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OPINION

Slavery Reparations Should Be Obama's Next Stimulus

Time for the president to break his long silence on America's racial divide

By Rob Quinn| Posted Sep 12, 09 9:26 AM CDT|

(Newser) – President Obama is taking so much heat from opponents wrongly convinced that he's keen on redistributing white America's wealth to African-Americans that he might as well go ahead and do it, Naomi Klein writes in the Guardian. Obama's administration has been pursuing "race-neutral" policies that do nothing to close the massive gap in wealth between races, Klein argues, so much so that it's starting to look like he's "turned his back on black America."

Obama's never going to win over people like Rush Limbaugh, who accuses him of "deliberately trashing the economy so he could give more handouts to black people," when black people have actually been the hardest-hit by the recession, Klein argues. The president is eloquent enough to make the case for making reparations to narrow the racial divide and make amends for slavery and the Jim Crow days, Klein writes, and he's got little to lose by doing so instead of staying as silent on race as he has been so far.

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Fondue
Sep 12, 09 9:47 AM CDT

Dear Black America, Obama did not turn his back on you. He is the leader of a nation of all races and creeds. I think Klein's idea is complete folly. It would only serve to further divide the country. Reply

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Reader64481089
Sep 12, 09 10:54 AM CDT

Put the Indians before the Blacks, next the Irish, and start filling in each and every race that has immigrated to America only to at first be ostracized used and abused.......now that you have compiled a complete list get the hell over yourself and move forward and quit this selfish give me b/s and try to attemp to heal this nation and stop finding new reasons to divide us further

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shonangreg
Sep 12, 09 11:21 AM CDT

I think Klein is trolling . . .

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JaneMP
Sep 12, 09 11:41 AM CDT

Klein obviously has no idea about American politics--which is why she wrote in a UK paper. I wonder if she would also want to reimburse tghe people in India for years of British rule and other sins of colonialism.

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Timinator2K
Sep 12, 09 11:42 AM CDT

Bing! Got it in one.

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2-bits
Sep 12, 09 12:20 PM CDT

Great post JaneMP. Just fantastic. My question is, how do you quantify such a thing? It's a futile exercise.

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ezrider
Sep 12, 09 2:57 PM CDT

Dear White America we know that Obama have not turned his back on us.We know that this just is another way to try to divide.WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF UNTOLD STORIES HOW WHITES HELPED IN THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY.SO LET US JUST OVER LOOK STUPIDITY AND KEEP MOVING FOWARD

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SilenceDogood
Sep 12, 09 4:34 PM CDT

it sounds like a good idea to me.

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Reader2422654
Sep 12, 09 6:31 PM CDT

Don't direct the "dear whiners" replies to us....that was Naomi Klein's interpretation! Most of us are watching the levels of hatred now openly displayed with an "i told you so" expression. Nor are most of us looking for "handouts"....frankly, we're working hard just to collect the daily gains that we earned through earnest sweat and effort! So stop blaming us (the 13-14%) for dividing the country and focus on these rich, racist, idiot politicians who are dragging OUR country into the toilet!

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jamerican
Sep 12, 09 9:52 AM CDT

This article is rediculous and giving money to blacks will only bring more resentment between the races in this country. He has a lot to loose if he does this stupid move. Reply

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SilenceDogood
Sep 12, 09 4:43 PM CDT

OH, it will be fun!

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odowd80
Sep 12, 09 9:55 AM CDT

OMG that would be awesome. I'd love to see the radical right's reaction to reparations! Reminds me of Chapelle's Show...I'm Rich Biatch! Reply

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dontlikeyou
Sep 12, 09 10:22 AM CDT

Idiots abound on the left, I see.

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doingtherightthing
Sep 12, 09 11:02 AM CDT

I wonder if this is a arm of ACORN. This community organizer is acting like a writer for ACORN. The president would buy reparations if his ship want's sinking at the polls. He can't bail out the crap fast enough to save his presidency 2012. Czars being ousted for lying, ACORN caught lying, cheating and promoting child slavery. This would be the kiss of death for Obama who supports all these things.......

