The major problem in the “inner city,” i.e , the Black Community, is not bad mothers, it is absent fathers. While it is possible for single women to raise good citizens in a ghetto environment, the deck is stacked heavily against them.
The qualities a caring dad brings to the table are nearly always ignored by the left, whose adherents believe that an uncle (Sam) can provide everything a father can. As a father of 3 very productive children, each of whom has 3 children of their own, it is obvious to me that the liberal, one-parent model is deeply flawed.
A dad is a provider, a disciplinarian, a role model for sons, a Little League coach, a fishing buddy, a counsellor, a homework helper, a chauffeur, a shoulder to cry on when your heart is broken, a dinner companion, someone who teaches you how to ride a bike and ice skate and drive a car. And he demonstrates what loyalty is, keeping a family together and paving the way for his children to do the same when their turn comes.
Sure, it’s possible for a single mom to do many of these things, especially if she has help from her own mother or sister, and sometimes, due to death or divorce, it becomes imperative. But when an entire culture revolves around the welfare check replacing the aforementioned role of the father, it is a recipe for disaster, as evidenced in Baltimore last week, in Ferguson last year, and in Newark, Harlem, Detroit, Oakland and every other democrat-run ghetto in this nation ever since LBJ’s ironically-named Great Society.
Well said!