DeacinBama
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Jhmd, would you say you know more about what's best for black people than they do?
Jhmd, would you say you know more about what's best for black people than they do?
This is a class issue, at least on the facts (granted, I can't speak for your emotions). Most of this country's poor are white.
What I do believe is that everyone is capable of finishing high school, regardless of their race or class. I refuse to share the prejudice that certain groups aren't capable. I steadfastly believe that they are.
Those of you who would like to approach these problems from the starting point that personal responsibility is somehow negotiable are going to get what you get with that approach. The only thing I ask is for you to please do me a favor and stop pretending that you care.
You are arguing with yourself at this point. I'm done (hopefully, but jhmd is a damn good troll).
Most of this country's poor are white.
This is a class issue, at least on the facts (granted, I can't speak for your emotions). Most of this country's poor are white.
What I do believe is that everyone is capable of finishing high school, regardless of their race or class. I refuse to share the prejudice that certain groups aren't capable. I steadfastly believe that they are.
Those of you who would like to approach these problems from the starting point that personal responsibility is somehow negotiable are going to get what you get with that approach. The only thing I ask is for you to please do me a favor and stop pretending that you care.
What are you even rambling about? High School graduation rates haven't plunged recently, in fact they have increased since 2000. The problem here is not so much teen pregnancy or high school graduation or single-parent homes. It is that your beloved free market is not producing the decent-wage jobs necessary to carry these individuals into the middle class. The steadfast opposition by people not unlike yourself to government spending on infrastructure projects and works projects or any projects outside military armaments compounds the problem. So then you and Paul Ryan ride in on your high horses and fire arrows of blame at the American kids who - as history has proven over and over - will succeed and excel if just given the opportunities.
Michelle Obama was addressing a gaggle of young people when she admonished them, attempting to light a fire under some of them. Paul Ryan was waxing political in the wonkosphere and touting actual legislation he wants to advance that would essentially fuck things up even more for these youths.