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To: SilentZ who wrote (801524)	8/15/2014 1:43:13 AM
From: d[-_-]b	3 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 FJB i-node Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571927

.. but in a country where African-Americans have been given the short end of the stick in pretty much every way... I have seen plenty of white families with bad parents that have resulted in children with limited futures - those kids and their parents are the sum of their choices not society. Most of the time is was giving in to modern ideas/culture - tattoo at 12 - sure, piercings - cool, drugs - sweet, school - what will I use algebra for? .. given my own background -- My mother got divorced twice - I starting working at 10 years old delivering newspapers. Then I got two jobs at 16 to buy a car and save for college - only enough for one year. Got by on student loans and graduated with debt and two degrees. Got a good job, paid off my debt, saved, invested and have done well. I'm not expecting everyone to become rich - but there is no excuse for so many of Americas black males to be in jail or flunking out of school - there is something in their culture for that to happen to just one race without any overt racism anyone can point out and correct. Cities and schools like Chicago which are majority black and democrat - where is the racism? Who's at fault? Whites? Republicans? Get a mirror.

To: SilentZ who wrote (801524)	8/15/2014 2:02:46 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By Brumar89 Respond to of 1571927

>> one man who had only 80,000 descendants had six who ended up being President (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lothropp) another ten or so who were close blood relations with another (with the wife of a former President the likely next one and the son and brother of one likely among the strong challengers) -- something is clearly out of whack. Arithmetic astounds you, doesn't it? Geometric growth? Incomprehensible.