Unfortunately I don't think many in the Black community want those shackles removed.
As the Bard would say,
Ay, there’s the rub!Life on the government tit may not be very challenging, fulfilling, exciting or even pleasant, but the lure of
free stuff is always powerful. And, of course, while it's not an exclusively Black problem, it does seem to impact that community disproportionately.
The other half of the equation is the fact that for the last 40 years, inner city schools have been utter failures at producing graduates who are capable of making it in the market place. That's not totally the school's fault. The culture that has developed in the inner city Black community is more concerned with not "acting White", which may be good for "keeping it real" (whatever that means), but is not going to impress many job interviewers.
And that, my friends, is why we need Cain so badly. Blacks in America need a stern father figure. A no nonsense man of dignity, character and accomplishment who will smack heads together, put his foot down and take charge. Bill Cosby tried -- and he actually had some positive affect -- but ultimately, he's just an entertainer. Other Blacks have taken a swing at the problem. Most recently , in response to the flash mobs and race violence, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter came right out and said
“You've damaged yourself, you've damaged another person, you've damaged your peers and, quite honestly, you've damaged your own raceâ€. But a mayor is not much. A President, on the other hand. A President who was a Captain of Industry, a self-made man right out of history, a genuine leader of all Americans who happens to be Black?
He'll lay the wood to them.
And won't the poverty pimps like Jackson, Sharpton, Waters and Lee just hate that?
