I am not sure many people care, and that is part of the problem.....
I know many folks who sorta fall into the category of "tuff love" mentality, thinking folks can fix themselves with hard work, etc.
However, this assumption is based on own personal experience and lacks real world conditions.
Yes, yes, I get it, Blacks have been given a chance through affirmative action programs, etc, to rise from their surrounds, and yes it has had some positive effect as testified by those who have succeeded, yet.....

Race still is a cancer for many.

This is a good article by Juan Williams, I have followed him for years. I don't always agree with him, however, I do respect the mans opines.

To keep burying our heads in the sand, thinking its "their" problem, serves no one.
Thinking reparations will fix it, is like thinking more guns will stop the underlining cause of crime.

Personally I agree with Bernie as a start, our education system is broke.
A taught mind, is a healthy mind, and has the ability to think for itself, for its own repair ( responsibility ) of circumstance.

Yes, it is a bit ambiguous, as a fix, but its a start.
Not only in dealing with the Black race, but in poverty off all races, who are paid to just shut up and accept their lot in life.

When a person has healthy self respect, they are free of so many of the characterization others use to try and snare us, to their own gains and self interest.

Anyway, I am going to long in my rant  

The link: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-carolina-pander-for-black-votes-1455318585

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/13/16 at 18:47:34:


I ate it  

Does sacking groceries suck? Roughnecking? All depends on the attitude of who is doing the work. If they believe that they should, by all rights, be sitting in an office, supervising the schmucks, then it's gonna suck.

Some jobs suck. Somebody gotsta clean up the porta potty..
But, if it paid the bills, and I could.enjoy my family, I could do it and be happy.

I worked for a guy who walked around screaming, cussing, nothing was good enough or fast enough. Carried my lunch. Sat in the car, trying to cool out, eat,   couldn't do it.
After lunch we always had a meeting, get everyone assigned a job. I interrupted, said
Before you get too far here, I need to tell you something.
I've worked here for a few days and you're always ang, screaming, cussing, threatening to fire someone, just a jerk..
So, here's the deal.
You're not a good enough man to be my boss. YOU'RE FIRED.
I turned, walked away, never looked back.
I hope he learned something.

Very interesting, but what happens to the people when the robots take over, and that's coming sooner than many people think.

Depends on who owns the robots.

jcstokes wrote on 02/16/16 at 01:12:59:


No one will have jobs to earn money to buy the products that the robots make.   :'(

pg wrote on 02/16/16 at 15:23:49:


Raise the minimum wage to fifteen bucks an hour. Almost all the burger flipping jobs will disappear. How many people are IN the burger shop now? Multiply that by fifteen, add the Matching Social costs, workers comp insurance, unemployment insurance, liabilty insurance for the Slip And Fall artist, rental on floor space for seating customers, the cost of maintaining employee records , (Anyone else actually THINK about what it COSTS to hire someone and handle all the bureaucratic crap that's just part of the New Normal? ) ones that stay, will be expensive. The cheap ones , to go, only.Anyone remember the
Automat?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-me-at-the-automat-47804151/


If wealth can be legislated, why legislate a minimum wage?
Just make everyone rich and everything free.

I don't know if history actually repeats itself, but I'm pretty sure it stutters.

The sixteen year old kid has a brain, maybe, and, With that brain, should it in fact, exist AND should That kid have some grasp of the idea that He will indeed get older and will continue to be in Need of things that, one day, mommy and daddy won't be there to provide, And, thusly armed with the brain that grasps the concept of future and certain knowledge of constant need, SEES that the ability to Meet those needs can be, no, WILL be, affected by his abilities to develop saleable skills.
He can choose to improve himself, up to his intellectual limitations.
That said, I have been in the unenviable position to find myself at the mercy of some who, though well meaning, were CLEARLY educated Past their intellectual limitations and were making decisions that they had No Business being involved in.