[Blood of Tyrants]

First, look at the title of this thread. Second, poverty and lack of education doesn't cause crime rates to go up and cannot account for the fact that blacks commit violent crimes 50 times more than other races (when adjusted for proportion to population). Third, there is a REAL problem in the black community (illegitimacy) that is exacerbated by drug use, government handouts, and especially other blacks who simply cannot stand to see someone make it out of the 'hood. Many politicians also need to keep blacks poor, uneducated, and dependent on the government as their power base. If a credible person had brought up Farrakan's "Day of Atonement" idea, it might have worked. All it ever was to Farrakan was a chance to grab some headlines, money, and power.

[andy_card]

Second, poverty and lack of education doesn't cause crime rates to go up and cannot account for the fact that blacks commit violent crimes 50 times more than other races (when adjusted for proportion to population).

Poverty and lack of education do cause crime rates to rise. But maybe not as signficantly as the presence of a culture that tolerates and even glorifies crime. A large percentage of the US black population suffers from all three traits. I don't think its any secret that poor white (or black or Hispanic or whatever) neighborhoods tend to have more crime than rich white (etc.) neighborhoods.

Third, there is a REAL problem in the black community (illegitimacy) that is exacerbated by drug use, government handouts, and especially other blacks who simply cannot stand to see someone make it out of the 'hood.

Were you expecting me to argue with that statement? I couldn't agree more.

[Stone Mountain]

blacks commit violent crimes 50 times more than other races (when adjusted for proportion to population).

This isn't true at all. The statistic said that black on white crime was 50 times more likely than white on black crime. Even if this is true, it doesn't support your statement that blacks commit crimes 50 times more than other races. Not even close.