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I'm now reading Michael Eric Dyson's book "Is
Bill Cosby right, or has the Black Middle Class
lost it's mind?" I think I probably wasted my
money purchasing the book, because I believe
Bill Cosby is right, and it's clear Dyson doesn't
share my opinion. I think I like that his book
allows for discourse on the topic, even though
we share differing opinions.
The crux of the issue is that Bill Cosby stated
Blacks should be educating their children to
create leaders; they should embrace the gifts the
struggles of our forbearers have brought us.
Instead, our children skip school, can't read, get
pregnant out of wedlock, are disrespectful and
have grand aspirations of diamond grilles and
dancing in a video while scantily clad.
Of course all are not feeling that way, but there
are more that feel that way than should. Parents
should raise their children to be better than
them. I agree that college isn't for everyone, but
in too many instances our kids decide it's not
even an option for consideration. AND, I'm sick
of poverty being an excuse. As long as one can
find a reason why they cannot do some thing,
they won't ever do anything.
| Is Bill Cosby Right? |
We trot out "Free Will" to justify all decisions
not in line with the "mainstream." (Please
don't construe that statement to mean we
must agree with the mainstream.) Why don't
we apply free will as an explanation of why
people remain in ignorance, or on the welfare
system, or in jail? Why not accept
responsibility for our role in where we are
today, and accept that our free will helped us
to get there?
The crux of the issue is that Bill Cosby stated
Blacks should be educating their children to
create leaders; they should embrace the gifts
the struggles of our forbearers have brought
us.
Blacks should be educating their children to
create leaders; they should embrace the gifts
the struggles of our forbearers have brought
us.
| Why not accept responsibility for our role in where we are today, and accept that our free will helped us to get there? |
| DKA is a South Carolina Free Radical |