Ferguson is not about Mike Brown

I think we all know this.

It's about two different cultures within our society. It's about the haves and have-nots. The oppressed and their perceived oppressors.

Know what the unemployment rate is for blacks in Ferguson? 16%. And, that is the official unemployment.

Know what the median household income in Ferguson is? $10,000.

There is pent-up frustration but instead of being constructive, the frustration leads to destruction of their own infrastructure and businesses.




Now, we get to the crux of the issue. Why are the above statistics happening to the black population of Ferguson? Since it can't be a cultural problem, it must be because of the white man. The police, gov't, schools, businesses that won't hire us. So, instead of using this terrible issue (an unarmed person should probably not be killed by a police officer) as a point of reflection, they are baited by their "leaders" to rampage and show "White America" a sort of window into their society which will further instill the self-fulfilling prophecy of maladjusted behavior.

And, as Wu-Tang said, "The saga continues". The cycle of the distancing of two different cultures will continue to grow in our nation until we work together to solve them.



Bonus fact dejour: The FBI keeps criminal statistics on nearly every category on crime in our nation. But you don't what they don't keep any numbers on? Police shootings. There is nothing out there that will tell us how many people are killed or wounded by law enforcement. Wonder why?