“It starts in the home. If the father is not in the home, the boy will find a father in the streets. I saw it in my generation and every generation before me, and every one since.” ~Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington is an actor not a sociologist, not a cultural anthropologist or any kind of social scientist.You would not take medical advice from an accountant don't take advice from the entertainment industry regarding social problems.
Mark R According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.7 million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. Consequently, there is a father factor in nearly all social ills facing America today. 4 times greater risk or poverty, 7 more times likely to become pregnant as a teen , more likely to face abuse and neglect , more likely to go to prison, 2 times more likely to drop out of school... are you going to say this does not exist?
@anger & rage was that lengthy reply all that necessary? I'm very familiar with X. I've listened to his speeches and read his biography. I was merely commenting how deceitful X thought white liberals were. Everyone knows the conservatives back then were pretty open about their racism, and liberals were deceitful in the fact they pretended to care, but their actions proved otherwise.
@anger & rage I brought up Malcolm X for the simple reason he saw through the bullshit. You've read between non-existent lines and inferred things that were not implied. I'm not a white conservative or liberal.
Or they'll just dismiss it or, if they do see it, it's just a "maybe" rather than seeing it for what it is - steps to finding good solutions to today's issues in the Black community.
@@Raymond-Tora so, what's with the name calling? If you knew me, or anything about me, you would not call me that. There was nothing ignorant in what I stated. In fact, the conversations that could be had from watching this video are the important ones. The complex ones. The ones that would flesh out the complex realities for better undestsnding all the way around. As it stands, you're behaving as a troll. And that IS pitifully ignorant.
I sent this to two liberal friends and they still havent watched it lol. This is after we had a heated discussion and I thought I made some ground. Too much work trying to red pill people. These people are helpless.
amanda miller Who said anything about medicare? But if you wanna go there. Elderly = richest generation in america Young = poorest generation in America. Medicare = robbing the poor the feed the rich That should cover it.
Lord Hawkeye the problem is is that African Americans have achieved a lot in this country over the past four hundred years even when we had successful communities and successful businesses it was taking away, bombed, blown up, never trust anybody White in this country.
@@fivefivevirgo4055 all that happened to you because of your god the democrat party. It was the Democrat party that did all that to you. You know the one you worship (the democrat) lol.
"The Civil Rights Movement has become The Civil Rights Industry. They have a vested interest in keeping a certain narrative out there..." This statement is more relevant today than ever before.
@@milesarcher8502 He means the Media, Politicians, etc. There is huge money and huge power to be had in racial "injustice". It's how incompetent mayors can run cities into the ground but still get voted in at an 80% of the votes. Then you talk Federal and there's like 1000 congressmen, senators, and executive branch elected officials controlling TRILLIONS of dollars in the US budget. The Billions you talk about are drops in the bucket. Racial "injustice" is easy votes for these people. And easy votes is easy power.
“When we get ready to take the United States, we will not take it under the label of communism, we will not take it under the label of socialism. These labels are unpleasant to the American people and have been speared too much. We will take the United States under the labels we have made vary lovable, we will take it under liberalism, under progressivism, under democracy. But take it we will.” - Alexander Trachtenberg (National Convention of Communist Parties, Madison Square Garden, 1944
Just so we can be clear... here is the truth... Individuals of any race, creed, political party affiliation or color can act racist but in America politically the only tolerated systemic racism is by the Democratic party.... A) against asians and whites as 1) quotas 2) affirmative action and 3) identity politics and B) against blacks and hispanics as 1) welfare dependency, 2) limited public school choices (vouchers, charter schools and school choice) and improper public school management by teacher unions, 3) Democrat party founded police unions deals with their Democrat mayors and Democrat city officials to cover up or under and overcharge officers (murder 1 charge instead of manslaughter to get officers off) by the Democrat district attorney to avoid their convictions, 4) selectively targeting minorities for abortions and 5) controlling the system to fostering single mother child rearing.... all with the narrative that the Democratic party cares about people of color, children and women.
@@trevorbilliot2625 Certain Black students at elite colleges claim to be OPPRESSED as a form of virtue signaling! That's the type you mean. Yet, there are other Blacks with truly LEGITIMATE RACE grievances!
When he started to mention where the president's own kid attend I realized this must be old and and looked at the published date. He was definitely talking about Obama. I wish they would have the same interview today.
Socialists are always after equal results and they can only be achieved by tyranny and they never actually reach the goal. Imagine the godlike power and insight that would be required. That’s why Thomas Sowell called social justice ‘cosmic justice’.
@@cordwainerbird5550 you're missing the point. What people believe they do out of the good of their own heart can actually be destructive to themselves and others around them. It's not saying that bad people are doing good, but that they're fooled in thinking what they're doing is good.
Look at photos of Harlem in the 1940s: Intact black families, every woman wearing a fur coat and every man wearing a suit and a hat. We've definitely lost something over the last 50 years.
