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I see nothing but the same denial by the media concerning the horrible problems with inner-city black youth. This is the failure of liberal policies like LBJ’s Great Society on display, a policy designed to destroy the black family unit. My heart breaks for these kids. They were robbed of a normal home with a FATHER!________________
Racist post of the year – right here________________
Then, for 10 years, there would be far less crime in their neighborhood.
Racist post of the year – right here. I believe Eddie’s post was in response to mine. There are many such well-meaning brothers who think it inappropriate for a white man to make observations about tendencies in the black community________________
Sorry to sound racist but I have a question:Do we have video evidence of other people groups (other than blacks) who do the snatch & grab mob thing?Eddie’s tongue in cheek response was hilarious but honestly, why is it this seems to affect one group of people to make them react this way?I’ve been to a couple of African nations & spent some time in their big cities & they don’t act like that over there. Odd behavior w/no sound cause or reason________________Empty nest syndrome is for the birds!Email me at: [email protected] planters are focused on just one thing …introducing people to Jesus!
The wife and I have Taxi’d in black nations. My wife was concerned at leaving something in the taxi (we rented for the day). The driver assured her she could leave her purse even open on the back seat and it would not be touched. (I learned thievery was not tolerated, the thief lost his life or his hand with swift justice.) ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
The wife and I have Taxi’d in black nations. My wife was concerned at leaving something in the taxi (we rented for the day). The driver assured her she could leave her purse even open on the back seat and it would not be touched. (I learned thievery was not tolerated, the thief lost his life or his hand with swift justice.) I too have had that same experience when I traveled in West Africa. Amazing how law & order stay in place when justice is meted out swiftly________________Empty nest syndrome is for the birds!Email me at: [email protected] planters are focused on just one thing …introducing people to Jesus!
Most Christians feel very uncomfortable pointing out what you did. But if the black community wants us to hear them on civil rights, they are going to have to take some responsibility and meet us half-way________________
We/us (who is us, the benevolent white ruling class?) will talk to you about civil rights for your race when you answer for crimes you had nothing to do with.RS, you’ve said a lot of flat-out racist things on this forum, but this one absolutely takes the cake.How can this thought come from the mouth of a man who claims a relationship with Christ?
We/us (who is us, the benevolent white ruling class?) will talk to you about civil rights for your race when you answer for crimes you had nothing to do with.
It is not color/race that drives this behavior, but rather cultural matters. I recall many years ago when a black man in our church was speaking with me and he gave me insight into something I had missed….We had, oh, I suppose, 30+% of blacks in our church…but except for one lady (who was a treasure!), they rest were from the Caribbean (or their parents were). And they conducted themselves as honorably as ANYONE. One set of sisters–I think a mix of Greek and Barbadian–were exceptional in every way: looks, behavior, ambition, etc. One of them is a doctor today. The reason they see things differently that African AMERICANS is because the cultural wars here, perhaps especially with things like the Civil War, Black Codes, Jim Crow, lynching, etc., has wrought a different result than those who did not endure these specific things. At the same time, we all know of African Americans that are absolutely incredible in their integrity, ambition, drive, and Christianity. It might be that had we endured all they endured–and many still endure (due to passed down attitudes and views, perhaps)–we’d have a certain reputation also.Yes, it usually is black kids who do this. It might be from an attitude of disrespect for what they see as the white man’s businesses…it might be due to coming from homes that do not have strong parenting (approximately 70% of black children are born out of wedlock; in my church alone, I’ve had folks that had like 5 kids, but from 4different daddies). There is also mob mentality. I had kids in one of my classes (predominantly African American) that made my life a living hell. But INDIVIDUALLY I could not help but love and treasure them. I’ve had them come to me in sincerity and sweetness…BUT PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER, and, yes, it was like blood in the water amidst a group of sharks. Also, I have learned that some of it is white culture vs. black culture. Let me give you an example…. When black students would get all loud and boisterous, some teachers would get very nervous, feeling that things were utterly out of control etc. And yet a black teacher, under the same conditions, because he/she understands the culture and so forth, just takes it as kids being kids. Likewise, if a black person sees someone in pickup truck with a Rebel Flag, they might assume far worse than us white southerners would. They might assume that they are in danger from rednecks or what have you. And yet we, being from here and, in many cases, understanding that the redneck persona doesn’t necessary mean racial hatred, wouldn’t think twice.It is shame that black mobs do such things, because this often causes businesses to leave their neighborhoods, making life even worse. But while this may be how whites see black youth…I don’t know for sure, but I wouldn’t doubt that blacks see some things in our white youth that, while we wouldn’t condone it, we might think it was just youthful and foolish mischief, rather than some more serious matter.
