Not my experience as well. But I do see a lot of truth in this paragraph.
" Cities have been the heart of the intellectual and artistic in all civilizations, as for example Athens, Rome, Florence, Vienna, New York. By contrast, blacks have destroyed city after American city after American city. Trenton, Camden, Newark, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Gary, Flint, St. Louis, New Orleans, Milwaukee. At one time in all of these one could live, walk at will, send one’s children to the schools. Now, no. Violence, crime, racial attacks,and illiteracy drive the civilized to remote suburbs. This is not my culture and I see no reason to apologize for it."
About "All Lives Matter". First, about "Black Lives Matter", I think it's colloquially implied that it's "Black Lives Matter *too*". It's not saying that only black lives matter. But the language is awkward, because when you say something like that with that specificity it typically implies it's exclusive, other wise you'd say "all".
And "All lives matter" may hurt some feelings, and that because it's pretty insensitive to say to people who feel like they're being treated as if their life doesn't matter, we probably shouldn't say it that way to those people. You probably shouldn't go down to the protests and proclaim all lives matter because it's not going to help anyone come to any different conclusions. It'll just **** them off. But. I don't think the sentiment is intended to invalidate feelings, though it's being interpreted that way. It's a statement of inclusion. It's saying, of course your life matters, ALL lives matter.
Or hell. Maybe it pisses them off because "all lives matter" implies that Trump's life also matters, which causes them to lose their ****.
Oh boy.
At least in my case, I made choices because I had parents who instructed me wisely and had a decent income... because they had parents who instructed them wisely....
Not so sure. My parents went to college, they understood how the system works. An immigrant, a poor black kid, etc. may not understand what's involved and may have been told by the generations of the past, "that's not for you" because college wasn't available to them...
So if good kids from good parents, and bad kids come from bad parents, then how do you break the cycle?
I'm guessing the answer isn't to stand on the outside and shout, "Quit acting inferior! That's unacceptable!"
Oh boy.
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I'll just say that my personal experience does not support the conclusions reported in that...piece.
Nor does it support mine. I read the whole thing and overall was stunned by the ignorance.
They should have started the whole thing with All Lives Matter instead of Black Lives Matter.
Beautiful
Or hell. Maybe it pisses them off because "all lives matter" implies that Trump's life also matters, which causes them to lose their ****.
About "All Lives Matter". First, about "Black Lives Matter", I think it's colloquially implied that it's "Black Lives Matter *too*". It's not saying that only black lives matter. But the language is awkward, because when you say something like that with that specificity it typically implies it's exclusive, other wise you'd say "all".
And "All lives matter" may hurt some feelings, and that because it's pretty insensitive to say to people who feel like they're being treated as if their life doesn't matter, we probably shouldn't say it that way to those people. You probably shouldn't go down to the protests and proclaim all lives matter because it's not going to help anyone come to any different conclusions. It'll just **** them off. But. I don't think the sentiment is intended to invalidate feelings, though it's being interpreted that way. It's a statement of inclusion. It's saying, of course your life matters, ALL lives matter.
Or hell. Maybe it pisses them off because "all lives matter" implies that Trump's life also matters, which causes them to lose their ****.
Yeah....if someone were to spout those ideas in my presence, my response would be...more verbose.
Not my experience as well. But I do see a lot of truth in this paragraph.
" Cities have been the heart of the intellectual and artistic in all civilizations, as for example Athens, Rome, Florence, Vienna, New York. By contrast, blacks have destroyed city after American city after American city. Trenton, Camden, Newark, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Gary, Flint, St. Louis, New Orleans, Milwaukee. At one time in all of these one could live, walk at will, send one’s children to the schools. Now, no. Violence, crime, racial attacks,and illiteracy drive the civilized to remote suburbs. This is not my culture and I see no reason to apologize for it."
70% illiteracy. 75% born out of wedlock.
Their problems are in how they view themselves, they think this and related are acceptable.
Demand less, get less.
To make excuses for this BS is IMHO racist.
They are not inferior, therefore they need to quit acting like it