Yeah,... we lost a lot, mainly vigilence, the struggle is not Over⁉️💯 Portraits usually show people dressed in their Best❗🤔 Entertainers, hustlers and Dope dealers still dress like that❗Most working, and underemployed people Don't⁉️💯✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"
Integration ruined the black community civil rights smh we asked to be treated equal instead of asking for something of monetary value what is the metric of equality
City of Truth91 . I’m not black neither american. Would you explain why this book says black victim hood is spreaded by liberals leftists ? I’ve seen some liberals, black and white, agreeing with this author. I agree that lefts have this mindset, but not liberals. Am I wrong ?
@@desiderata8811 I have seen the same mindset progressed by many liberals, especially when they talk about the wealth gap, as if it is some insurmountable odd.
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Mighty Velma black conservatives and white conservatives are saying the exact same things;
Yeah, another sellout making White racists and conservatives feel good about their stereotypes with the lazy, shiftless Black man. Funny, they only speak in front of mostly all White audiences and that is who buy their books.
@@kelvinbrown8754 That's not my impression. Thomas Sowell says that the #1 hindrance is the public school system, and his idea of a remedy for that is the voucher system. Seems like the people who listen to him care more about making sure blacks get equal opportunity for a good education than the DNC. Please don't insult me. I just wanted to offer some thoughts. Peace.
@@waterdragon2012 Thank about what you just said and what Sowell is advocating for just one second. He is saying he is will to write off vast numbers of Black children. He wants vouchers for some but is OK that others remain in failing schools. Why can't he imagine a functional public school system that serves all children like in most other Western countries and like they used to function here. Those clowns just like to trash anything the government does except the military. So tell me how I am wrong to want all Black kids to have a great school and not just some that can get vouchers. Conservatives want the voucher system so then can have a way for White families to have White only schools. Fact.
@@kelvinbrown8754 Where are you getting this disinformation? In fact, he wants school choice for any child whose parents can't afford better just like they do in Nordic countries. It's tragic how public schools in more affluent neighborhoods offer great education while the schools in impoverished communities don't offer much opportunity. There's a lot of pushback against school choice, that's why there's a lottery system. The lottery system is a compromise. Again, Sowell prefers that every child have access to quality education.
@@waterdragon2012 Simple math. Either ALL children have a quality education or just some. Vouchers ensure that SOME will get a quality education buy many more will not. The voucher system by definition condemns those not getting vouchers to a sub standard education. He has NO remedy for that nor does he talk about one as it will inevitably lead back to improving the public schools for all. Something he and all Black conservatives abhor even though they all went to one and by some miracle turned out OK.
Can't remember from where, but i once heard that the 3 most prevalent factors that keep someone out of poverty are: 1) graduating high school 2) not having kids out of wedlock 3) getting married after age 20 If you do all that, odds are extremely high that you will NOT live in poverty.
@@AlyssaTaylor9 White racism in employment definitely affects Blacks heavily with respect to hiring and promotions! This is also a major factor regarding poverty!
Oh⁉️... So what are Government Subsidies to white Farmers, Manufacturers, Public and private schools, and institutions⁉️💯In 2020 the evidence is manifest in parents saying they can't return to work because, SCHOOLS are not Open⚠️ Is public education state sponsored DAYCARE⁉️💯🤔"FREE BILL COSBY"
@@davidwicks9538 subsidies to businesses are incredibly different than a welfare check given to an individual. Tax breaks and grants to business allow the business to hire more workers. These workers can then earn a fair wage, and then spend those wages in their communities.... which stimulates the entire economy. Give someone a check each month? They spend it at businesses and then businesses fork it to taxes. And then those taxes go towards welfare yet again, perpetuating this cycle. But if more people can get hired they can get promoted and get skills- the sky is the limit. This doesn't need to be politics. Its basic economics.
@@cassiej2549 Well said, but, perhaps, You're not familiar with the "Last hired, first fired",☻ rarely promoted american custom🙉. The white farmer land gifts and subsidies, the manufacturing, transportation, and banking, baleouts should've been denied. If a company can't compete in the free market, they should fail, not collect💸 Welfare,* Basic Capitalist ECONOMICS⁉️💯 I ASSUME you Cheerfully, 'Refused Your' Stimulus 💰welfare⁉️🤔⁉️🙊✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"
@@davidwicks9538 wow you brought up like 4 completely different topics and im not sure how to reply about bill Cosby 🤣🤣🤣 I see what you mean and your perspective is valid! And no I didn't "refuse" my stimulus because idk how to reject a direct deposit hahahaha. But I did send it all directly to 2 or 3 moms I know on Facebook that were laid off due to the corona and needed it. I have kept the same job and same income entire pandemic so I don't need it. So I kinda refused it....?
