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Originally Posted by davestlouis
Unfortunately Cosby has a great point...there are some atrocious social issues in the black community that they seem unable to deal with. I find it shameful that some people, black or not, will spend all day Sunday at church, praying for things to improve, when they should be out there, trying to improve things. Like my mom says, "God helps them that help themselves".
The self-appointed "black leaders" seem more concerned with perpetuating the preception of racism, and don't want to fix it, or there will be no need for "black leaders". These alleged leaders teach people to be dependent on the welfare state, and don't try to help them make something of themselves.
Other minority groups try to assimilate, while some blacks try to distance themselves with their speech and dress. Guess what, the majority doesn't like those who don't go along with the group and these people with funny names, baggy britches, and garbled speech are going nowhere. As long as they are aware of the consequences of that choice to stand out, so be it, but they can't expect society to accept them.
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Yep.
Cosby is RIGHT ON TARGET, and I'm glad that FINALLY, someone from the black community who is seen as a "celebrity" and "role model" has had the balls to abandon the political-correctness B.S., and actually speak the truth about this issue.
If you find someone stuck in a hole, you can lower them a rope... but you can't make them climb it.
You're right about most of the "black leaders" as well... All of the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons and Louis Farrakahns out there don't really WANT to address the real issue in such a blunt manner... because then they'd be out of work!
They have to make sure that there's ALWAYS a large underclass of "less fortunate, disenfranchised" blacks, so that they can continue to get paid to stand around blaming it on "Whitey", while asking why the government hasn't done more to "fix the problem" (which really means: handing out more taxpayer dollars).
Mike