you just want to moan?You guys are making it worse with this PC crap of yours.
I'm not afraid to talk about anything. You're the only that only wants to talk about a subset of crimes based on the skin colour of criminal and victim. Don't you care about all the white victims of crime?
Well stop doing it then.
Trying to get people to consider anything other than skin colour when addressing criminal and social problems is PC? How is focusing exclusively on race actually going to solve anything? Do you actually want to solve anything or do you just want to moan?
Yes I'm ignoring recent events, or at least the race-hate narrative a depressing number of Americans (from all sides) appear to have this self-destructive desire to impose.In general I'd agree with you, but you are ignoring recent events. Sorry, but that is PC bull****.
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