@@lisacox3750 do you want politicians help for anything related to covid; i wonder if you can be as honest as Riley is; am not "trying to take you down; believe you me; i am aware my question has that undertone
40 pages into his 205 page book titled “Please Stop Helping Us.” Great read and REALLY great insights offered by him, into problems faced today by black America.
scary how relevant this interview is now. 5yrs later &ppl are still being tricked/enticed into believing the Dems want to/are helping them. FACTS OVER FEELINGS... TRUTH OVER NARRATIVE
@@dannytennial5311 You seem to have missed the point entirely. NEITHER political party should do anything to "help" the poor. The government exists to protect civil liberties, property rights, and enforce contracts. One it has done so, it should get out of the way.
Basically: Take responsibility for yourself as an individual, then your family, then your community, etc. Sounds like a Jordan Peterson idea and I like it.
@@cordwainerbird5550 they do not have to if they take responsibility for themselves. you missed the entire point in order to say blacks are simply victims of Whites. have a look at the interracial crime states at the FBI website.
Although i enjoy a lot of what JBP has to share, his ideas arent necessarily his own but he does a great job of communicating them and combining many diffeent ideas and concepts into succinct and easy to understand terms
I'm black and I worked in inner city schools. We must get and keep responsible fathers in the home. We must promote scholarship, academic excellence and the work smart work ethic. My grandmother(6th grade education) produced 13 high school graduates in the Jim Crow South during the 20s, 30s and 40s. It's not rocket science, it can be done. Fathers and parents must create a home environment that promotes personal responsibility, reading and good study habits. Turn off the TV during the week and open a book. Turn off Xbox and DVD players during the week. There should be some homework everyday. Make time to visit your child's school. Talk to your child's teacher(s) as much as you can. Education is a partnership between the teacher, parent and the student. You don't have to have a degree in math to help your child with math, you may need to work with the teacher to provide tutoring or other interventions to achieve success. Go to the PTO/PTA meetings and parent teacher conferences, this is important. Sit in on one of you child's classes and observe.
If I could high five you over the internet I would. I am in my 40s and remember the successful kids in high school -you would see their parents at parent teachers meeting day.
Probably because for starters, there is no singular "Black culture." The majority of Black Americans are middle-class residents of suburban areas and small towns and expect and deserve the same level of public services paid for with their tax dollars as their non-Black counterparts. And the second reason is that you don't reach the poor and working classes with high-falutin' think tank panels and book tours. This is discussion by a privileged man for the consumption of other privileged people. Take the argument directly to the intended audience and talk *to* them instead of talking to everyone else *about* them.
Black people have none of these problems here In Ireland, they just go and get what they want and they have as much as us whites. they have a great reputation for hard work.
What ever you subsidize, you'll increase. You give a ton of money to the poor, you'll get more poor people. If you make it profitable to be a single parent, you'll get more single parents. Living off the system is profitable so people do it.
Not just Ben Shapiro said that - the Brookings Institute (a famously left leaning report) has articles that say the same thing. My, it’s almost as if family stability and values like hard work and commitment are what produce good results for people.
Ben Shapiro hasn't got a clue that white racism in employment operates against Black Americans regardless of high school, marriage or single parent status! Black single motherhood is just a distraction from continuing employment race discrimination abuses!
@@cordwainerbird5550 single parent households of ANY race produce kids who buy and large fall behind in many aspects of life. Racism exists(unfortunately) still but the promotion and continued encouragement of having kids out of wedlock is doing societies of all kinds many disservices. If you fail to understand this then youre either dense, ideologically posessed, or have not educated yourself...or a combination of all three
He had me the first 18 seconds! YES I CONCUR! I grew up in the heart of the hood and my family never taught us that we were disadvantaged... they kept us in church and told us if we work hard, had a high regard for our morals, character, and are responsible, we'd be successful.
A young girl knows if she has a baby at age 16 she will have all their needs met the father knows he will have a badge of honor paid for by you the tax payer. This has to stop.
Another brilliant guy! I’ll be looking for Jason Riley’s current works. Especially now in these crazy, unnecessary-racially-tensioned times 😩 Good will win!
His words are even more relevant now, in the hyper manipulative BLM era, more than ever........ among the Black American community, I predict a huge awakening in 2022.
Equal opportunities is justice, and what liberty provides. Equal results, on the other hand, requires huge amount of tyranny, which results in everybody equally miserable. "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." Winston Churchill
After doing some research, I've found that many of his arguments are actually very low resolution and don't sufficiently look critically at the causes of the issues faced by Black Americans. In the case of anti-poverty programs, southern anti-Black and religious politicians were responsible for the "no man in the house" rules to receive financial aid. And why did Black families need social aid in the first place except for higher levels of poverty caused by discrimination? Black people were increasingly being discriminated against in the labor market causing more unemployment leading to higher rates of poverty. People were poor and in desperate situations BEFORE receiving the aid. It really was the changing structure of society and discriminatory policies that exacerbated the problems Black people faced.
