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I really don't know what he's taking about, except he's describing the inner cities of the 1970s that was inundated with crime and drugs. Since the 70s, most cities have rebounded. It's true for NY, Baltimore and most other cities. Crime has also fallen.
Oh, goody!
Another chart!
Tell you what.....walk through the black parts of NY, Balt. Philly, Detroit, Atlanta, etc. after dark in the warm weather.
One girl I used to know was an elementary school teacher in the inner city in Dallas. Her classes were 99% black and poverty stricken. Said the kids would always talk about how they were gonna be famous rappers or football/basketball players. Even at 6-7 years old they were all calling each other the n-word and referring to the girls in the class as ******* and hoes, and busting a cap in people dissing them. She said they got it all from home, the few parents that would come for conferences didn't care and would tell here to not worry about how the kids behaved.
And predominately black schools were not like this until the 70s and 80s.
And when they get old enough they will not be able to get a job because they lack basic skills. Many of them will turn to drugs/gangs to make money. And society will continue to blame white folk. Shame really. No reason to think black kids can't do as well as anyone else.
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Black people should stay in school and learn how to read. They should also stop having children out of wedlock. That is the cause of poverty in most cases. Doesn't matter what race a person is. If they learn English and math and stuff and wait to have kids they will almost certainly be better off.
This occurs with whites too but it is more prevelant among blacks than other racial groups in the United States. Of course, we aren't allowed to say that.
Wanting people to be successful in life is racist.
As long as people make excuses for bad behavior instead of addressing the problem we can expect things to get worse, never better.
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I also think you are wrong about which race it affects more. I large percentage of my white high school class mates are either married with a kid or single with a kid(im 21), same with many of my college class mates and they are struggling. It is a cultural thing.
That Clarence Thomas has supernatural observational powers. Wow.
Well he DID observe that the republican line for african american politicians was a lot shorter than the democratic one. Poor George HW had no choice but to nominate a black guy for SCOTUS and he had no choice but to nominate a conservative. Clarence was one smart cookie.
Well he DID observe that the republican line for african american politicians was a lot shorter than the democratic one. Poor George HW had no choice but to nominate a black guy for SCOTUS and he had no choice but to nominate a conservative. Clarence was one smart cookie.
I've been saying that for years. If you really wanna see Affirmative Action in its most incredible form, watch how fast a black man can rise in the Republican Party. You can go from zero to hero pretty quickly.
I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but it's damn sure the truth.
I've been saying that for years. If you really wanna see Affirmative Action in its most incredible form, watch how fast a black man can rise in the Republican Party. You can go from zero to hero pretty quickly.
I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but it's damn sure the truth.
Not so much Affirmative Action just less competition.
Yes, crime has fallen. But rebounded? Not even close.
Detroit, New Orleans, Newark, St Louis, Oakland, Philly, etc have higher murder rates than Mexico. I would not call that a rebound.
And poverty and government dependence is at an all time high. They have become permanent conditions for far too many Americans.
The homicide rate in Ciudad Juarez is much higher than any American city. You can't compare cities with the whole country, but if you compare Mexico's most dangerous cities with US cities, Mexicans have a much higher crime rate. If you compare US with Mexico, the US has a lower homicide rate.
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