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QueenAlli
Sep 12, 09 12:18 PM CDT

The Three Stooges right here.

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riffran
Sep 14, 09 12:24 AM CDT

I saw Chappelle's show...that shit was funny...I loved it..My favorite was his Rick James and Prince impressions though

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Aaarrrggg
Sep 12, 09 10:06 AM CDT

Where's the button to thumbs down and report the article? Reply

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Nwambe
Sep 12, 09 10:20 AM CDT

LOL! It's Naomi Klein, people. In an age where there are better commentators and better minds, she has to sink to outrageous ideas in order to be heard. Her only good book was No Logo, and since then she's sunk to intellectual obscurity. She's more or less inconsequential. Reply

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dontlikeyou
Sep 12, 09 10:21 AM CDT

There are no living slaves. Reparations is immoral. To do so is nothing more than socialism, transferring the wealth of white people to black people. It will rip our country apart. Reply

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QueenAlli
Sep 12, 09 12:17 PM CDT

Oh so THAT"S the definition of socialism? Taking money from whites to give to black people? So THAT"S why you guys are so mad.

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 12, 09 10:11 PM CDT

Surely there must be some wealth transference from Asians and Hispanics to people of African decent or is that okay with you notlikedbyanyone?

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Even-Steven
Sep 12, 09 10:22 AM CDT

Pretty good article. Interesting. I'm black and I don't feel like he turned his back on me. Of course i'm only one black person and not an entire race of people like Naomi Klein. Either way, he's my President and I support him. He has larger issues than one group of people which at this time is mine. I do believe though that a lot of good is and already has come from his election. He has given millions of blacks hope and belief that our dreams can come true if we stick to it, stay in school etc. Unlike our rap stars and athletes who only show one repeatedly overcrowded and unrealistic path to success. Thank you Mr. president. Reparations? Not fair and only furthers the divide between the races of our great nation. Reply

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Aaarrrggg
Sep 12, 09 10:47 AM CDT

Well said! :)

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Robert_Dada
Sep 12, 09 12:00 PM CDT

You're a breath of fresh air on Newser. Keep on posting Steven.

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 12, 09 10:14 PM CDT

I am not a fan of reparations. If it would pay for the crime and end the division I would be good with it but how do you pay for something that ranks up there with genocide and mass torture as a crime against humanity? Besides it would further the divide. Let's move forward and try to create a world were someday we might elect a black man to be president....;)

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riffran
Sep 14, 09 12:26 AM CDT

@even-steven......NICE!!!!!!!

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JimW
Sep 12, 09 10:23 AM CDT

Personally, I see no reason to be taxed for something MY ancestors did NOT do. Getting paid for being black, and for something that was done LONG before any of us were even born is ridiculous. Reply

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Reader2422654
Sep 12, 09 9:08 PM CDT

JimW, although I don't believe in reparations, I think you've missed the point of the reparations argument. It's not based on your ancestors enslaving my great grandmother. (note that's a mere two generation gap...not a LONG time ago) It's about the collective wealth this country gained at the expense of "free" labor and the long term effect of the US majority denying equal opportunity, education and basic human rights to slaves and their descendants based solely on race. (BTW.... a lot of American companies that made the bulk of their money from being connected with slavery in some manner are STILL thriving. Chase, Aetna, Norfolk Railroad, RJ Reynolds...) But, anyway, RELAX. Reparations for blacks will never happen in the US and the US majority will forever continue voting against their own best interest in an attempt to identify with the rich, self-serving politicians who laugh at their idiocy. So sleep soundly....you're still white.

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dontlikeyou
Sep 12, 09 10:25 AM CDT

For the record, Rush Limbaugh never said that Obama wants to trash the economy so he can give hand outs to black people. That is a lie, but then, the left lies so easily... like breathing to them. Reply

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QueenAlli
Sep 12, 09 12:14 PM CDT

If he hasn't said it yet, he will soon enough.