Great of you to be skeptical and look deeper. Never-ending, right? One thing you wrote last line, policies that exacerbated the problems: I heard Mr. Riley agree with your observation in his discussion above. I could be wrong. Measurements would have to be updated to satisfy me, given the 2014 date of the book. If he has a new edition, I'd love to read it. Good talk.
👏🏿💯👏🏿💯 Exactly, this dude takes some truths and facts and does a halfass unilateral analysis. If you subject caucasians to the Same oppression, and deprivation, for the same amount of time, they would be the same or "Worse" as BlackAmericanDOS; that's One reason why many of them left europe⁉️🤔💯✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"
David Wicks this dude is failing to consider the long lasting effects of the cycle of poverty. Any group who was subject to discrimination, and as a result, poverty would be in a worse position than other groups who haven’t been subject to the same thing.
That's fair. It's an extremely complicated topic. My biggest issue with thedebate as it is today is that people want to do it through the national government. The cost of living varies state by state, sometimes by a lot. States should decide their own rates. Otherwise you end up with horrible mismatches that result in more harm than good. Businesses will lay people off if wage rates go up too much, which hurts hourly workers, poor communities, and minorities the most.
@@sarahtaylor4264 agreed but there should be a ratiod federal fairness clause. Like it measures all those elements of cost of living and wages of said state. Just in case the state gets loaded by corrupt officials and enact draconian worker abuse.
David Lingner . I’m not black neither american. Would you explain why this book says black victim hood is spreaded by liberals leftists ? I’ve seen some liberals, black and white, agreeing with this author. I agree that lefts have this mindset, but not liberals. Am I wrong ?
In 2016 I joined the campaign for Dr. Carson after hearing him say, “ blacks deserve a seat at the table of change.” He proposed investment through the black communities that were trapped in poverty. He proposed avenues to private property ownership in real estate, he proposed trade training with GED end results for Hugh school drop outs. His plan to assist minorities to gain access to owning their own businesses in their community. Owning their community though home and business ownership, specula programs that lead to education certification and trades for those whom were hurt in inner city schools. The GOP in the primaries in 2016 through lies destroy Dr. Carson’s chances, he with drew but before he told us followers to vote for Trump since Trump shared many common interest and goals as he did. We loved the guy, most of us followed his suggestion with the hope he would be part of the administration, today he is head of HUD and has done well despite critics. Obama was the nation’s greatest mistake, he hurt this nation and divided us with his twisted sick view of the nation that gave him such opportunity. There are endless black Americans like my hero, they can unite us and they know how to fix the suffering of many poverty stricken black Americans. Common sense public schools must accept everyone, charter schools can pick and select their students there are less disruptions and more respect for traditional teacher authority. Not fair to public schools, of course, but liberalism made them in operable by meeting the needs of a few at the expense of the average majority.
This is a game changer. Once Blacks become self-reliant, and independent thinkers, the power of the Democrats to control the Black community is over. The challenge is to teach, support and convince Blacks that they CAN thrive without the Democrat plantation.
I agree with a lot of what he’s saying but many people don’t want to hear it. Any issues affecting communities need to start with self, with the wider community but not focused on external structures like systems or on trying to control what other people do or don’t do. I can’t stop anyone from thinking or behaving in a discriminatory way but I can work on helping my community and working on myself by not doing anything to hurt my community.
@@williamdelahunty3677 The goal is not the steps needed to get to the goal. We need new intellectuals in the universities to teach the importance of mans independent mind.
@@TeaParty1776 Given the gatekeeping and ideological purity checks, tenure, and Democrat backing, how would you accomplish this? They need their money stripped, as subsidies are the only way this can perpetuate.
as a professional soldier ... I can tell you the strongest homes/families are black ...I did not see blacks as a solider... I saw an individuals... that could or could not do the required tasks ... I served under Colin Powell... He was a great soldier ... I never thought of him as black ...only as the my commander ... the military is a brutal meritocracy...either you have it ... or not... PC has no use there ... PC guys get killed... see ...the enemy does not care if it insults you or hurts your feelings .... so you trade PC for Military Correct ...
"You have a big black middle class now. Most blacks are not poor, in this country. But the problems of the black underclass continue to dominate the discussion..." Let's change that narrative!
'Everybody has asked the question.. "What shall we do with the Negro?" I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us!. Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us.'.. Frederick Douglass
I've been beginning to think about the subconscious effect on a young black kid growing up knowing - at a subconcious level - that his authenticity as a person has only been acquired through legislative actons by the larger white culture.
@@curiousgeorge5422 Maybe, but that's not this guy's fault, is it? However, if you go out destroying the city with the Burn Loot Murder crew and get shot, you just won the Darwin award!
