But I have to agree that they are looking at the whole thing backwards. Those whose parents did the right thing don't have a "Head start," they are starting at the beginning where they should be. The rest have been handicapped by their parents' bad decisions. And now, in this day and age that we have birth control, there is no reason for single women to have kids they can't take care of. There's no reason for it. This isn't 1850s Dublin.
‘.... there is no reason for single women to have kids they can’t take care of. There’s no reason for it. This isn’t 1850s Dublin ….”
Now the government underwrites the cost of having children! More kids more cash for momma!
They took us to church. They made us work hard. I was doing concrete work when I was sixteen. Concrete is heavy, dirty and unrelenting. If the concrete isn't where it should be, or isn't properly finished on a hot day, then, the next day you are busting it out with jackhammers. There are no breaks when you unload a ready mix truck.
They taught me and my brother to take responsibility for our deeds as well as our misdeeds. There were no handouts or breaks. They paid their taxes and signed up for conscription when asked.
They maintained the family through thick and thin. They played by the rules. They suffered hardships.
I was privileged to grow up in the greatest country ever conceived. I was privileged to have an outstanding family. But it had nothing to do with race. Anybody can do it. It just takes hard work and discipline.
Both of you are expressing just how I feel about the video.
Before he rightfully became a pariah, Bill Cosby said, in a public forum, and directed at minorities, that there were three steps to avoiding poverty.
1. Finish high school.
2. Don’t have kids until you are married.
3. Stay married to the parent of your children.
He was pilloried for daring to speak the truth.