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cornelison
Sep 12, 09 3:58 PM CDT

Rush will get around to that once you contact him for suggestions for his program next week.

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passinthru
Sep 12, 09 7:06 PM CDT

yawn...isnt your president still in argentina fucking his secretary? thought so...your side is just as fucked as ours...at least were not killing the innocent over it...were just trying to kill the ones who killed the innocent. seems fair to me. you all should die with the hatred that you spew.

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passinthru
Sep 12, 09 7:07 PM CDT

shit i meant congressman.

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VanessaRaeJ
Sep 12, 09 8:23 PM CDT

Then why is that quote cited all over the internet, moron? Lies comes so easily to you - like breathing.

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VanessaRaeJ
Sep 12, 09 8:25 PM CDT

I bet you would say Don Imus didn't make derogatory remarks about that all black women's basketball team.

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 12, 09 10:16 PM CDT

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wwwonderer
Sep 14, 09 4:16 PM CDT

But Limbaugh DID say the ONLY reason Powell endorsed Obama is because he was black. Funny. Did Powell join GWBs first administation because he was black? Did Powell join the Republican to begin with because they are black? But now after YEARS of service to his country, and many NON-BLACK people, he ONLY did this because Obama was black. It couldn't possibly be about Palin being a moron, ya think?

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polstroad
Sep 12, 09 10:28 AM CDT

silly idea. How do make reparations by giving money to those whose slave roots were back in 1860s? The great damage done after slavery ended was in what took polace in post-freedom black/white relations. Do we give money to the Irish, the Jews, the Italians etc for the massive discrimination they had undergone before they became accepted fully into our society? Reply

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WallyEFunk
Sep 12, 09 10:36 AM CDT

This will start some thing. How about first nation PPL.Up here in Canada at least. It seems to me there was a screw up years before any of us were born, hand outs, Etc. with no end in sight.It is harder for them to find work .I think. A once proud PPL now taking hand outs. Can't say they all complain about it. A brother-in-law, that teaches shop,was upset and surprise how little interest they had. An elder of the town , said to him. It's hard for them to get motivated. Like me he said " To day I woke up , wondered if I should go fishing or shopping, todays another good day." Reply

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Jassy
Sep 12, 09 10:40 AM CDT

How about the Native Americans? My grandmother was full blooded Navajo. I'm sure she got cheated somewhere along the way. Reply

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QueenAlli
Sep 12, 09 12:12 PM CDT

Don't you guys get free health insurance and free tuition or something?

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Reader2422654
Sep 12, 09 6:38 PM CDT

Actually, some Native Americans ALREADY receive reparations of a sort. There are even gov't funds set up for collection depending on the % of Native American blood one has. You should go online and see if you're eligible. I would hope if you are eligible, though, that you would turn the money down in support of your stand against injustice. I'm just saying....

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godawgs
Sep 12, 09 10:36 PM CDT

@queen why don't you check out the level of service that the native americans receive before you make that comment.

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Jes
Sep 13, 09 9:52 AM CDT

I'm a bit jaded to that. I live right near the OK border and see my dad's cousin who is nearly full blooded on his mom and dad's side lose business contracts to blond/blue eyed guys who are on the rolls as Native Americans because he refuses to sign up for minority status. He's a self made millionaire as it is, and if he took the handouts he would have a helluva lot more. He just has pride.

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Aaarrrggg
Sep 12, 09 10:49 AM CDT

The Italians must owe a lot of money for what those Romans did... tsk tsk! :) Reply

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cognitivefilter
Sep 12, 09 11:05 AM CDT

psh what does the guardian know Reply

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QueenAlli
Sep 12, 09 12:04 PM CDT

Instead of the White hermaphrodite you were before?

