“when people believe that class and culture are not [factors] in this case, there is some serious education that needs to be done,”
The Education needs to occur within the Black community where relatively few grown black men are role models for being responsible adults - husbands and fathers in the home are few are far between which results in many young blacks falling into gangs, cult groups, etc. Until true education of their “culture” happens, we’ll just see the “victim mentality” that the political leaders EXPLOIT for personal gain.
I think it actually goes further than this. thugs are idolized and their life styles are worshiped. At the same time Black conservatives are denigrated and have their motives impugned. Conservatives like Star Parker, Col. West, and Thomas Sowell are trashed and race baiters such as Sharpton and Jackson are praised.