Now before anyone goes off the handle, let me absolutely declare racism exists in America.
There are whits who hate blacks, browns and yellows. There are yellows who hate whites and blacks and browns. there are blacks and browns who hate whites and yellows, etc.etc.etc. But racism as a systemic reality in america is a bogus charge. In my own opinion, that is a charge that was borne by the likes of Farrakhan, Sharpton and other hate mongers to keep one minority stirred up and keeping their organizations fiscally viable.
But some will say what about the mass disparity in income and incarceration?
Well here are the facts that most people do not like. America has thousands of black and brown millionaires! These ethnic groups also have a vibrant middle class in ever growing numbers. So what is the problem.
Well if one looks at teh statisitcs published by the govt., the FBI and specific branches that report on such things one will find the following facts.
1. Ethnic minorities (black and brown) have the highest drop out rates from high school.
2. Ethnic minorities have the lowest college rates and college application rates.
3. Ethnic minorities have the highest crime rates.
4. Ethnic minorities commit the most violent crimes as a % in America.
5. Ethnic minorities also have the highest rate of single mothers.
Is this a slam saying they are no good? Not at all. They are simply the facts that are on record for all to see.
These statistics and not some never ending systemic racism contribute more to the minority populations seeing lower incomes, higher incarceration and longer stays on the public dole than others.
The nearest big city to where I live has been a liberal bastion for over fifty years almost non stop (four years of conservative mayors). The poverty rate among minorities are nearly teh same.
Welfare families among minorities are still nearly the same.
Arrests among minorities are the highest in the city. This became a reality in the 70's and has remained since.
There has been forced busing for over 50 years and the drop out rates and non college rates are still nearly the same.
A single mom on public assistance with two kids in my state gets the following.
$300 in their EBT food card monthly.
Subsidized housing
Every five years they can get new furnishings if they are in subsidized housing.
Discount public transportation passes
Free health care, dental care and vision care.
I used to work in a subsidized unit of 225 apartments and know of multi generational families on assistance. All single moms and all getting assistance courtesy of the working Americans.
We can end this disparity. But it is a politically incorrect topic to discuss! It is not systemic racism but a systemic mindset in too many that believe they are entitled to recieve as much as $38,000 in benefit s a year.
These kind of statisitcs insure that people mired in poverty will stay there in teh big cities.
There are whits who hate blacks, browns and yellows. There are yellows who hate whites and blacks and browns. there are blacks and browns who hate whites and yellows, etc.etc.etc. But racism as a systemic reality in america is a bogus charge. In my own opinion, that is a charge that was borne by the likes of Farrakhan, Sharpton and other hate mongers to keep one minority stirred up and keeping their organizations fiscally viable.
But some will say what about the mass disparity in income and incarceration?
Well here are the facts that most people do not like. America has thousands of black and brown millionaires! These ethnic groups also have a vibrant middle class in ever growing numbers. So what is the problem.
Well if one looks at teh statisitcs published by the govt., the FBI and specific branches that report on such things one will find the following facts.
1. Ethnic minorities (black and brown) have the highest drop out rates from high school.
2. Ethnic minorities have the lowest college rates and college application rates.
3. Ethnic minorities have the highest crime rates.
4. Ethnic minorities commit the most violent crimes as a % in America.
5. Ethnic minorities also have the highest rate of single mothers.
Is this a slam saying they are no good? Not at all. They are simply the facts that are on record for all to see.
These statistics and not some never ending systemic racism contribute more to the minority populations seeing lower incomes, higher incarceration and longer stays on the public dole than others.
The nearest big city to where I live has been a liberal bastion for over fifty years almost non stop (four years of conservative mayors). The poverty rate among minorities are nearly teh same.
Welfare families among minorities are still nearly the same.
Arrests among minorities are the highest in the city. This became a reality in the 70's and has remained since.
There has been forced busing for over 50 years and the drop out rates and non college rates are still nearly the same.
A single mom on public assistance with two kids in my state gets the following.
$300 in their EBT food card monthly.
Subsidized housing
Every five years they can get new furnishings if they are in subsidized housing.
Discount public transportation passes
Free health care, dental care and vision care.
I used to work in a subsidized unit of 225 apartments and know of multi generational families on assistance. All single moms and all getting assistance courtesy of the working Americans.
We can end this disparity. But it is a politically incorrect topic to discuss! It is not systemic racism but a systemic mindset in too many that believe they are entitled to recieve as much as $38,000 in benefit s a year.
These kind of statisitcs insure that people mired in poverty will stay there in teh big cities.
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