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Reader44614809
Sep 12, 09 11:29 AM CDT

If sons must pay for the sins of their fathers, how about rewarding their virtues as well? I'll gladly accept a check for my great grandfather who ran part of the Underground Railroad. Reply

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QueenAlli
Sep 12, 09 12:11 PM CDT

Has this chick lost her mind? First of all Obama is not trying to win over Rush or his die hard fans,but there a lot people in this country who are not informed, do not follow politics and have no clue as to what is fact or fiction. THOSE people are worth saving. And I am an AA and I think this idea of reparations is nonsense. Focus on the drug laws that discriminate against us, focus on the crimes in our hoods, focus on the poor performance of our schools instead. All blacks have ever wanted was a fair chance, get rid of the impediments set up by this country. Reply

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PhillytoWinnetka
Sep 12, 09 12:48 PM CDT

I suppose as the grand-daughter of an Italian immigrant who worked in the pesticide laden fields harvesting crops, and fought in a war for the US, I should receive reparations for what my grandfather endured? While his experience was not "physically" forced on him as was slavery on blacks, he was enslaved by the fact that he didn't have a formal education, didn't speak English, endured discrimination and his job choices were nil as a result. He chose to come to this country, work those fields, go to battle and make a better life for himself and his family. Period. I am proud of what he did and it enabled my father to propel himself further in life and that enabled me to do better as well. Within 3 generations our family went from poor immigrants to comfortable middle class to wealthy and well off. I can only hope my children will have the same opportunity to succeed as I have. As for reparations, we are all paying into a form of "social" reparations when our hard earned tax dollars are funding the likes of ACORN, SEIU, EFA and the list goes on. Government needs to keep it simple, stop making more bureucracy that takes more and more of our income away. We are walking ATMS for the gov't...they do not see us as human. Reply

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Reader2422654
Sep 12, 09 9:39 PM CDT

That is truly admirable. Hard work and determination should always be rewarded. Wonder if your grandfather and his descendants would have attained the EXACT same levels of success with only the change of skin color? But don't get too worked up over it.....your inherited wealth will keep you insulated from the ugliness outside.

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super_soft_wizard
Sep 12, 09 1:46 PM CDT

This is obviously elaborate flame. Reply

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Janniel
Sep 12, 09 2:12 PM CDT

Hair-brained idea. Really. Where in the world to begin with reparations....wait, there are a few on here that frequently show evidence of being descended from Neanderthals, maybe we should start with them. Oh, wait, they mostly seem to object to socialist, fascist, commie government intruding on their freedom. Best just forget the whole thing. Whew! That was fun! Reply

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passinthru
Sep 12, 09 7:08 PM CDT

youre an idiot.

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 12, 09 4:30 PM CDT

Slavery reparations for whom exactly? I was not aware that black slavery was still being practiced in america. In fact I could of sworn that it stopped quite a while ago. This article cherry picked one minority and ran with a half baked notion that they because of long past events deserve some sort of monetary apology. Well, they don't. Hate to break the news but blacks are not the first race that has been wronged in such a manner. Nor are they the only race that has seen a good amount of hatred thrown their way. I am also curious as to how one would decide which black people get the money and how much would they receive. Got a system for that worked out yet. Look, I support the current President and peoples right to craft idiotic ideas have them published. I do not support ideas that only serve to divide and place more blame on the average white american. Reply

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LibertyMan
Sep 12, 09 9:09 PM CDT

Wait a minute folks...we ALREADY paid reparations to Black America...Billions and Billion's in fact. It was called the Great Society Program and WELFARE. Now we can all probably agree it was one huge failure, that they took their 40 acres and a mule, I mean welfare check, and shot it into their arms and burned down their own neighborhoods, but at least we tried. Sorry, no second bite at the apple. You HAD your chance. Reply

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Reader2422654
Sep 12, 09 10:05 PM CDT

Sorry to remind you that the actual majority of welfare recipients are non-blacks. But it's best for people like you to ignore the numbers and focus on your hatred. 40 acres, drugs, welfare...you hit most of the Klan talking points. Good job. So don your hood, Mr. Duke, and take comfort that in cutting off your nose to spite your face we ALL go down together.

