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bamba
Sweden
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 Posted - 02 Mar 2006 : 09:57:14
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The situation of African Americans in America today epitomizes slavery in new clothing. African American males, in modern times, are needed as soldiers in the battle front abroad to spread and sustain America’s supremacy. At home in America, many blacks are school drop-outs, prison clients and are unemployed. Black slaves helped to build America with their sweat and toil at a prize next to nothing. Slave descendants are out at war to hold America supreme. It’s the same story with blacks everywhere, Africa is no better. The black race is bereft of salvation leaders. Below is a forward authored by Lee McGrath. Bamba.
The Ten Biggest Problems Facing African-Americans Today
By Lee McGrath
The Ten Biggest Problems Facing African-Americans Today. Ranked in
order of Despair Caused.
1. Lack of opportunity and safety. There has been a loss of industrial
jobs and a failure to control crime in northern cities by liberal
mayors for most of the last 40 years. The policies of Coleman Young,
John Lindsey, Abe Beame, Ed Koch, David Dinkins, Dennis Kucinich,
Marion Barry and others hurt blacks now and forever.
2. Breakdown of the family. Until recently, welfare was a
constitutional right (Goldberg v. Kelly) that makes government
dependency more attractive than husbands. Illegitimacy increased from
23.6% in 1963 to nearly 70% of all black children today. This
persistent problem was predicted by the Moynihan and Glazier more than
30 years ago and by FDR's Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins who
insisted that aid not go to unwed mothers. Policy makers and
politicians did not listen until 1996. Some still don't see how
welfare reduces the value of black men.
3. Black anti-intellectualism. Accusations of "acting white" in the
classroom, as detailed by John McWhorter, undermine education as a
vehicle for advancement. Instead, black leaders expend enormous
resources to advance affirmative action at a small number of elite
universities, unmindful of the pernicious effects it has had on
talented young blacks.
4. Failure of urban K-12 schools. Teachers unions and the education
establishment have been more interested in pay-raises and grants than
student achievement, testing, and competition from Catholic schools.
Not to mention the costs of replacing the more effective Basic
Instruction with the Self-Esteem pedagogy.
The failure of urban schools is not attributable to a lack of funding.
There has been a 300% real increase in per pupil spending since 1970.
This increase has been only modestly offset by increases in special
need students from 8.3% to 11.8% of the student body - of which the
percentage of seriously challenged children actually declined. The
limits of throwing money at the problem were seen in Kansas City's
$1.2 billion debacle.
5. High incarceration rate of black men. The Democratic Party is a
co-conspirator in the "War on Drugs" to garner suburban votes. Instead
it should fight to decriminalize drugs and reduce the jail time served
by family members of its most loyal voters.
6. Reduced respect for human life. Black women have nearly 30% of the
all abortions, resulting in the death of 350,000 fetuses a year or one
every 90 seconds. Beyond the tragic loss of life itself, this much
death reduces the civility with which people treat each other.
7. Licensing requirements. Government imposes barriers to
labor-intensive entrepreneurial opportunities. (Hair
braiding/cosmetology degrees and taxi medallions). Licenses are a
de-facto re-creation of Jim Crow laws. They are passed in the name of
health and safety but serve to protect, in reality, current cartel
providers and union jobs. Moreover, continual increases in the minimum
wage make it more attractive to invest in capital equipment than hire
unskilled black workers in entry level training positions.
8. Victimolgy. The speeches and ideologies of Jesse Jackson, Al
Sharpton and leaders in the reparation movement undermine the
initiative of many African Americans. Moreover, there is a lack of
honest debate among black leaders because of the fear of being called
an "Uncle Tom" for not supporting the grievance agenda.
9. Radical relativism. Black leaders and liberal academics do not
criticize even the most obscene behavior of people like Puff Daddy, OJ
Simpson, and Dennis Rodman. They fail to see the effects on youth of
Hip-Hop culture. Instead they applaud the legitimacy it receives from
people like Harvard University Professor Dr. Cornel West. (Larry
Summers was right).
10. Excessive race-consciousness. The Left is insincere in
acknowledging the advancement in race relations since the early
1960's. 75% of blacks have joined the middle class. If they lived in
an independent country, they would be citizens of the 10th richest
nation in the world. Race matters but not very much.
Race-consciousness diminishes the importance of addressing the more
important issues listed above.
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Formby
United Kingdom
246 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2006 : 16:24:08
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Two points
1. Women who have abortions when they don't want the child are to my mind being far more responsible than those who have huge numbers of kids and don't look after them properly. To imply that abortion is morally worse than breeding vast numbers of unwanted children is sexist, and sets women back decades.
2. By all means treat those addicted to drugs medically rather than criminally, BUT DON'T MAKE OUT THAT DRUGS ARE OK. Decriminalising drugs is, on balance, irresponsible. Especially highly addictive ones. |
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kassma
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Posted - 04 Mar 2006 : 00:26:56
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for #3: anti-intellectualism:
i agree so much, it was a shock to be when i first came to america how black people devalued education. i was shocked because my mother was so ademant about me going to college one day, it just made no sense to be idle when it came to school. but i think that is there # 1 problem, their lack of respect for education and how it can improve their lives.
for #10: too race concious
i think as a black american you do have to be race concious. as a Gambian who comes from a society that you're a part of and therefore not discriminated against, it really stands out to me a lot people's racist actions. there is a lot of racism in america and probably everywhere else, but i think they should use that constructively to want to change their lives so that the next generation cannot be held back. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 00:20:01
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| Bill Cosby said the same things. The community should begin to change and embrace education. There is a friend of mind who does not even know how to type an email. The @ sign was new to him and he was spelling it out like kassamaathotmail.com instead of kassama@hotmail.com. This 2006 |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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