Wow I’m just now seeing this. Thanks recommended. I agree! I’m so tired of seeing our people on posters for handouts. I know the poor is people of all races but I live in a city where blacks have the largest poverty percentage so I see it all the time.
@@dalemaloney255 No, you respond like you are the product of a sound BRAINWASHING system. You accept the fact that you are programmed to SERVE ("get JOB"), and NOT OWN ("WORK hard"). The irony is that you are willing to make your MASTERS rich as well ("you can BUY things"). Then you want to DEFEND your masters ("sit on your butt, screw your life away"), and ensure that they stay on top of an unjust system eternally ("you will have problems forever"). But what are you willing to do about the BILLIONAIRES who rule over you by deciding to FIRE you or not, and throw you out on the street or not (I sure hope that you ain't 'black,' because that's where the police brutality comes in to protect white owned, billionaire property)??? And don't 'back track' or try to correct yourself, because I CORRECTED YOU, by saying 'oh you can just go and get a business,' BECAUSE YOUR FIRST AND ONLY THOUGHT WAS TO WORK FOR (serve) SOMEONE ELSE!!!
@@ericgarner1000 I did carpenter work for over 50 yrs. was mainly my own boss. did NOT have the troubles you did! I worked for many people in this line of work. i cant think of a single person that i dad trouble with. just the bankers. they thought they owned my company. I proved them wrong! be good at what you do, pay attention to people, work hard. enjoy life. dont try to beat people out of a thing. LIFE WILL BE GOOD. hard, sometimes. but good.
@@dalemaloney255 You are of the SMALL business or capitalist class, who are against the LARGE capitalist class, and are worried about them forming monopolies to drive you out of business, I get it! YOU WERE LUCKY THOUGH, many other small businesses were NOT as fortunate as you, YET WORKED EVEN HARDER THAN YOU. You were just lucky that a billion dollar corporation was NOT targeting you, that's all. You were not in an attractive enough location for the big 'monopoly hawks.' Yet you think your success was due just to hard work and morals, no, YOU WERE JUST LUCKY AND PRIVILEGED mostly!!! I worked for the gov't as an educator for fifteen years. I was pure labor/teacher. Helped more kids learn math than a Ford assembly line, and COMPLETELY changed lives for the better, until the damn vouchers came. I always resented private capital BUYING UP or PRIVATIZING gov't/labor, pushing their weight around ALL BECAUSE THEIR ECONOMIC SYSTEM WAS FAILING AND THEY NEEDED MORE MARKETS FOR EXPANSION. The root of the problem is disproportionately low wages. That is what causes corporations to accumulate enough wealth to drive SMALL businesses like you were, OUT OF BUSINESS!!! Life is NOT just good, IT'S MOSTLY LUCKY, especially if you live in the favor of white supremacy!!!
I'm a latina born in the USA🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤❤❤❤❤ and I've been saying this for decades "I don't want or need white liberal benevolence!" All I want is equal opportunity, and in America you have it, to succeed or fail. I speak English, I have a mind to reason with, I have 4 working limbs, and I can see out of both my eyes! Furthermore, I have Jesus Christ, and with Him all things are possible! With all these things going for me I'm sure I can get somewhere in life. So liberal do Gooders I have a message for you...LEAVE US ALONE!
My mother was a single parent and worked a low paying job and never got a check every body poor don't want a hand out they want a good paying job like everyone else
I'm falling back in-love with ReasonTV... I'm just an average, simple bro here in Merica, but I'm very impressed with the direction Reason is going intellectually. I'd love to see a conversation between Nick Gillespie and Eric Weinstein on economic issues facing the Middle and Lower classes in America... That would also be one hell of a show...!
@@pumpkin6429 If you counted every person on welfare, the majority by far are whites this includes food stamps, housing and Medicaid. Google it, and if you look at the history of government aid, blacks by far were denied access to it even the Black soldiers who fought in WWII were denied the GI Bill benefits they were entitled to. Today white farmers are literally given billions in government aid but you can't call it welfare because they are white. Isn't that socialism and not capitalism, not when free money helps whites. Remember, free black slave labor built America and the White House. The freed slaves got nothing but the white slave holders were paid by the government after the Civil War. Do some research!
Interesting to me how he talks about how the unemployment rate decreased from the 40-60s and even into the 70 and the resulting U-turn beginning in the 80, yet ignores the DUMPING of crack in our neighborhoods, the resulting War on Drugs, and how that progam impacted/impacts unemployment in the black community.
conni70 "Blame game?" The CIA involvement in the Contras and cocaine distribution is a fact. It is a fact that the War on Drugs was heavily concentrated in the Black communities despite whites using drugs at the same rate. It is also a fact that once you get a conviction your chances of getting a meaningful job is greatly reduced, which contributes to unemployment. The "Blame game" would be to say, "Blacks had no responsibility at all because it was (fill in the blank) fault." Never once did I say that. I just stated the fact that aggressive policing and convictions contribute to unemployment.
