[Cboldt]

-- I have never understood how 13 percent of the population gets so much attention, so much welfare, creates so much trouble, and makes up so much of the news. --

It's a combination of factors. Violence tends to be effective, "if it bleeds, it leads," and then the violence is not only justified, but excused, by "guilt over slavery."

It's not rational, but humans aren't rational. We're force-driven creatures. Our jungle just works different from the rest of the animals.

[9YearLurker]

Politically, they vote as a block, which helps as well—they were more than a quarter of Obama’s support.