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Black peeps think that Ben Carson is an Uncle Tom because they're jealous.Can't argue with 99% of that. But what are you suggesting? There's nothing that black communities can do about it if whites don't change? I think a guy like Ben Carson proves that wrong. He succeeded despite. And my advice is sound. If you are poor, don't have 4 kids. If you do then you did it to yourself. And if you have a kid make sure they are focused on school and/or "what are you going to do with your life?" That's what my parents always pushed. They said, "what are you going to do when you graduate highschool". Do you suggest that poor black parents shouldn't bother doing this with their kids?
The difference between me and Ben Carson is that Ben doesn't admit that white people need to change too. That would go against his right wing brainwashed brain. People who are conservative tend to agree with every right wing talking point, just like you aren't able to talk against your left wing talking points. I agree with most everything you say but you admit that if black people are dysfunctional it's because of racism. So you admit there is some dysfunction in the black community. We agree it's not their fault. But you won't discuss what black people need to do themselves to fix the situation they are in, regardless of who put them there. Stop pushing eubonics for one.
I heard a black radio political talk show host say once that black men wear their pants baggy because black women allow it. If black women didn't like it black men would pull their pants up tomorrow.
And I agree things still aren't fair or equal, but they are probably about as fair and equal as you are going to get. Don't hold your breath. So poor black parents have to do an even better job than poor white parents have to do because white hiring managers will hire whites over you just because they are white. That would discourage me too. You know, they discriminate against short and fat people too? That's why black parents probably should be stressing education even more than poor whites. Same way short fat whites have to be smarter than pretty whites. But ugly fat whites still get jobs even though lots of people discriminate against them. Should fat ugly people give up? I hate to compare blacks with fat and ugly people but you get my point, right? People are prejudice.
Not to mention poor whites aren't blaming whites for their woes. If they are smart they would blame the rich because they are the ones who fuck all poor people. Just so happens the rich are white.
Poor white people should be on your side but rich whites use racism to divide them.
You can't use exceptional people to define the possibilities of average people. Hey....Usain Bolt ran a 9.58 hundred......"what's your excuse"? Hey....Micheal Jordan could dunk a ball starting from the free throw line....what's everyone else excuse"? Hey....look what Ben Carson did......what is your excuse. Sorry....it does not work that way. There are plenty of people who did all the right things......but failed. Their are parents who do all the right things.....but their children go astray.
You rarely here people disparage those who go to war and die or come back maimed and use the fact that others were in the same war and were able to come back fully functioning....against those that fell because of the war. There were many people in the Twin Towers on 911. Many more people got out of those buildings than those who died in the building. Does the fact that some made it out caste aspersion upon those who succumbed? No. However, when it comes to racism, white folks LOVE to throw out successful blacks to try to discredit racism as being the root cause of so much failure in the black community. Look at BEN CARSON....looky looky looky.....see....its not racism...he made it. See....it was not the planes hitting the building causing the fire why those people died on 911....because look at the people who made it out. See...it was not the wars fault that these soldiers came back maimed.....look at so and so....he is fine and he was in the same war...etc.
You are not telling black people to do anything that black people don't know or have not been telling each other for centuries. Thus.....what are you suggesting? You asked me what am I suggesting by pointing out the role of racism......well....what are you suggesting by pointing out that people who cannot afford kids should not have them? How is the "suggestion" working out thus far? Simply saying what people should be doing does not get anything changed either. What you think black people are not hearing or not being told by other blacks......YOU ARE WRONG!!!
I'll address your first point before I read the rest. First of all, good point. But, what I'm saying is Ben Carson's mom didn't ask him to dunk a ball. She insisted he study and speak the queens english so he would be prepared to succeed in a white world. And don't have kids before you can afford to have kids.
Is asking someone to take school serious, not get pregnant until they can afford it and speak english as hard as asking someone to run a fast 100 yard dash or dunk a basketball?
Am I asking for the impossible?
Wow....obviously you have black people all figured out....lol. Just like you probably once thought we were all followers of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton....lol
Good one!
In 2008 a black man was elected POTUS. In 2009 the ACA was passed. Why didn't black people show up to vote in the 2010 midterms? Particularly poor black people. Don't blame the democrats for black people not showing up in 2010. Don't say the Democrats let you down. YALL let them/us down.