Isn't Riley's point though that Black culture generally celebrates this drug culture and attendant violence and this perpetuates the cycle of high crime, incarceration, etc. The problem he is identifying, a la Thomas Sowell, is that ghetto culture is so closely aligned with Black identity.
jblackmel Doesn't matter if drugs were dumped or not. I grew up in that generation and have NEVER done a single drug in my life. It's all about choice.
Doesn't that just prove his point? The government created the problem and their attempted solution has made things worse. So why trust the government to lead you to salvation?
I don't know, and I'm a pessimist, but I have a feeling the tide is changing.I've never seen so many people being exposed to conservative ideas. Reading the comments on most of these videos shows most black people seem to be coming around, slow though it may be it's like a virus and is spreading.
@@zvipatent I agree, the polarization seems to be intensifying. I'm not sure if that's going to be a good thing or a bad thing in the long run. One things for certain, things will get worse before they get better, assuming they do get better.
@@scottkoenig6326 during the 1940', '50's and most of the '60's most Black families consisted of two parent households (sometimes multi generational), attended church regularly, were passionate about education, wore their 'Sunday best' to civil rights protest and demonstrations AND STILL were beat, murdered by police and white supremacist, relegated to 3rd class citizenship and had our children blown to bits while attending Sunday school. Like I stated: there's a lot more to it than culture..,
I see Candace Owens and other colored leaders speaking about culture to this day, I think the point really is, we have to stop letting the white liberals tell colored people what they need to do.
@@scottkoenig6326 Emmitt Till, Trayvon Martin, Brionna Taylor, George Floyd ARE the same. They represent the historic continuum of anti-Black violence: fueled by racism and protected, upheld by white-supremacy.
@@scottkoenig6326 Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd are human beings who were murdered. First and Last names. Sons, daughters, fathers, mothers. A 17 year old returning from a store run should not be hunted and pursued by the neighborhood vigilante. People have a natural right to defend themselves from violence, police violence is not excluded. We actually watched the police murder George Floyd AND heard him plead for his life, at one point, even calling out for his mother. Let me be clear about our position: Black people have a human right to defend and protect ourselves from such violence and I mean LITERALLY "by any means neccessary".
@@scottkoenig6326 Also, I find it disturbing (but not surprising) that you would resort to both marginalizing and criminalizing Black victims of vigilante and police violence. Also: it's never too late to correct a wrong or challenge an injustice.
As a sidebar, when we look at Haiti and consider the Billions and Billions of $$$$'s sent after the hurricane were all sent with the best of intentions. However, the end result of America's good intentions became more devastating than the hurricane. Most stopped working because they didn't have to. When the money started drying up there was no economic structure to return to. It could be argued that the hurricane itself caused less damage to the island. The bottom line: I think most people want to be productive members of their communities regardless of color, religion, ethnicity, or whatever. Unearned money is a powerful Opioid --only good for the short term and becomes addictive in the long term.
Stop replacing the father in the home with a government check.
Best quote in the video
But, if you say that, then leftists/democrats call you a racist.
You mean a job?
Short and to the point! I’m stealing!
Das raysis
“It starts in the home. If the father is not in the home, the boy will find a father in the streets. I saw it in my generation and every generation before me, and every one since.”
~Denzel Washington
And that is true of any race.
"If the father is not in the home, the boy will find a father in the streets. "
what a quote
Denzel Washington is an actor not a sociologist, not a cultural anthropologist or any kind of social scientist.You would not take medical advice from an accountant don't take advice from the entertainment industry regarding social problems.
Mark R then how would you suggest we fix social problems?
Mark R According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.7 million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. Consequently, there is a father factor in nearly all social ills facing America today. 4 times greater risk or poverty, 7 more times likely to become pregnant as a teen , more likely to face abuse and neglect , more likely to go to prison, 2 times more likely to drop out of school... are you going to say this does not exist?
Malcolm X warned us about the dangers of disingenuous white liberals.
@anger & rage was that lengthy reply all that necessary? I'm very familiar with X. I've listened to his speeches and read his biography. I was merely commenting how deceitful X thought white liberals were. Everyone knows the conservatives back then were pretty open about their racism, and liberals were deceitful in the fact they pretended to care, but their actions proved otherwise.
@anger & rage you've repeated things back to me like I didn't already know all of that. Pretty presumptuous of you.
@anger & rage I brought up Malcolm X for the simple reason he saw through the bullshit. You've read between non-existent lines and inferred things that were not implied. I'm not a white conservative or liberal.
Like Biden .. the og politician
You are correct. "The white liberal is the worst enemy to America, and the worst enemy to the black man." Malcolm X 1963.
