There's so much backward and wrong with this, it would take pages to address.
Actually it's pretty straight-forward. When every barrier has been removed, every path wide open, every opportunity is being presented, and you still find yourself a failure it creates a crisis of identity. Someone or something must be to blame.
The problem with much of the black community toady is that they refuse to accept some hard truths. Simple as these truths are to understand if your properly educated by concerned parents and teachers, they seem to mystify those that aren't properly educated.
Truth #1. Freedom isn't free. Freedom does not mean free ride. There's some work and personal responsibility involved.
Truth #2. Equal opportunity does not guarantee equal outcomes. Just because you have the opportunity to apply for the job doesn't mean you get the job. Just because you get the job doesn't mean you're entitled to a check just for showing up. Just because you have the opportunity for an education doesn't guarantee a degree, and even though we've dumbed it down as much as we can, you still have to show up.
Truth #3. Maybe the hardest truth of all. There's no such thing as total equality, IN ANYTHING. Find what you excel at and work hard at that, and even them there's no guarantee of success.
Truth #4. Decisions have consequences. Michael Brown learned this the hard way. You choose to be a criminal. You choose to assault a uniformed on duty cop>>> Extremely high probability that you catch a bullet in the head.
In short my message to the black community is simple. Wake up! The people you think are speaking on your behalf are the very ones that are hosing you. It's how they make their living. You're not entitled to anything. None of us are. You don't get a pass just because your ancestors got screwed. That ain't how it works.
The people, your people who were so horribly wronged generations ago are long dead. Many of them died just so you could have these opportunities that they never had. Make them proud, and most of all make the memory of what they fought so hard for a well earned victory. Show some dignity and respect for Christ's sake. If not for yourself, do it for them. They f'n died for you!
