This man has it right!

Originally posted by: David Miller

I don't support Biden - he is the real traitor.


How so? And don't babble about Hunter Biden and Burisma.

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

You don't deserve a reply, but I'll give you one in case anyone else reads your hateful racist propaganda.

 

You are and have been implying that relatively poor Black academic performance is because of some inherent failing on their part. As in your racist friend's statement that "they don't take advantage of opportunities." This is just a continuation of the slaveholders' excuse that Blacks were shiftless and lazy and wouldn't be able to fend for themselves if they were free.

 

The actuality is that Blacks don't have as many opportunities as other races in the US. Why? Poverty. Poorer schools. Lack of social support.

 

I loathe your racism, not just because it's evil, but also because it's total bullcrap based on thinking from two centuries ago.


I now understand now.  Kevin agrees that blacks are not taking advantage of school, but it's for unknown reasons that we are not allowed to talk about.  How about we find ways to encourage blacks families to buy into the importance of education?

 

Nope, Kevin believes that we should do nothing, and this pandering will lead to a continued lack of educational success within the black community.  You are the problem.

Originally posted by: Boilerman

I now understand now.  Kevin agrees that blacks are not taking advantage of school, but it's for unknown reasons that we are not allowed to talk about.  How about we find ways to encourage blacks families to buy into the importance of education?

 

Nope, Kevin believes that we should do nothing, and this pandering will lead to a continued lack of educational success within the black community.  You are the problem.


No, I don't agree with that at all, and I've told you why several times. I fear that you lack the simple cognitive skills to understand.

Whenever one posts something that is contrary to Kevin's twisted verson of reality, Kevin attacks their mental ability. He can not and does not disprove the factual posting another person makes - he just displays his true lacking of "cognitive skills" as he attacks the messenger. 

Edited on Nov 24, 2020 8:38am

Originally posted by: David Miller

Whenever one posts something that is contrary to Kevin's twisted verson of reality, Kevin attacks their mental ability. He can not and does not disprove the factual posting another person makes - he just displays his true lacking of "cognitive skills" as he attacks the messenger. 


When someone--like Boilerman--asks me a question and I answer it twice, and he keeps on asking the same question anyway, that is indeed a sign of cognitive decline.

 

I did in fact disprove Boilerman's contention that Black people are inferior.

Here's a thoughtful piece from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF): K-12 Disparity Facts and Statistics

 

It provides lots of "statistics", . . . predominantly addressing the under-representation of Blacks in higher-education.  Things like:

__ Blacks have less access to "college-ready" courses.

__ Blacks are under-represented in Advancd Placement courses.

__ Blacks attend poorer schools with less qualified teachers and fewer resources.

__ Lower expectations with respect to Black students.

__ Blacks exhibit lower scores on, f'rinstance, the ACT and NAEP exams.

__ Blacks time-in-class is reduced by disciplinary suspensions or, even, referral to law enforcement.

__ Pre-dominance of Non-Black teachers, . . . especially absence of Black male teachers. 

 

UNCF clearly doesn't lay out a complete "solution".  Obviously "the solution" would need to correct the above issues; poor old DonDiego doesn't see any quick, effective methods to do so.

 

EDITED TO ADD

 

Poor old DonDiego opines the "statistics" above also have a lot to do with the non-school environment in which Black children are raised, . . . often significantly different than that of, say, many white-ish and yellow-ish children.

 

Edited on Nov 24, 2020 12:56pm

And the key takeaway here is that the opportunities offered the Black community regarding educational attainment are much less and of inferior quality compared to those enjoyed by other racial communities--thereeby refuting Boilerman's contention that Blacks "don't take advantage of the opportunities offered them" due to their supposed racial inferiority.

 

On the contrary, all evidence is that Blacks are at least as eager, if not more so, to seize the few educational opportunities that they are offered, compared to those afforded other racial communities. White kids take it as a given that they will be able to attend college if they wish. Black kids have to scratch and claw just to have the chance to do so.

 

The simple critical variable here is poverty. Blacks in the US have higher rates of poverty than any other race. If you're poor and grow up in a poor neighborhood, your educational opportunities are going to be sharply limited.

 

The Boiler Doctrine is not unlike the slaveholders' doctrine in the antebellum South: keep the Negroes barefoot, barely clothed and fed, and completely uneducated. Whip them all day and treat them like farm animals. Now, see how few of them become renowned scientists, inventors, teachers, and businessmen! That proves that they're shiftless, lazy, and inferior--and justifies us enslaving them.

Edited on Nov 24, 2020 3:49pm
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

No, I don't agree with that at all, and I've told you why several times. I fear that you lack the simple cognitive skills to understand.


 

I've proven that there is a problem regarding a lack education within the black community, yet Kevin demands that we ignore this problem.  Kevin demands that we not even discuss this problem.  Should we also ignore the Sickle Cell Anemia disease, Kevin?

 

Kevin, why do you argue against a solution to an obvious problem?  Would it not be good if more blacks have a strong educational background?

That wasn't the "problem" you stated. You said that there are opportunities, but Blacks don't take advantage of them. That's much different than a lack of opportunities in the first place, which is the actual situation.

 

I understand why you're moving the goalposts, since your initial statement was racist and completely wrong. And comparing a lack of educational opportunities to sickle cell anemia is breathtakingly stupid, even for you.

 

I'm not arguing against a solution, because you haven't provided one. Although, acting against racist statements like yours, that Blacks are inherently inferior, would be a good start.

Edited on Nov 24, 2020 5:40pm

It is obvious that Kevin does not know the real definition for the word "racist", to wit --

racist

rey-sist ]
 
 

noun

a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.

 

- Boilerman said nothing that was racist or can be considered racist. Find another "card" to play Kevin, "racist" isn't one that works or fits with what Boilerman said.

Edited on Nov 24, 2020 6:07pm
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