5th November 2003, 8:43 PM
Quote:Originally posted by A Black Falcon
That just isn't true at all! So everyone who grows up in a disadvantaged situation and realizes that because of how they grew up they can't be what they wanted to be is a lazy bum with no motivation? That is just lunacy... look, its a proven fact that blacks, and especially lower-income blacks, do worse on standardized tests than white people. Why? No one's really sure, but their economic position, and the racism that still exists in this nation today under the surface, probably is a big part of it. Is it a poor person's fault that because they cannot afford a SAT tutor or class, they won't do as well on the test and colleges will say they aren't as smart as they actually are? Of course not! That idea is insane, yet its what anti-AA people say... it helps disadvantaged people who otherwise most probably wouldn't ever be able to get in no matter how hard they tried. I just don't see how you can say that that isn't true... but you have bizarre ideas about why people are poor (its NOT their fault! Not in 99% of cases, anyway... there's always that one person who goes from rags to riches, but that's so rare that the main thing it does is help keep the poor down and keeps them from realizing how bad their situation actually is (see: lotteries)...
The poor and the disadvantaged must strive harder. It's not fair, but that's life.
Of course, if someone even poor or disadvantaged really wanted to make an effort to climb above, they would do so. Need a class or tutor for the SAT? Get a part-time job and save your money. They aren't incredibly expensive.
The problem is, people like you see that these people are poor and instead of doing anything at all to help them better themselves, you give them successes.
As I always do in this case, I point out Asian-Americans, who have, just as blacks, been victims of discrimination and were a slave race in America in all but name. Yet, this minority prospers incredibly, without help. Those people overcame their disadvantages and setbacks, and as a whole are successful. Why is it that Asians succeed where blacks fail? Racism? No, as I said, Asians got that just as bad. Slavery? Again, they were virtual slaves in the western expansion boom. The reason they are succesful is they were given nothing, and had to work and sweat for what they now have. Asians probably aren't smarter as a race than any other, yet they consistently top all other races in grades and test scores. Why is this?
WORK ETHIC.
Meanwhile, forty years of Affirmative Action has solved absolutely jack shit. Blacks, for the most part, are still poor and underachieve. This is obviously due to the destructive effects of endless handouts. Yet, white racism is still blamed.
The only thing white people can be blamed for in that aspect is the perpetration of handout successes. And as long as it continues, black people will never become more than they are now, and if the last ten years is any indication, their culture will continue it's sad regression.
And it's mainly the fault of those silly, misguided good intentions that pave the road to hell.
Of course, it might not be a stretch to say that this is actually a planned thing by liberals; blacks are one of their most solid power bases, and what better way to keep them in the fold then by keeping them disadvantaged and supplying them with an easy source of blame? After all, if blacks were wealthy and successful, they'd have no need for the Democratic party.
Paranoid? I wonder.
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