BLM protests ongoing in St. Louis...meanwhile, 144 murders committed all by blacks
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Fortunately, not all of us who climb out of the pit leave with the same assumptions. I have tremendous appreciation for the work you and your wife are doing, and I appreciate the perspective you bring to these discussions.
Wow, the little bubble you live in affords you absolutely no reading comprehension ability, does it? Let me help you out: a child is not an able-bodied adult. SMH.
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Just to be clear, I don't assume it's easy. In fact, I know it's hard. I think the focus that you and your wife have on early development and nutrition is great. I have no doubt it will have more success than the government dumping money on a problem, not seeing much in the way of positive results, and dumping more money. The charitable focus of my wife and me is helping, as we know the kids we are assisting are getting an education. Hopefully, it is enough to break the dire poverty they are in.
Let me ask/propose this however you want to view it. Is it possible, just possible, that the powers that be, intentionally sabotaged the civil rights movement by rolling out the Great Society under LBJ to keep the majority of the blacks under "control" and "dumbed down" by floating public housing, welfare, etc. and used them as guinea pigs to eventually roll it out to others? I see guys like MLK who were "awake" if you will and that scared the TPTB so much that they quickly formulated an alternative to appease and ultimately control and keep blacks dependent.
Look at the timing as the Civil Right movement was kicking into high gear and when LBJ rolled out the Great Society.
I don't mean that as a democrat or republican because as I've stated many, many times, I think both parties are bought and paid for by these same powers. Yeah, it's out of left field, but I guess I just wouldn't put anything by the money brokers to keep as many folks on the "plantation" as possible.
Look at the timing as the Civil Right movement was kicking into high gear and when LBJ rolled out the Great Society.
I don't mean that as a democrat or republican because as I've stated many, many times, I think both parties are bought and paid for by these same powers. Yeah, it's out of left field, but I guess I just wouldn't put anything by the money brokers to keep as many folks on the "plantation" as possible.
I don't think gtown was confused about that, and I believe you missed the point entirely. You proposed the dubious assertion that all able-bodied adults are able to take care of their own responsibilities, which would include their children. But in reality, many cannot. You seem to imply that any child who cannot crawl out of this crucible on their own deserves to stay there and enter a cycle of punishment for their life of, in your words, underachievement.
I know this has kind of gone into a poverty and welfare conversation. I am partially responsible for this. But, I wanted to get back to the OPs original question. I think I said my thoughts earlier but I wanted to hear the thoughts of those who may disagree.
IMO BLM doesn't need to be focusing on "black on black" crime simply because that is not the purpose of their organization. There are other efforts around the country to address crime in black communities and the inner city but that is not BLMs purpose. The push for BLM to address issues of crime in black communities can come across a way to avoid talking about the issues they want to raise. It's not that the members of BLM don't care about other crimes, that's just not the purpose of their organization and is a very different topic.
IMO BLM doesn't need to be focusing on "black on black" crime simply because that is not the purpose of their organization. There are other efforts around the country to address crime in black communities and the inner city but that is not BLMs purpose. The push for BLM to address issues of crime in black communities can come across a way to avoid talking about the issues they want to raise. It's not that the members of BLM don't care about other crimes, that's just not the purpose of their organization and is a very different topic.
Your ability to misinterpret my position is impressive. Dishonest, but impressive.
you ought to deep dive what Harris Rosen has done in Tangelo Park in Florida. Not that you have his resources (I assume, but who knows you might) but you may gain some ideas or even find a way to tie in. His focus is education and hope. Pre-k through college degree for everyone in the town he adopted. Guy is a bit of a hero of mine https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/us/tangelo-park-orlando-florida.html?mcubz=3
Back to the role of Black-on-Black crime in communities. What role does shutting down of the traditional ethnic mafia have?
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