[cuban leaf]

Where does the low character come from? Is it race?

I do believe it is environment. Raised with no father figure and no real hope of success.

I’m not saying they are not responsible for their state. I’m saying we could do something. But to be clear, I’m not talking about the government, other than them actually enforcing the law. Our strength is not in our government. Our strength is in our individual character - collectively. And when everyone spends all their free time in selfish pursuits, well, it will not last. People get the greatest joy from helping others. It is a two sided coin that seems to remain in our pockets.

[ETL]

Where does the low character come from? Is it race?

Not necessarily. Some people might just have it in their genes, regardless of race, to be more violent, hot tempered, and even less intelligent and/or less imaginative than others, in terms of problem-solving one's way through difficult situations.

[Luircin]

I lived near Fergison when the whole shooting thing happened. It was an ugly time to be living in St. Louis, that’s for sure.

I think that the frustration that the ‘black community’ (as much as I hate that term, because it’s segregationist at the very least) feels is somewhat justified, just that it’s aimed at the wrong parties. They ARE being kept down, but it’s not by racist white cops. From what I’ve seen, the entire community is having its legs cut out from under it by the same programs that supposedly help them, and the same politicians pandering for their votes and keeping them, yes, enslaved.

The black women I’ve talked to are alternately wanting a man to take care of them and their children, but at the same time afraid of the men in their community.

The black men I’ve talked to—at least some of them; I haven’t talked to the thugs—are aware that there’s some kind of injustice going on because they can see how different black neighborhoods are from others, but many of them either blame Republicans or don’t know what to do about it.

And no one wants to even consider the thought that they’ve been lied to their entire life and worse, been fooled by people who you thought were your friends.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Western civilization, until now, was largely the embodiment and promulgation of Christian virtue, and it enacted itself at the broadest level only once it had been taught to be expressed through the lives of a sufficient number of individuals.

That trend has ended, and Christian virtue has been, in many ways, rejected by our culture. How do we put that toothpaste back in the tube? We don't.

[Trailerpark Badass]

And “low character,” if you’re a Christian, is understood to be Man’s default state.