Posted on 09/28/2017 6:56:33 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
Black America wrong to blame white racism for woes
I know of no white person alive today in the United States who has ever legally owned a black slave, or any slave for that matter. Almost 700,000 mostly white men died 160 years ago to end slavery. Jim Crow ended generations ago. Yet black America, for the most part, is still locked in inner-city gang violence and economic hardship. Why?
Is it because America is racist? Is it because of some overhanging white supremacy? Is it because of the Illuminati?
No, unfortunately, it is because of black culture and the adoption of Democratic Party government dependency.
...And it is no one but black America’s fault.
No one can solve this problem but black America. No one can throw enough money at it. We’ve tried that. Black America needs to look in the mirror and stop blaming others, especially white people.
...Blacks are around 15 percent of the population. Depending on what study you look at, they commit around 40 percent to 50 percent of violent crime in America. Of course, there is going to be a problem with police. And, of course, there are some bad policemen. However, those bad apples do not ill black people statistically anymore than they kill white people. EvenHarvard said that recently. If you were a cop, and you had to work in a neighborhood infested with crime and murder, wouldn’t you act differently than in a neighborhood where there was little crime? The most effective thing black America could do to improve its relationship with police is to significantly reduce violent crime where they live
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
True, effort will help to a degree, but it won’t close a large chasm.
Well, speaking the truth has always been considered rude if it was spoken in a blunt or hurtful way.
IOW, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything? That doesn't work very well when important issues need discussion, even if only to determine who is friend and who is foe.
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