Posted on 10/22/2013 5:13:01 AM PDT by IbJensen
The Ghetto culture has been pushed on us throughout my entire lifetime. I’ve been told over and over again that Black culture is “real”, and soulful, and more authentic then white culture. It is also pretty thoroughly dysfunctional and destructive.
I take issue with your observations regarding the second group. I work for the Army and am surrounded by hard working dedicated black people just trying to contribute to the betterment of society.
And there are many white people who have adopted the ghetto culture -- and they are part of the problem.
In the military there is structure. When you get your DD Form 214you will find out what it’s like on the outside. You should have read John Derbyshires column-got him fired.
That’s military culture you’re seeing, not ghetto culture which is basically prison culture.
Many White kids are just as bought in and while Hispanics reject the “Black” version, they have their own version.
When Gansta Culture and vales intersect with the Ghetto criminality, negative circumstances, substance abuse and dysfunctionality, is when you have problems
bttt
Me too. In fact I just hired one. And it was NOT an affirmative action hire. He was the best candidate. Period. And of the other six candidates, there were 3 white men and two white women and one other black candidate that, frankly, lived too far away. In fact, he withdrew his resume when he dug into what the commute would really look like.
I have a SERIOUS problem with the ABC (American Black Cutlure), but I accept all people as individuals that stand or fall on their own merit. If this guy had been a part of the ABC he would not have been hired.
Black Liberation Theology is part of the problem: Teaching “social justice” instead of the Gospel. Black pastors like Al Sharpton and Rev. Wright should be held accountable for the breakdown of black civil society.
It’s not as much of a culture as it is an anti-culture.
Its sole purpose is to be anti-Western (they say “not white”). The left promotes this because the Western culture is based on biblical values which they hate.
A sincere thank you to you for your service.
I cannot contradict you but I wonder what percent of Ameican black males serve or have served honorably in the US Armed Forces. If you find out let us know how that revises you opinion. Thanks.
This is not a Black, White, Brown or Yellow or whatever issue and it is highly counterproductive to turn it into a divisive racial issue.
It’s an issue of people who have internalized a set of values that glorify criminality, substance abuse, dysfunctional and violent behavior destructive to themselves and society.
Let´s cut to the chase, and call a SPADE a spade. The real problem is a fatherless generation. Whether it´s white, hispanic, caucasian, middle eastern, if there isn´t a DAD in the home to teach basic values of human life, setting the example, caring, protecting and modeling to the younger kids, we´ll all have these problems. I saw this in Hawaii, when I visited the ghettos of the Native Hawaii group who had lost their island, and given gov´t food stamps, and told they had the gov´t as their daddys to provide for them. Many of the Hawaii males where I visited had diabetes, overweight, and stood aside while the gov´t took care of the women and children. Same on the Indian Reservations. WE create these problems folks. Charity for an extended period is not good. People need to find their dignity providing for their OWN:
Excellent comments.
I was at the intersection of Malcolm X Blvd and Martin Luther Blvd the other day with the intention of attending the State Fair.
It was hell on earth. Little wreaths were set up here and there where people were gunned down on the street. Cops travelled in packs (no less than 5 cars in a caravan). Razor wire everywhere and bars on all the windows.
I ended up not going into the fair because they were trying to create a gun free zone using metal detectors at the entrances.
No way was I going to go into that meat grinder defenseless.
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