You kind of looking to argue. I say money is our main issue, you say structure is the major problem. COOL.
But trying fixing any structure without capital and resources. This is a capitalistic society, Black people need to stop believing we can fix things with speeches, hope, prayer and love. We need money, ownership. With that there comes role models.
Looking to argue?!?!...dude I just chose to contribute "my opinion" on the situation........
you're the one getting all defensive and not really providing any TANGIBLE reasons to back your argument.
when I made my statement I WAS AMONGST a plethora of young black kids ....a few of them whom come from A MIDDLE CLASS BACKGROUND..
we were in the library yesterday when one of the kids pops up in the library with a "double cup" in his hand
Now all though he was "joking" cause it was just water...just the fact that he wanted "attention" and was clowning like that pissed me off
I made him throw it away cause he thought it was FUN as a 11 year old to emulate all these rappers or idiots in his family (cousins) who are into this "lean lifestyle)
and you know what's funny DUDE COMES FROM A HOUSEHOLD where his mother makes over 80 grand a year.....beautiful home and he is well fed and well dressed (he had the new jordans on!)
so MONEY AINT THE SOLE ISSUE...
just like my pops use to say when I was growing up and we lived in substandard conditions ...but WE WERE WELL BEHAVED...and HAPPY...
WHY??
Cause as my pops said WE HAD EACH OTHER..i didn't NEED TO LOOK TO THE LOCAL DOPE BOY OR THE RAPPER or BALL PLAYER as my FATHER FIGURE...
CAUSE my POPS WAS THERE ALL THE TIME...HE WORKED HARD AND WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE AS NOT ONLY A FATHER BUT AS A HUSBAND TO MY MOM...
and I SALUTE HIM FOR THAT
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cause it made me the MAN I AM TODAY
and I do recall my dad STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM (changing tires for an autoshop) with virtually nothing to RETIRING at the Age of 55 as a homeowner living on waterfront property and a well respected man in the community...
and it worked simply because he had the HEART..not the MONEY..he WANTED TO CREATE A GREAT FAMILY STlRUCTURE for his wife and kids regardless how meager his funds was at the time.......
but see that comes from having FAITH WITHIN ONE'S SELF......and AIN'T NO RELIGION, NOR WORKSHOP OR MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER and ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD can do that for you....
it SIMPLY comes from within... the WILL OF THE INDIVIDUAL
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