No doubt they would. Some of those racists might even say that the low percentage of two parent families might be a factor. Thomas Sowell, for example.
No doubt they would. Some of those racists might even say that the low percentage of two parent families might be a factor. Thomas Sowell, for example.
True, and I'm a fan of Thomas Sowell. On the other hand, DEI would say that the dearth of two parent families is another consequence of 400+ years of racist policies.
They would say that, but they would be wrong. Sowell has written about how the two parent family was common in the black community when he was young but has eroded considerably due to the promotion of the welfare state.
I tend to agree with you and Sowell that the modern welfare state provides incentives for women to bear and raise children out of wedlock. But the relatively recent advent of those welfare state policies falls within the "400+ years of racist policies" I referred to. DEI believes that historical and current racism is at fault for nearly everything that has gone wrong in the black community, and any suggestion to the contrary amounts to "blaming the victim".
Continuing my reply above: That's the crucial issue: to what extent are the "victims" responsible for fixing themselves and their communities, regardless of what society may have done to them in the past?
No doubt they would. Some of those racists might even say that the low percentage of two parent families might be a factor. Thomas Sowell, for example.
True, and I'm a fan of Thomas Sowell. On the other hand, DEI would say that the dearth of two parent families is another consequence of 400+ years of racist policies.
They would say that, but they would be wrong. Sowell has written about how the two parent family was common in the black community when he was young but has eroded considerably due to the promotion of the welfare state.
I tend to agree with you and Sowell that the modern welfare state provides incentives for women to bear and raise children out of wedlock. But the relatively recent advent of those welfare state policies falls within the "400+ years of racist policies" I referred to. DEI believes that historical and current racism is at fault for nearly everything that has gone wrong in the black community, and any suggestion to the contrary amounts to "blaming the victim".
Continuing my reply above: That's the crucial issue: to what extent are the "victims" responsible for fixing themselves and their communities, regardless of what society may have done to them in the past?