Right, Michael. Violence in the inner cities is just a part of the decline of the West, and it's all due to Clinton. Your points aren't exactly consistent, I'll just take on a couple.
2. Education. The NEA and department of education have practically ruined the governments K-1 thru K-12 education system. First by forcing whole language down our throats when phonics worked wonderfully.
That's a very deep analysis. Inner city schools went sour long before the Department of Education existed. And schools have always been under local control. The Texas school book commission, whatever it's called, that makes sure all textbooks get watered down so as not to offend conservatives, has more influence on cirriculum than the NEA does.
Then by caring more about their funding source instead of who their customers really are, namely, the children and parents of the district.
Funding source is the biggest problem with inner city schools. It's primarily local property taxes, in case you didn't know. If you'd like to "really understand", which I highly doubt, I'd suggest Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol.
3. Drugs. The do what ever you want counterculture revolution of the sixties has led to more social problems than we can count. From addiction, to divorce, to fatherlessness.
Quick little segue from drugs to the shotgun offense there, Michael. Can't resist a fast aside to the "decline of the West" line, eh?
We need to refocus our efforts toward legalizing certain drugs like pot and take the lure of quick bucks away from teenagers.
Wow. I agree about pot, but it's a good thing you zipped by that quickly, it's not going to win many friends among the decline of the West crowd.
But what are we doing instead, pretending that cigarettes are the worst threat to the health of kids! C'mon, how pathetic to make a statement like that, when angel dust and so many other horrible drugs rule the streets.
Cigarrettes are a very big public health problem, and not just among kids. Many kids experiment with drugs. Most people who grew up in the '60s inhaled at some point or another, but don't touch marijuana now. Nicotine is among the most addictive substances known to man, and I'd bet you find the percentage of people who started smoking in the 60's and are still smoking now is a lot higher than the percentage who "inhaled" and are still doing so.
I'll leave out the rest of the "decline of the West" business for now, except to note that letting people out of prison early doesn't seem to be much of an issue, as prison population has doubled in the last 10 years and is slated to double again in the next 10. There's got to be a way to blame that on Clinton, though, right?
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