Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
My apologies - "you" was meant in the plural. It seems we are unable to have a rational discussion whenever we start discussing differences between races. There are some, and they are not negatives, just differences. Except for this one in particular. It's an outliers, and it is resulting in tragic, needless deaths all out of proportion to other races.
It's not a black vs. anyone kind of a thing. Not in the least. That's not what I'm trying to say. I'm sorry it's coming across that way - that is certainly not my intent.
We have already agreed that socio-economic situations contribute to this. I have also pointed out that other races have populations in similar socio-economic situations, with the attendant increase in crime. But - and this is a big "but" - young black men kill one another at a rate six times that of any other race. In other words, other races with populations stuck in the same socio-economic schitt hole do not resort to murder at anywhere near the same rate. Again, I think we need to study why, and begin to correct this.
Absolutely agreed. Social media, with all of its promises, has turned out to be a terrible influence to many people. Especially young people. Of all races. I'm not sure what to do about that. But, then again, we see one group of young people as the outlier, with significantly higher rates of violent crime and murder than the rest. All races have equal access and exposure to social media, so why is one so significantly "leading the pack" in this regard?
And, yeah, role models. While there are some of other races (that ass hole Eminem comes immediately to mind), we see an unusually large number of black entertainers, sports figures, and other celebrities hawking this "thug life" angle in a very cynical effort to make money off of these kids. Far more so than any other race.
We need to be able to have an open, honest, dispassionate, rational discussion about the factors contributing to the murder rate and overall violent crime rate in our poorer, inner city black neighborhoods. We are not able to do that right now. Far too many people are more worried about how they appear to their peers, being terrified of being judged as a "racist", if they say what needs to be said. And meanwhile young blacks are dying violent deaths all out of proportion to their numbers, while while "woke" whites are more interested in virtue signaling one another than they are interested in helping solve the problem. I find that both very sad, and very frustrating.
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