Megyn Kelly needs to read Thomas Sowell.
Thomas Sowell has written about how, at one time, black families were arguably MORE stable and secure than many whites....they were homes with fathers who worked, mothers who cared for children and were not dependent on government.
I don’t care WHAT race you are, if you think you are a victim of “the man” and don’t get your mind out of that LIE, then you’ll be perpetually poor....economically, socially, spiritually.
I have family members who are NOT black who are just as “victimized” as any black urban youth you know....they blame everything bad that happens to them on someone other than their own poor choices.
By contrast, I work with a “person of color” every day who is responsible, cares for his wife and kids, even was a small business owner at one time. He doesn’t blame every problem on “the man”.
So I reluctantly side with the blowhard O’Reilly—who is NOT conservative, by the way.
“By contrast, I work with a “person of color” every day who is responsible, cares for his wife and kids, even was a small business owner at one time. He doesn’t blame every problem on “the man”.”
The problem is with the percentages. I too know Blacks who are responsible. Unfortunately they are more the exception than the rule today. In terms of numbers, there are many more White crook/lowlifes than Black, but society looks at percentages and that process tags the decent Blacks with the stigma that comes from the majority of their ethnic group. One thing is certain, the “government programs” that have been implemented since Kennedy have not helped at all. The only thing they have done is make Blacks more dependent and pi$$ed away literally billions of tax dollars.
Excellent post. I agree 100% with the entirety, especially that she needs to read Thomas Sowell.
That comment by Megyn Kelly about “white flight” being the problem is irritating and disturbing.
In his books, Sowell covers the issue of businesses that leave black urban areas because...surprise surprise, they can’t do business there.
They have to pay for extra physical infrastructure based security, they have to pay for extra human-based security, they have to deal with increased levels of crime, theft, etc. and all of that does not happen for free.
They won’t have good inventory or sales environment.
Someone has to pay for it, and if you pass it on to the customer, it means they are going to shop in a non-crime area for things with lower prices. Granted, they have to drive or take a bus to get there, but they will. Your business will go into a death spiral until you go out of business or move somewhere else.
Or, there will be a BS event like what has taken place in Ferguson, and you will lose your business through vandalism and tribal warfare, and will be lucky to escape penniless with your life and health intact.
At that point you will be branded a racist because you don’t want to support the black community.
When I hear someone talk about “white flight” in the context that is is the fault of the people fleeing and not the culture/mindset/business environment that makes them flee, it really pisses me off.