Race

Published by Starfish

There has been much discussion in the media about race, since the verdict on the trial of George Zimmerman. I heard many comments about this and could not quite understand why there was no one brave enough to say the truth. Then I heard these comments made by Bill O'Reilly and thought he was so gutsy and, honestly as much as Bill O'Reilly gives me the heebie jeebies, I really admire him for his comments on this. I know he's been getting some heat for his coverage on this topic but I totally love him for it. One segment that I watched, he discussed with another black man (I don't know who he was but he was amicable with Bill), about how the media will never report about how terrible the crime is among Black Americans, specifically in Chicago. He feels that if people were reported to about the atrocities, then people would have more clear thinking on the subject.

I really loved the following comment from O'Reilly. Taken from:  http://video.foxnews.com/v/2560422134001/president-obama-and-the-race-problem-/

The reason there’s so much violence and chaos in the black precincts is the disintegration of the African-American family. Without much structure, young black men often reject education and gravitate toward the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs.

YES!

Also, I love the following talking point. Taken from: http://conservatives4palin.com/2013/07/bill-oreilly-liberals-are-running-from-the-truth-on-black-families.html

On Geraldo’s radio program today I told him to let me know when President Obama holds a press conference about the disintegration of the African-American family. I also asked Geraldo when a seminar on the damage hip hop and rap is doing to unsupervised children will be held by Sharpton and Jackson. I’m looking forward to that.
Perhaps at that seminar more positive entertainment might be encouraged and maybe an exposure like that would encourage President Obama not to invite people like Jay-Z to the White House when he is putting out dubious material that children are absorbing.
And finally I told Geraldo that I feel sorry for black kids who don’t have fathers and who were born into poverty because their mothers become impregnated at a young age without any resources. It is America’s shame and all politicians are responsible somewhat that we have not discouraged the astronomical out-of-wedlock birth rate in this country.
As we stated early this week that drives poverty, that drives crime. And that’s what’s causing the massive chaos in many black American precincts.

I also want to say that I do not agree with Glenn Beck's comments about O'Reilly's comments on the Black American family, that goes (taken from: http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/07/30/msnbc-guest-bill-oreilly-is-surprised-black-people-dont-throw-bananas-at-each-other-or-swing-from-trees/):

The same thing could be said for the white, quote, culture. Same thing could be said. As the family disintegrates, so does society… I fear all our communities are starting to do this, to where you minimize the effect that men have on families and society.

I agree that as the family disintegrates, so does society, and that when you minimize the effect men have on the family, society downgrades. I agree with that, but I do not agree that you could say the same for white people as you could for black people. I don't feel that the white neighborhoods will ever be as bad as the black neighborhoods like I think Glenn is suggesting, since he later says that black people are "farther down the road" (follow link). Black people are being enabled in their behavior, white people are not. And that's the difference that will never change, our cultures are just way too different.

Don't misunderstand me, I believe that all people can be good and change. I believe there are good black people. This is a general discussion of race cultures.