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godawgs
Sep 12, 09 10:42 PM CDT

@reader make sure you bring up the whole article, if you look for stats on welfare, the government considers social security part of that. so sine whites live longer they get more social security or in your argument "welfare". http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n2_v48/ai_12970819/

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Reader2422654
Sep 13, 09 7:24 PM CDT

Godawgs...good point but I wasn't including SS. I meant the same "welfare" that's always used to cloud the real issues. BTW...the stats have whites and blacks fighting for "1st" place every few years. Normally, 39% to 38% to either race. So, like I said before, we ALL go down together when this country suffers. Now, I have to go back to studying for my GRE so I'll drop out of spitting in the wind with mean spirited people like you. (To parry the mud to follow....not GED, yes GRE. And, no, I never received gov't money to pay for my associate's or bachelor's degrees. I paid for it all in cash while working full time .)

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godawgs
Sep 13, 09 10:05 PM CDT

@reader so then you inital post doesn't make since. i see what you did you took blacks and made them there own group and then put everyone else into a single group so that you could make your point. Well then you are correct with the way you worded it. The i could say that a majority of welfare is received by non-whites and i would be correct, and what you would be a racist?

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Reader2422654
Sep 14, 09 12:50 PM CDT

Godawgs...I meant the same thing you and Mr. Duke meant. I was speaking strictly of black stats versus white stats which is ALL this argument has ever been about with guys like you. So, I tip my hat to you in pointing out that I should have used "whites" instead of "non-blacks". That was my liberal mistake of attempting not to be as confrontational as as you guys are. And, YES, I'm sure I exhibit quite a few racist tendencies after living in the South and dealing with people like you. Athens Bulldogs fan, huh? Yeap, I "git" it now....trying to make a silk purse outta a sow's ear being civil to you.

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wwwonderer
Sep 14, 09 4:18 PM CDT

Most recipients on welfare are Caucasians. Do some research and let you ignorant prejudice be eradicated.

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 12, 09 10:17 PM CDT

I agree with George Carlin, let's just all have sex until we're the same shade of brown. Reply

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Reader2422654
Sep 12, 09 10:33 PM CDT

Thanks for the laughs throughout this thread, Doc_Z! (Great avatar too!)

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trigrgrip
Sep 13, 09 7:47 AM CDT

This country has already paid with the lives of all those union and confederate boys, most of whom had never been kissed. Klein's ideology-driven agenda is as transparent as that of Bush. Reply

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jagerhans
Sep 13, 09 9:47 AM CDT

reparations for slavery are long overdue. the 'superiority' of the white people was built over centuries of exploitation and murder. A full refund is not going to happen nor it is possible - only an ignorant lunatic redneck would believe that - but it would be fair to some extent, for example giving all the poor young black people who demonstrate talent and willpower a free scholarship. cause what those red wings shitheads fear the most are learned Black Men and women in good social positions. Reply

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riffran
Sep 14, 09 12:57 AM CDT

Sorry Jagermeister, we don't fear the educated Minority, black brown or other> Because the better educated people are the more likely they are to see through the chip on the shoulder self inflicted underacheivment syndrome. Hence stupidity seen in certain circles, when you have a black person living in a poor area and they get educated and do good, and get accused of being a race traitor, or of not being black enough. So in retrospect I think the Black men and women fear the educated Black man or Women. The higher the average education level of any given community, the less poverty, crime, underage pregnancy, violence, and drug use, and higher self esteem and success and less dependance on government assistance. I think rewarding ANY child irregardless of race or ethniticy by enabling them to bring their god given talents to fruition is a great idea...So take a good hard look at you're life and honestly ask...who is the real problem, who is the real blame ...invariably the tru self realization will will turn out to be "ME"...as in I am in charge of MY destiny

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jagerhans
Sep 14, 09 7:02 AM CDT

well Saffran if the black are the most dangerous community according to police race profiling and you admit that the more learned they are the quieter they get, you are actually helping my cause. this way you'll fix a lot of crime emergencies and repay a little the black people for all the harassment, call it this way.

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scrappy2
Sep 13, 09 10:05 AM CDT

Ms. Klein, you've got to be kidding!!! Reply

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