He happens to be right. I know three such men personally, two sons following in their father’s footsteps, living off the hard work of their wife and mother. They’re white. Ryan never said it was exclusively black men.
He is right. My husband taught Jr. ROTC at an inner-city school in the Midwest. The students were predominantly black and most of the families were multi-generational welfare users.
My husband spoke almost daily with people that told him a)they didn’t want jobs b)they saw no reason to ever try to get a job and c)there was no reason to take care of themselves because that’s the government’s job.
Most of the kids in the ROTC program wanted to better themselves and leave what they learned about bleeding the system behind. He drove kids to job interviews because their parents were ‘too busy’ or just didn’t care enough. He got kids to the doctor when needed, for the same reason. He helped them fill out scholarship paperwork and would follow up when parents wouldn’t provide the necessary information for the forms. It was never ending, but he did it because he wanted these kids to be able to break free of the cycle.
After 3 years he could not take it any longer and quit. He really felt he would never be able to make a lasting change in how these people lived their lives. It took him a long time to get over that job....
Paul Ryan is absolutely right and as my husband found out, most people that live like this generation after generation see no reason to change.
He couldn’t make a lasting change in other people’s lives. That’s up to them, and they are contented with the status quo, just like most of our little Republican primary voters too, it seems.
I have heard this from a number of people. The Congressional black caucus also likes the status quo. They get their cushy jobs, preserve the freebies for their constituents, and challenge anyone who dares suggest they are bleeding the system by calling them names. It’s the perfect set up.
The real bottom line about why they will never voluntarily change? We have become their slaves. This is never ending revenge.