Resident, I know you meant well about African Americans controlling their youth. I think we all would wish that ALL parents, whatever color or race, would ensure good behavior.Back in the 1800s, one way that Americans handled Indians was to, one, to find someone who would agree to sign away tribal lands, then declare that that guy was the REAL chief and call the treaty legit. It wasn’t, of course. But we never let unjust behavior stop us from getting what we wanted.Another way we handled Indians was to say something along the lines of, You agree to never attack whites, and that if you do, this treaty will be null and void, or some such. Sure enough, the chief could tell everyone not to do anything stupid…but them some braves would get to feeling their oats, wanting to prove their bravery, upset at how the whites had done such damage, or upset that whites had broken the treaty, etc. So those young braves would go out and scalp some of those interlopers (when’s the last time you heard that word?)…and sure enough, the U.S. Army would descend, blame the tribe at large, and seldom or never accept that the chief would see to it that the guilty parties would be punished.Israel plays a similar game. They tell the Palestinians that they must not conduct any terrorist activities for X months (or whatever), or the deal/negotiations were off. Or that this had to take place before Israel would sit down and talk. Well, sure enough, Palestinians have their own Timothy McVeighs, who don’t line up behind everything those in charge want.So those Palestinians who can’t or don’t see that bigger picture, or are tired of waiting, or feel like Israel is just dragging its feet, they go ahead and do something stupid…and it’s back to square one. Israel gets to claim that the Palestinians are not serious, while the Palestinians claim that they can’t control everyone.Take this into account when we see black youth do such a thing. It is for certain that many adult blacks would look on this and absolutely denounce it. But just like most of us can’t control everything our children do (or at least all the children in the church), others have the same problem.
And you don’t think 99.999% of black Americans denounce teenagers destroying businesses? You think even a tiny minority approves of this behavior?
Aaron, you have made some excellent points that are absolutely correct and get much closer to the root of the issue. It’s superficial and quite thoughtless to look at an issue like this and conclude it’s a simple matter of race, especially when posters in this thread have acknowledged that black people elsewhere in the US or in the world don’t do stuff like this. There are plenty of black people in Silicon Valley and none of them are terrorizing drug stores. The main driving force here is poverty and inner city life. It’s a very complex issue, but in general black Americans are much more likely to live in the inner city or be impoverished, therefore it is black Americans you see doing stuff like this. If there were poor white kids in the inner city, you’d see the same.I wonder if there are any complex social factors that make the case, or if the history of black Americans differed from the history of white Americans anywhere along the road? Hmmmmmm I can think of a thing or two, how about you guys?At best it’s superficial and thoughtless to look at a video like this and think something like, Why do black people do this? I grant that it’s not necessarily racist, but it certainly betrays a lack of understanding about how complex these issues are.
And you don’t think 99.999% of black Americans denounce teenagers destroying businesses? You think even a tiny minority approves of this behavior?
So, if someone asked a black person about this story, he might say something like You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides? Is that sort of what you’re saying here?Corporate racial guilt for thee, but not for me.
So, if someone asked a black person about this story, he might say something like You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides? Is that sort of what you’re saying here?Corporate racial guilt for thee, but not for me. There’s a word for that, too. If you asked a black person about this story, here is what you would hear from many:Blacks destroying a store is no worse than whites destroying families, through the slave tradeI’ve had these types of conversations. There are many who feel that bad behavior today is justified, because of racism and slavery yesterday. Or many feel that looting a store evens the score for white privilege.Slavery and white privilege excuse everything________________
So, if someone asked a black person about this story, he might say something like You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides? Is that sort of what you’re saying here?Corporate racial guilt for thee, but not for me. There’s a word for that, too. Again, you just parrot the spin from the media. I will assume you do not know the true context of the good people on both sides remark. Or perhaps you DO know the context, but simply to not give a hoot about the truth. The chance to bash Trump is just too tempting to resist. Either way, you are a hopelessly brainwashed sufferer of white guilt________________