Yes, its called racist drug laws that target minorities.
70% of black children today are born to single mothers.
In 1965 it was 28%
WTF happened?
And how much does this stat correlate with black poverty, unemployment, and high rate of incarceration? I think this is the #1 factor by far.
Are whites to blame for this? When are blacks no longer victims of white racism, and instead victims of ghetto culture?
Edit. What happened to shame? Seems like our society tolerates, even applauds, destructive behavior like this now.
Also great article: http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_3_black_family.html
Oh really? How do they "target minorities"? The only way that people get arrested for drugs is if they have drugs on their person...and at that point, they've made themselves a target.Yes, its called racist drug laws that target minorities.
A lot less
You consider anything from the Heritage foundation credible?
You consider anything from the nytimes credible?
About 100X more than ANYTHING that comes from the Heritage foundation.
Considering drug laws merely give cops an excuse to rummage through people's shit, and the cops doing the rummaging have the sole discretion of whether or not to A) rummage in the first place, and B) make the arrest or issue a warning once something is found, then yeah, it is a great tool to target minorities while giving whoever you want a free pass.Oh really? How do they "target minorities"? The only way that people get arrested for drugs is if they have drugs on their person...and at that point, they've made themselves a target.
Yeah, so, enlighten me.
In any event all they did was show data from the census.
All I wanted was your opinions on the subject. There aren't any easy answers. Thanks for taking the time.Maybe there is something in the water.
You may be the biggest hack I've ever encountered on any forum.Checkout my links that points out the Rightwing cherry picking.
Does that include yourself? :hmm:You may be the biggest hack I've ever encountered on any forum.
No, I'm a hack. :wub:Does that include yourself? :hmm:
70% of black children today are born to single mothers.
In 1965 it was 28%
WTF happened?
And how much does this stat correlate with black poverty, unemployment, and high rate of incarceration? I think this is the #1 factor by far.
Are whites to blame for this? When are blacks no longer victims of white racism, and instead victims of ghetto culture?
Edit. What happened to shame? Seems like our society tolerates, even applauds, destructive behavior like this now.
Also great article: http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_3_black_family.html
I'll deal with the poverty/employment thing. Decided to check income of blacks compared to all races. Number is percentage blacks earn compared to other races.
1965 - 58%
1993 - 58%
2000 - 72%
2009 - 65%
Looks like blacks had their best percentage of earning after the Clinton administration.
This kind of blows a hole in the single/mother income thing.
This is an interesting topic as it revisits a dialogue that commenced around 45 years ago with the publication of a study by Daniel Patrick Moynihan - The Negro Family: The Case for National Action.
It was hugely prophetic and it accurately described the consequences of the welfare state initiatives that have continued to the present.
So many here support Democrat social welfare policies, yet remain ignorant of the ultimately destructive effects of these policies.
So many lives have been destroyed, so many futures have been abandoned.
I am on vacation and just dropped in for a few minutes, so I won't linger, but here is a link to a good article that explains the controversy and the consequences we are living with now.
The Black Family: 40 Years of Lies
I suggest that if you really want to engage in this debate, you should at least read this summary article, as the comments thus far are mostly guesses rather than any real insight.
It is not a question of who won the debate, it is clear that Moynihan and his researchers did.
The real question that needs to be asked is - as the case against them was proved out, the Democrat leadership continued to double down, just as they are doing this very day - why did they continue those destructive policies and programs?
Checkout my links that points out the Rightwing cherry picking.
This is an interesting topic as it revisits a dialogue that commenced around 45 years ago with the publication of a study by Daniel Patrick Moynihan - The Negro Family: The Case for National Action.
It was hugely prophetic and it accurately described the consequences of the welfare state initiatives that have continued to the present.
So many here support Democrat social welfare policies, yet remain ignorant of the ultimately destructive effects of these policies.
So many lives have been destroyed, so many futures have been abandoned.
I am on vacation and just dropped in for a few minutes, so I won't linger, but here is a link to a good article that explains the controversy and the consequences we are living with now.
The Black Family: 40 Years of Lies
I suggest that if you really want to engage in this debate, you should at least read this summary article, as the comments thus far are mostly guesses rather than any real insight.
It is not a question of who won the debate, it is clear that Moynihan and his researchers did.
The real question that needs to be asked is - as the case against them was proved out, the Democrat leadership continued to double down, just as they are doing this very day - why did they continue those destructive policies and programs?
You may be the biggest hack I've ever encountered on any forum.