How Can We Address Anti-intellectualism in Our Communities?

[Kritic]

Nah I'm black, but I was just throwing you an alley op

I'm not sure how you want me to use it. Why you not just say it and I see whether I agree or not..

 

[Wild self]

They need to reform education and cater to each individual strength. Too many times, schools expect kids to be great naturally on all subjects, be Olympic athletes, and have time to read extra books.

 

[Kritic]

They need to reform education and cater to each individual strength. Too many times, schools expect kids to be great naturally on all subjects, be Olympic athletes, and have time to read extra books.

The American society like one of the vids in the op says is designed to be anti-intellectual. All these programs on tv like American idol and love and hip hop are used as distractions to keep people stupid.

if America was really educated on what's really going on they'd be a revolution by now.

The fix for this anti-intellectualism needs to be fixed from up. The black community is especially targeted and assaulted by this anti-intellectualism culture. The law is designed to keep the black community in a state of confusion and the prison industrial complex profits on this. Wall street profits off this. They get prisoners to work for pennies on the dollar for profit.


Etc

It's modern day slavery with a twist. It's slavery. Nothing's changed. We have to look at them as the problem first.

When or if we win this fight everything else will fall in place.

 

[sakano]

There are more black business owners now than there have been in a long time, maybe forever. That has nothing to do with the fact that minorities are not compensated for their hard work/education as much as white folks

Black businesses earn the least amount of revenue--compared to white and Asian business (and I think even Hispanic).

I'm not sure why I'm continuing to have this conversation because I feel like you're just arguing with me for the sake of being right--instead of arriving at truth.

 

[DEAD7]

reform

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Black businesses earn the least amount of revenue--compared to white and Asian business (and I think even Hispanic).

I'm not sure why I'm continuing to have this conversation because I feel like you're just arguing with me for the sake of being right--instead of arriving at truth.

And the truth is?

And for the sake of discussion, when have black business outpaced white ones dollar for dollar?

 

[cleanface coney]

@Peter Vecsey puttin dat pressure on yall boys in here

 

[Wild self]

That is true. You also got schools making learning a chore and take away any passion
for learning more. They don't understand human nature and how if things are done by force instead of free will, all that is taught will be forgotten on purpose.

Its the teachers that kill off the joy of learning.

The American society like one of the vids in the op says is designed to be anti-intellectual. All these programs on tv like American idol and love and hip hop are used as distractions to keep people stupid.

if America was really educated on what's really going on they'd be a revolution by now.

The fix for this anti-intellectualism needs to be fixed from up. The black community is especially targeted and assaulted by this anti-intellectualism culture. The law is designed to keep the black community in a state of confusion and the prison industrial complex profits on this. Wall street profits off this. They get prisoners to work for pennies on the dollar for profit.


Etc

It's modern day slavery with a twist. It's slavery. Nothing's changed. We have to look at them as the problem first.

When or if we win this fight everything else will fall in place.

 

[Kritic]

when we talk about schools and family these ppl are just laughing because some laws in place will forever keep black families and people down and in a state of confusion.

I'm on my phone so I can't navigate much but the thread that addresses it has the female named as Michelle someone.. she talks about how the black community is no different and maybe even worse than during slavery days because of the laws in place... When these same laws aren't enforced in "white" communities/states..

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

when we talk about schools and family these ppl are just laughing because some laws in place will forever keep black families and people down and in a state of confusion.

I'm on my phone so I can't navigate much but the thread that addresses it has the female named as Michelle someone.. she talks about how the black community is no different and maybe even worse than during slavery days because of the laws in place... When these same laws aren't enforced in "white" communities/states..

Michelle Alexander.....

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Black businesses earn the least amount of revenue--compared to white and Asian business (and I think even Hispanic).

I'm not sure why I'm continuing to have this conversation because I feel like you're just arguing with me for the sake of being right--instead of arriving at truth.

I think your asking the wrong questions. You are beginning from a place of falsehood, so you will never arrive at the truth you seek.

 

[DEAD7]

I think your asking the wrong questions. You are not beginning from a place of falsehood, so you will never arrive at the truth you seek.

 

[theworldismine13]

From another board:


According to Wikipedia, anti-intellectualism is defined as "hostility toward and mistrust of intellects and academia. Anti-intellectuals often view literature, education, science, art, and philosophy, as impractical, irrelevant, and/or contemptible."

Earlier this year, I watched Garrard and Theodore McClendon--two African-American community activists--discuss how anti-intellectualism is harming the black community (see below).

What do you think? I realize that anti-intellectualism exists in all segments of the American population. But why does it seem to be a greater issue in our communities? And what can be done on a grassroots level (with minimal government/outside intervention) to remedy this?

In other words, how can we make our children understand the relevance of learning and deeper appreciate it? How can we make them realize that education is not just about going to school, earning good grades, and getting a degree? But it's also about ennobling the human spirit, being ever curious about the world around you, developing critical thinking skills, and then using what you've learned to produce and/or innovate. After all, we live in a knowledge economy.

Good stuff and cosign, I watched the videos and I've been saying the same thing, in that we need to address black culture, and the anti academic currents that run through it

 

[bigDeeOT]

I don't think its an issue at all....You're talking about a "community" that used to risk life and limb just to gain access to certain secondary institutions....

The key word there is "used to"

 

[bigDeeOT]

when we talk about schools and family these ppl are just laughing because some laws in place will forever keep black families and people down and in a state of confusion.

I'm on my phone so I can't navigate much but the thread that addresses it has the female named as Michelle someone.. she talks about how the black community is no different and maybe even worse than during slavery days because of the laws in place... When these same laws aren't enforced in "white" communities/states..

This whole idea that we're all victims and its all whitey's fault for everything is exactly why black america is so degenerate. If we're ever going to succeed in this country its going to be by first taking accountability for the state we're in today instead of always trying to blame it on white people and slavery. Right now there are too many tools available in this country for black people to succeed and be successful but you've got the white liberal media and Al Sharpton pulling out the race card any chance they get. But of course they're so conveniently silent about the eight thousand blacks that are killed every year by their own brothers.

You know the ironic thing is that a big reason why so many people are racist is because so many black people think they're problems are due to racism.