The white liberals who need to hear this would probably call this man racist 🙄
A lot of white Liberals are closet hypocrites and some are closet racists as well.
unfortunately they'd call him worse than that (i.e. "Uncle Tom" and other horrible names)
"RaCiSt" is the panacea liberals use to deflect from the fact that the evidence is not on their side.
Not probably. Definitely.Black victimhood is a religion. How dare anyone blasphem.
@Anders Anderson Beautifully put.
Most of the people who NEED to see this, probably won't. Crying shame. 😔
@@Raymond-Tora oh look we got an "Enlightened" centrist ^
Or they'll just dismiss it or, if they do see it, it's just a "maybe" rather than seeing it for what it is - steps to finding good solutions to today's issues in the Black community.
Raymond Torres the projection is strong within you.
@@Raymond-Tora so, what's with the name calling? If you knew me, or anything about me, you would not call me that. There was nothing ignorant in what I stated. In fact, the conversations that could be had from watching this video are the important ones. The complex ones. The ones that would flesh out the complex realities for better undestsnding all the way around.
As it stands, you're behaving as a troll. And that IS pitifully ignorant.
I sent this to two liberal friends and they still havent watched it lol. This is after we had a heated discussion and I thought I made some ground. Too much work trying to red pill people. These people are helpless.
hey Thomas Sowell only said this 30 years ago
It’s excellent that other people are spreading these ideas. Does it matter who said it first?
Exactly. Even the MIT example.
@@lyscdk9788 Of course it doesn't matter, but nobody talks about Thomas Sowell. It's rather saddening
Well, it can’t be said enough, then. The more people who say it, and say it often, the better
And the advice was not heeded. It is super important that Jason is taking up the torch.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for life
Give a man a fish each day and you make him your slave
^This.
amanda miller
Who said anything about medicare? But if you wanna go there.
Elderly = richest generation in america
Young = poorest generation in America.
Medicare = robbing the poor the feed the rich
That should cover it.
Lord Hawkeye the problem is is that African Americans have achieved a lot in this country over the past four hundred years even when we had successful communities and successful businesses it was taking away, bombed, blown up, never trust anybody White in this country.
Or Pet
@@fivefivevirgo4055 all that happened to you because of your god the democrat party. It was the Democrat party that did all that to you. You know the one you worship (the democrat) lol.
"The Civil Rights Movement has become The Civil Rights Industry. They have a vested interest in keeping a certain narrative out there..."
This statement is more relevant today than ever before.
I have seen that myself when I lived in the city it was scary to witness
"A VESTED INTEREST"????? Billions of dollars a year SPENT ON BLACKS, and to you that means they're INVESTED????? Asshole.
@@milesarcher8502 can you elaborate on your anger? Whom or what are you disagreeing with?
@@milesarcher8502 He means the Media, Politicians, etc. There is huge money and huge power to be had in racial "injustice". It's how incompetent mayors can run cities into the ground but still get voted in at an 80% of the votes. Then you talk Federal and there's like 1000 congressmen, senators, and executive branch elected officials controlling TRILLIONS of dollars in the US budget. The Billions you talk about are drops in the bucket. Racial "injustice" is easy votes for these people. And easy votes is easy power.
“When we get ready to take the United States, we will not take it under the label of communism, we will not take it under the label of socialism. These labels are unpleasant to the American people and have been speared too much. We will take the United States under the labels we have made vary lovable, we will take it under liberalism, under progressivism, under democracy. But take it we will.” - Alexander Trachtenberg (National Convention of Communist Parties, Madison Square Garden, 1944
"What can the government do?"
"What can the government STOP doing?"
This guy is great!
So true!❗👍
Just so we can be clear... here is the truth... Individuals of any race, creed, political party affiliation or color can act racist but in America politically the only tolerated systemic racism is by the Democratic party.... A) against asians and whites as 1) quotas 2) affirmative action and 3) identity politics and B) against blacks and hispanics as 1) welfare dependency, 2) limited public school choices (vouchers, charter schools and school choice) and improper public school management by teacher unions, 3) Democrat party founded police unions deals with their Democrat mayors and Democrat city officials to cover up or under and overcharge officers (murder 1 charge instead of manslaughter to get officers off) by the Democrat district attorney to avoid their convictions, 4) selectively targeting minorities for abortions and 5) controlling the system to fostering single mother child rearing.... all with the narrative that the Democratic party cares about people of color, children and women.
You play the victim, you stay a victim.
You don't seem to know the difference between ACTUAL racial victimization and people who just PRETEND to be victimized!
That’s actually really good! Whenever you think you’re the victim and you’re actually not, then you subconsciously trick yourself into staying one
@@trevorbilliot2625 Certain Black students at elite colleges claim to be OPPRESSED as a form of virtue signaling! That's the type you mean. Yet, there are other Blacks with truly LEGITIMATE RACE grievances!
