[Sans-Culotte]

Try being “black” (or anything else) elsewhere in the world. It doesn’t get any better than being in America.

It does suck to be a member of an under-achieving entitlement/criminal class. It shouldn't, but probably does. Thank LBJ for that.

[ek_hornbeck]

It does suck to be a member of an under-achieving entitlement/criminal class

Yes it does, but in the end they have only themselves to blame. Other groups of people, including other racial "minorities," were subject to many of the same policies but don't exhibit nearly the same level of social dysfunction and economic failure.

[LaRueLaDue]

“It does suck to be a member of an under-achieving entitlement/criminal class. It shouldn’t, but probably does. Thank LBJ for that.”

I don’t necessarily blame LBJ for that. Membership in such a class is generally, I believe, a personal choice. Some might disagree with me, but I believe if someone really wants to better themselves, they can, and it is their choice to do so or not to do so.