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Yes, there IS white privilege

In some areas, of course there is white (aka Caucasian) privilege. Let me count the ways:

1. In murder rates, whites clearly come out on top. They have the privilege of being fewer victims
White on white murder rates are 16%. Black on Black murder rates are 97%.
https://thedispatch.com/article/what-are-the-real-stats-on-black/

2. 72 percent of all black children live in single family homes.
https://newsone.com/1195075/children-single-parents-u-s-american/#:~:text=In%20the%20African%20American%20community%2C%2072%20percent%20of,%2824.3%20percent%29%2C%20followed%20by%20New%20Zealand%20%2823.7%20percent%29.
Only 19 percent whites live in single family homes.

3. Poverty rates show a white and an ASIAN privilege, in that white only families in poverty make up 8.6 percent of the country, same numbers for Asian families. The families with the highest poverty rates are American Indian and Alaskan native at 25% and blacks at 17 percent
https://www.statista.com/statistics/200476/us-poverty-rate-by-ethnic-group/

To break it down, blacks have been the victims of the Democrat welfare state, which has broken up their families and put them in ghettos. As a result, their scholastic achievement is inferior to whites and Asians; their family unit is mostly single parent; their safety in their own homes and neighborhoods is compromised since blacks commit most violent crimes. And because of the single parent thing, blacks live in poverty at the highest numbers.

I don't blame blacks as a race for this. It would be bigoted and racist to suggest that. Had the Democrats targeted whites for the affirmative action, welfare, etc, whites would be at the lower end of this study as well.
There is white privilege and you can thank the Democrats for that.
There IS institutionalized RACISM, and you can thank the Democrats for implementing affirmative Action (which is the JIM CROW of the Seventies).
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Punches · 46-50, F
You can throw out all the statistics you want but somehow I doubt it is the state's fault that a lot of fathers skip out when the woman gets pregnant.
Just my opinion but I imagine that is the real root of a lot of their problems. Regardless of race, when a kid grows up without a father figure, that kid is more likely to grow up a bad guy.

Even if welfare IS more of a financial incentive than getting a job, that has nothing to do with dads skipping out.
IronHamster · 56-60, M
@Punches Prior to LBJ, his welfare, his "great society," it was rare to find a black single mother. Today, it is rare to find a black intact family. Democrats planned this.

Children from intact families are least likely to end up in prison. Children from single father homes slighly more likely. Children raised by single mothers make up the bulk of prisoners.
JPWhoo · 36-40, M
@IronHamster The Great Society caused black parents to not get married just like the declining rate of piracy on the seas caused global warming or like the increase in ice cream sales every summer causes an increase in the rate of rape. Sure, all three of those pairs of things are correlated, but it’s downright laughable to think there’s a causal relationship between any of them! Marriage was already on the decline when the Great Society started. Y’all have done nothing to explain how the Great Society stopped or even disincentivized black parents from getting married.

I’m sure those nefarious governments that started keeping the waters safe from pirates planned to make Earth’s climate too warm to be suitable for mankind too!
Punches · 46-50, F
@IronHamster I do not know how democrats planned that.
I mean whether or not the father sticks around is a decision mostly on him.
Yeah the way the world is, there may be some outside influence but if a family breaks apart because of some silly political BS, they probably were not real strong to begin with.

Honestly, people who want to blame all their failures on the government tend to have a victim mentality.

I do not think Joe Biden is going door to door in the 'hood trying to break up families.
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IronHamster · 56-60, M
@Punches You are kidding, right?
Punches · 46-50, F
@IronHamster I do not understand.
So it is the government's or maybe whitey's fault that blacks choose to kill each other at such a high rate? Or maybe not stick together as families?

Some might say the welfare system encourages people to be lazy but that tiny little fed check isn't going to be enough.

On an individual level, it is easier to blame others or blame the government for our problems rather than taking an honest look at our own actions.

Besides, trying to shame someone (like shame whitey or the feds) is not going to help, it is just going to p*ss them off.
IronHamster · 56-60, M
@JPWhoo Do you do drugs?
IronHamster · 56-60, M
@Punches Humans are like water and electrons. They take the path of least resistance. Congress will never institute a flat tax because part of their power in influencing behavior is by manipulating the tax code. What makes you think incentivizing single motherhood has no impact on single motherhood?
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