re: Decline of the African American family - article

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Exactly, poverty and ignorance creates shitty environments where shitty people are made and raised to be shitty. Just take race out of the discussion and start to try and combat poverty and ignorance.

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I'd say poor decisions are more likely to lead to poverty.. People growing up in poverty are more likely to grow up around shitty social norms. This wasn't always the case.

The problem with the declining family structure in the AA family is a recent one. Prior to the 70's, it wasn't much of an issue. It's a problem presently because it's become acceptable in the culture they live.


Many whites and black grew up on relative poverty in the South. It was still a working class environment in those days. The wars on poverty and drugs are directly to blame.

Current quick fixes (our welfare system) create the poverty trap.