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Originally posted by airspirit
It's the culture they are raised in that causes the higher incidence of crime. It is the whole "rage against the machine" badass machismo culture that causes the inner city black person's continued reliance on welfare, along with the welfare system itself. Since many of them are content to live off of government assistance in government projects, they have no drive to work, get educated, or excel in anything. With each passing generation the role models that the youth have are progressively worse, and causes them to push the envelope even further. Black people still insist that it is racism that keeps them in the squalor they are in. I would theorize that it is really their lack of motivation to achieve anything except gutter living that prevents them from pulling themselves out of their current status. It is ironic at this stage in American history that the most racist members of society are Black, hating everyone of other ethnicities with a burning passion, and hating themselves for not being on top of the socioeconomic ladder ... and hating themselves for not trying.

Since there aren't real role models for the black youth besides hatemongers such as Farrakhan (sp?), Jesse Jackson, that Not-So-Sharpton guy, and other assorted prophets of hate and discontent, it is no wonder that many of them cause trouble in school hampering not only their own educational progress but that of their black peers. The lack of education translates into a limitation on their income potential, so many of them turn to the same alternative income methods as their predecessors: crime. Since they have no role model for a good work ethic (their drunk/high parents in the ghetto living off of government welfare), they have no motivation to do what the rest of us have to do: work their way up to a comfortable position in life. They want everything now, and they don't want to work for it; hence, they turn to criminal activity. Once they get their first arrest it is even harder for an uneducated person to get legal employment and the criminal behavior continues.

What is interesting to note is the collective mentality of the black culture in the US: those that feel the most disadvantaged (welfare/poor families) try to drag their peers down with them rather than help them up. It is actually a popular decision in their youth culture to strive for illegal behavior. Is it any wonder why they have so many problems?

Another interesting fact to note: affirmative action actually does more harm than good to these minorities while simultaneously doing harm to the majority. Since they don't have to do as well as everyone else, there is less motivation to excel. Once they slide through college in minority programs, they end up in jobs they are not equipped to fill, and end up being a burden on the economy. This further erodes any collective work ethic that is left in their culture. As for the majority, they are excluded from opportunities even if they have pushed to excel. I am a case in point: I graduated from high school with one year of college completed, nearly an "A" average, a 1480 SAT, a perfect ACT, and multiple leadership and extracurricular activities in high school. While the DoD offered me a military scholarship, I couldn't even get accepted into certain colleges such as the U of Washington with my background at all, while minority students with sub-900 SAT scores, sub-"C" averages, and criminal backgrounds got early-accepted. I know this because I knew a black student who got an early acceptance letter when he was barely able to graduate. He thought it was fscked that I couldn't get in when I was infinitely more qualified.

Until the minority populations in the US (primarily the black and illegal mexican populations have this problem unlike most others, though I am of the firm belief that illegals should be deported and/or life imprisoned for repeat immigration offenses) are held to the same standards as the majority, there will be no incentive for them to try to improve their station. If everything is handed to you on a plate, why should you try? If you will lose your free government cheese and checks, why should you get a job? If you have to give up your boozing and playing, why should you work? If you have to actually work, why should you try?

It's sad, really. When I hear how disadvantaged minorities are I laugh. People are so deluded.

Doing some laundary now, think my reply might take a while.