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I have talked to the author by phone and read one of his books before and for the most part, he makes sense. His call is not for separatism but for more self-sufficiency, which includes personal responsibility. The way he said it may sound "racist" but he typically writes for a Black audience and many of them will only understand it if it's slanted that way.

His call is not for separatism but for more self-sufficiency, . . .

I believe I get your drift.

Other ethnic groups in America, particularly in cities, have formed largely self-sufficient enclaves or populations and no one thinks twice about it. Many cities have their chinatowns, or little koreas, or their Jewish neighborhoods where a fairly diverse range of businesses exist which are owned and operated by members of that ethinic group, and whose customers are mostly members of that ethnic group.

But for some reason (maybe many reasons) the black experience is different. Apparently it wasn't always that way. I have read accounts of Harlem in the early 1900s, of how vibrant it was, of the intact mother-father families that predominated there. Things changed. Black family structure disintegrated, blacks were housed in "the projects" which became crime-ridden and decrepit. Many blacks became more dependent, less self-sufficient. I believe government deserves the most (but not all) blame. Lingering racism is also partly to blame. Whatever the cause, there is no excuse for it to continue.

That's my white outsider's view anyway.

The way he said it may sound "racist" but he typically writes for a Black audience and many of them will only understand it if it's slanted that way.

My first response is that your statement is kind of condescending to the "Black audience", on further thought I think you may be right and that if true it's pretty sad.

Are you admitting that the typical black is racist, and harbors hatred/animosity towards whites?

I love how it's horribly wrong and evil for whites to generalize about all blacks because of a few black criminals. Yet all it takes is for one black somewhere to be called "N*gger", and suddenly every white person is blamed. Blaming all blacks for the crimes of a few is horrible, evil, ignorant racism. Yet blaming all whites for the actions of a few is enlightened, wise, and proper.

What a pile of crap.