An increase in welfare and food stamps will result in lower poverty rates, and preferential treatment will result in an increase in home ownership. The gap in income and unemployment reflect an unwillingness to take advantage of the opportunities offered to you. Looks like a motivation problem to me.
Always the pessimist.
I'll be pleasantly surprised if I scroll down and not see someone use a "plantation" reference. I have already seen an agitated one with the "shiftless and lazy' connotation. my take on it, is that "Black" people are not a monolithic group.Though we may share similar experiences and customs, we are still individuals. The overwhelming majority of Black people are living the American dream. There are people of all ethnic groups here who have problems, some more than others but that doesn't make it a "fill in the ethnicity" problem.
The foundation begins in the home.
Indeed it does. The notion that black people are a "monolithic" entity who think, act, and live in an identical fashion is at best absurd.
However, there are some who post here who seem to think that way, which prompts one to ponder where that thought process has it's roots.
When I read posts from some of those here who look at statistical data, (which can be skewed), and then utilize the same data to form questions and opinions directed towards black posters in this forum that are prefaced by lead in statements like:
"WE" should not have to carry "YOU"
"Until YOU stop accepting handouts and "free stuff", and take advantage of all that is offered to "YOU", "YOUR" acceptance in "OUR" society will not come to fruition".
And finally, one of the most typical statements...."YOU" don't want to be Americans".
All of that being said, another thought that I have considered since posting in this forum, is the ongoing obsession with "Why blacks voted for Obama?"
When I closely examine that question, I cannot resist the urge to ask, "Why did the segment of the population that voted for Romney do so?
*Was it because he represented YOUR self interest? Truth be told, Romney most likely had LESS in common with the average voter of ANY race than Obama did. He came from a highly privileged and pampered background, which could, based on the thought processes of some here, make for a compelling argument for him being a true ELITIST.
*Was it because he spoke on the subject of job growth at a more frequent rate that Obama?" The truth is that he has done more in the private sector to ELIMINATE jobs than Obama has done to create them. That fact alone, effectively nixes him as being a "job creator".
*Or was it because as many of you who allege blacks have done, vote for Romney because he was white?
Finally, I don't "hate ******"...no reason to, and absolutely no time, interest or energy to waste doing so.
Not that it really matters one way or another, I probably live much better than the average American citizen of any race.
But, I can say that having lived for almost 60 years in America, have seen the Civil Rights Movement up close and personal and been sometimes elated and sometimes saddened by what America stands for, this forum and some of what I have read here, definitely stimulates thought, and it sure as hell makes for great entertainment.