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Just a few more thoughts on the subject of race. The lines of distinction will never disappear, and from a culteral perspective I don't think they should. As far as Jesse Jackson goes he is just another windbag and nobody would even know who he was if he had been borne white.
My brother has been in the concrete business in east Texas for 15 years and we have an all Latino workforce. Down here they are the only reliable people you can find that will give you an honest days work. He used to hire some blacks but most of them wouldn't work and the white guys are even worse.
Having grown up in the rural north, I can't even begin to imagine what hoplessness and despair a black inner city kid would face.
But in just 40 years or so the black prejudice has melted away more than you could expect in such a short time. I was just reading an interview with Ali and even though he was the heavyweight champion of the world he wasn't allowed in certain places. He could walk into a room full of the most important people on earth and be the center of attention. Truly one of the greatest men of all time and did more for the black people, just by being himself, than all the black activists combined including MLK. Just my opinion.
My brother has been in the concrete business in east Texas for 15 years and we have an all Latino workforce. Down here they are the only reliable people you can find that will give you an honest days work. He used to hire some blacks but most of them wouldn't work and the white guys are even worse.
Having grown up in the rural north, I can't even begin to imagine what hoplessness and despair a black inner city kid would face.
But in just 40 years or so the black prejudice has melted away more than you could expect in such a short time. I was just reading an interview with Ali and even though he was the heavyweight champion of the world he wasn't allowed in certain places. He could walk into a room full of the most important people on earth and be the center of attention. Truly one of the greatest men of all time and did more for the black people, just by being himself, than all the black activists combined including MLK. Just my opinion.
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I jumped in kinda late, but my thoughts on Rush Limbaugh is that even if you think the guy is a windbag, what he says and endorses matters. I applaud him for admitting his addiction, and I think he'll benefit from the public admission. I like Rush Limbaugh.
I get kinda sick when I hear about how hopeless the inner city is, because there's no place with more amenities to bring a person up from poverty than in the city. Go to any troubled inner city and you'll see Boys and Girls clubs, YMCA, United Way, police athletic leagues, free clinics and art centers, all designed to give people a chance to make it. Race makes no difference in the fight for a better life, and when you get down to it, most inner city kids have more opportunities and assistance than their suburban counterparts, in the way of publicly funded programs such as "opportunity schools" and community arts funding.
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I get kinda sick when I hear about how hopeless the inner city is, because there's no place with more amenities to bring a person up from poverty than in the city. Go to any troubled inner city and you'll see Boys and Girls clubs, YMCA, United Way, police athletic leagues, free clinics and art centers, all designed to give people a chance to make it. Race makes no difference in the fight for a better life, and when you get down to it, most inner city kids have more opportunities and assistance than their suburban counterparts, in the way of publicly funded programs such as "opportunity schools" and community arts funding.
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