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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
It's the ratio that matters. It's not fair to say, "There are 10 white people, and of those 10, 5 are on welfare. On the other hand, there are 5 black people, and of the 5, all 5 are on welfare. That means the state of welfare in this country is equal."
I know those aren't the correct numbers, but that's just an example. The same number of people may be on welfare, but all of the black people being on welfare and half of the white people being on welfare definitely doesn't mean that both populations are doing equally well.
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Did you even see the question I asked (now two times)?
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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
All sorts of people are in poverty. I think we need to look at the different places - the different states specifically - to see who it is that's living below the poverty line. I don't think either of us should say, "This population has it off worst, because there are more people on welfare!" I'm not trying to make this into a competition. I'm not trying to blame anyone. All I'm saying is that there are people in this society who have been negatively affected by slavery. One of the results of that is welfare.
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Did I say whites had it worse?
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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
I personally don't know much about the issue, but I've also read from time to time that welfare was also constructed to keep certain people down in society. Maybe I can try to find an article on that issue.
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So giving people a helping hand is "keeping them down"? So by that logic welfare should be eliminated so they can be empowered. Is this what you are proposing?
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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
The meanings of words change with each passing generation.
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If this is true, then in this generation Caucasian is no longer a dirty word.
I think you are trying to have it both ways here. We can't say some words change and some words don't. Regardless of the roots of "negro" you are saying it is now an offensive word. So by the same logic, regardless of the roots of "Caucasian" I am saying it is not an offensive word. Most of the world would agree with me.
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Originally Posted by mercedesjin
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I am not going to apologize when I say articles like this "woe is us" drivel do nothing to help race relations or empower blacks in America. If anything an article like this disempower blacks because it is a laundry list of excuses for why blacks shouldn't be successful.
The hypocracy, discrimination, prejudice, segregation, hatred and animosity among the races is the same in society today as it was during the time of slavery.
Seriously? Can anyone actually say this and keep a straight face?
The pain and the memories are still very real to many African Americans.
Of slavery? How does that work?
the majority of blacks in America live in extreme poverty
I am not sure where her statistics come from. This seems a little more accurate:
Sharp Reduction in Black Child Poverty Due to Welfare Reform
