Buzzov*en

Why even bother talking to him lol? Clearly he is a racist. All one has to do is look at his spineless way of hinting his opinion and his user name which is pretty much a play on words.

He's probably one of those white invididuals that cries when a black man gets a job position over a white man.

I agree when you are held down it is hard to rise up. Not impossible, but hard as hell.

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hip hop bunny hop

Buzz, have you considered that some people find it valuable to debate those of differing ideological persuasions? Although forum arguing isn't the highest form of debate, it is worthwhile because: (1) it exposes you to other forms of thought, which is particularly valuable in the internet age because people tend to prefer news sources which confirm (not challenge) their beliefs, (2) it allows you to practice arguing against others of that persuasion, which comes in handy mightily IRL, and (3) it forces you to think critically, which I think is a bit fun.

I mean the black (meaning Subsaharan descent) immigrants from the Carribean as a whole; I've not bothered with looking at statistics of immigrants from individual nations. If that's the route you seek, I'd prefer using the Dominican Republic instead of Haiti (as Haiti is, well, Haiti).....

Nonsense. If there were a lack of jobs for unskilled workers, there wouldn't have been a surge of illegal immigration. Further, to say illegals face the same barriers as blacks would be dishonesty - they face more. Most speak little to no english, have little formal education, and send a great deal of their paycheck back home. Oh, coming from Chicago is hard? What about nations which have went through successive coups, were subjected to bat**** economic experiments, were governed by kleptocratic mass-murderers, been torn apart by civil war, and are only just recieving modern amenities such as potable water on demand and regular electricity?

Batlord, there's any of multiple explanations which could be applied. However, let's be clear; the "black community" we speak of are those descended from slaves in the USA. Nigerian-Americans, as I've previously stated, have (on average) the highest level of education of any group in the nation (even higher than the Ashkenazi, although IQ tests - if you put stock in them - tell us Ashkenazi are supposed to be more intelligent)....

How about:

1. The standard Austrian School argument that government mandated welfare is harmful to the lower classes.
2. The moderate right wing argument that the multiplicity of welfare programs on a federal, state, and local level make abusing the safety net easy.
3. The centrist argument that transitioning from welfare to gainful employment is difficult because of the lack of an immediate benefit in terms of gross net income, thus disincentivizing individuals.
4. Large scale immigration, both legal & illegal, has depressed wages in entry level jobs. Add to this a rhetorical question, "Who will work harder for less: kid from the 1st world who has welfare waiting for him or kid from the 3rd worl whose family is relying upon his remittances?", and you've a problem.
5. The effect raising minimum wages has had on the increasing mechanization and automation of jobs that were formerly entry level, making it harder for people to gain skills.

Whether or not genetics is involved seems to be a moot point considering the wild variations in outcomes when we compare the various demographic groups which make up the black community; descendants of american slaves, carribean immigrants, hispanic blacks, subsaharan blacks, afro-arabs, etc.

Now, that being stated, a word of caution on ethnocentrism. When we ask ourselves why are descendants of American slaves performing worse than immigrant blacks in the USA, we are engaging in a bit of ethnocentrism. Why? Because the metrics we're using to gauge quality of life were created, largely, by white people, and they continue to be validated by professionals who remain largely white and almost exclusivelly based in the Occident and it's periphery.

Take, say, the Sioux as an example. Now, although we all thinkof the Sioux as riding on horses, it's a fact that Horses had been extinct the Americas for some time until they were re-introduced by Europeans. Prior to this, the Sioux had a rather grueling existence - their nomadic lifestyle was limited by the strength of their backs & those of their pack dogs. Yet, despite this, they also had no knowledge of the wheel until - again - introduction by Europeans.

Now, we all think of the wheel as one of those basic things. Something a caveman thought up, long long ago. Does the fact that the Sioux didn't have the wheel mean they are genetically inferior, lazy, or stupid? Or, could it quite possibly be that they didn't view it as all too horrible, had different priorities, and generally had a different outlook than we and our ancestors?

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hip hop bunny hop

I know, I know, double post. I do this for emphasis, so please allow:

I'm sorry, but if you clearly state what you mean in regards to my username, "Hip Hop Bunny Hop", I'd be much obliged.

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Buzzov*en

Don't play stupid

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The Batlord

So, in other words, if we cherry pick our examples, then you're right.

Who said anything about a lack of jobs? Don't put arguments in my mouth.

There very well may be some truth to all that. But I think more importantly, we're dealing with a group of people who were treated like animals for two hundred years. Then they were freed and almost as quickly abandoned again and left to the whims of white society. They couldn't vote, at least in the South they were segregated, they were given second rate (at best) resources for education, they were subject to brutality with almost no chance at justice, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc for a further hundred years. And only in the last fifty years has white society decided to treat them like human beings. And you wonder why many of them are a bit apathetic about becoming fully fledged members of a (white) society that for only fifty of the last four hundred years has considered them actual human beings?

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