This is a really positive sign.
For too long the African-American community has been victimized by its leaders, who have encouraged a culture of victimization among African-Americans, basically, to ensure their own positions of authority.
These leaders have betrayed the ideals of independence and self-reliance that where hallmarks of the Civil Rights movement and have instead fostered a cycle of dependency on societal handouts and outward-directed rage.
African-American intellectuals such as Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams have been pointing this out for a long time, but their analysis has fallen on deaf ears. But for the last few months Bill Cosby has been pointing it out.
This of itself–that a voice of unquestioned popular credentials within the African-American community would champion the need to take responsibility for the problems within the community–is itself a sign of great hope.
What is even greater is the fact that Jesse Jackson, one of the very leaders who has exploited African-Americans for his own benefit, is endorsing Cosby in the effort.
James Earl Jones got blasted by his community in the early 1990’s for saying basically the same thing. It was arond the time his autobiography came out. This will be interesting to follow.
I always wonder why blacks always seem to be stuck in the bottom. So it seems that their leaders are fostering botom-pit mentality.
“These leaders have betrayed the ideals of independence and self-reliance that where hallmarks of the Civil Rights movement and have instead fostered a cycle of dependency on societal handouts and outward-directed rage.”
Jimmy, I would like to see your evidence for this. People like Martin Luther King were far leftists who certainly were not believers in self-reliance. For example, King supported racial quotas and massive redistribution of wealth. (Incidentally, he also received an award from Planned Parenthood.)
Totally agree! 🙂 Asian Americans are FAAARRRR less fortunate than the typical African-American Family. (We’re the poorest minority in the country)
1) We come from immigrant families
2) We don’t receive government aid (some aren’t eligible for the aid)
Yet, we still do well on standardized tests, and have decent jobs. This is due to our rigorous upbringing (Asian communities are very strict). If the African-American community encourages them, than they’ll be just as successful!
This isn’t the first time the Cos has done something like this. I remember he was in the news for the same thing about a month ago.
In that appearance one of the things he said was, “With names like Shaniqua, Taliqua and Mohammed and all of that crap…”
I guess the Cos isn’t big a fan of those Nation of Islam types.
Victimization carries a high price
–it’s called reparations. If I was unfortunate enough to be a black leader, i’d tell the black
nation to start sending around the
collection plates. It should be no shame in the conquered man’s game;
get off the high-ho and get down
and low. . .