One does not play the victim card, the victim card plays them
Black wall street, look it up dummy.
Anyone watching this in 2020, remember when he's talking about the president, he's speaking of Obama. This video is 2015.
When he started to mention where the president's own kid attend I realized this must be old and and looked at the published date. He was definitely talking about Obama. I wish they would have the same interview today.
September 2014, the same year the FAKE NEWS went to, to show children in cages at the border as current.
Funny thing is. Trump is making school choice happen.
Yes...i was confuse about that..til I checked the date of the publication!!
2014! Obama was president!
Haliaeetus leucocephalus not if the teachers union can help it ,they and the democrats want to abolish school choice
"Equal opportunity does not mean equal results" I like that quote.
but everyone should know this. I am wondering who said equal opportunity gives equal results?
So inequal opportunity gives equal results?
@@hieule1429 what? Of course not lol.
"Equal results" is an absolute scientific impossibility. Not possible in this universe. Do I need to explain that?
Socialists are always after equal results and they can only be achieved by tyranny and they never actually reach the goal. Imagine the godlike power and insight that would be required. That’s why Thomas Sowell called social justice ‘cosmic justice’.
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions". What people "need" isn't always what they want.
Or rather, what people want isn't always what they need
Paved with good intentions. Good book by Jared Taylor. U should check it out.
Good intentions? That's just BULLSHIT!
@@cordwainerbird5550 you're missing the point. What people believe they do out of the good of their own heart can actually be destructive to themselves and others around them.
It's not saying that bad people are doing good, but that they're fooled in thinking what they're doing is good.
@@redbeard3946 I fully understand the theoretical idea of "good intentions". However, in the actual case of social engineering, I don't believe it!
This man is brave. As a minority addressing my community im glad im not alone in this fight
Were not a minority anymore
@Rad Thadd yea you is gangsta.
i agree with this
There are many of us and the main stream coninue to invest heavenly in silencing us
Look at photos of Harlem in the 1940s: Intact black families, every woman wearing a fur coat and every man wearing a suit and a hat. We've definitely lost something over the last 50 years.
It was also a magnet for gay men and women.
Yeah,... we lost a lot, mainly vigilence, the struggle is not Over⁉️💯 Portraits usually show people dressed in their Best❗🤔 Entertainers, hustlers and Dope dealers still dress like that❗Most working, and underemployed people Don't⁉️💯✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"
Integration ruined the black community civil rights smh we asked to be treated equal instead of asking for something of monetary value what is the metric of equality
You mean like respectability? Yea. I would say so.
And hows that a problem?
I am black and completely agree with what this guy said.
I married late in life
Retired early to be the stable force of the family
God, family, nation
I am a black punkrock bisexual female and black conservatives make more sense to me than anyone else.
City of Truth91 . I’m not black neither american. Would you explain why this book says black victim hood is spreaded by liberals leftists ?
I’ve seen some liberals, black and white, agreeing with this author. I agree that lefts have this mindset, but not liberals. Am I wrong ?
@@desiderata8811 I have seen the same mindset progressed by many liberals, especially when they talk about the wealth gap, as if it is some insurmountable odd.
Mighty Velma black conservatives and white conservatives are saying the exact same things;
This fellow is speaking dangerous truths.
👍👍👍👍
I did not think I would see another Thomas Sowell in my lifetime. Good job filling his shoes, Jason Riley.
Yeah, another sellout making White racists and conservatives feel good about their stereotypes with the lazy, shiftless Black man. Funny, they only speak in front of mostly all White audiences and that is who buy their books.
@@kelvinbrown8754 That's not my impression. Thomas Sowell says that the #1 hindrance is the public school system, and his idea of a remedy for that is the voucher system. Seems like the people who listen to him care more about making sure blacks get equal opportunity for a good education than the DNC. Please don't insult me. I just wanted to offer some thoughts. Peace.
@@waterdragon2012 Thank about what you just said and what Sowell is advocating for just one second. He is saying he is will to write off vast numbers of Black children. He wants vouchers for some but is OK that others remain in failing schools. Why can't he imagine a functional public school system that serves all children like in most other Western countries and like they used to function here. Those clowns just like to trash anything the government does except the military. So tell me how I am wrong to want all Black kids to have a great school and not just some that can get vouchers. Conservatives want the voucher system so then can have a way for White families to have White only schools. Fact.
@@kelvinbrown8754 Where are you getting this disinformation? In fact, he wants school choice for any child whose parents can't afford better just like they do in Nordic countries. It's tragic how public schools in more affluent neighborhoods offer great education while the schools in impoverished communities don't offer much opportunity. There's a lot of pushback against school choice, that's why there's a lottery system. The lottery system is a compromise. Again, Sowell prefers that every child have access to quality education.
@@waterdragon2012 Simple math. Either ALL children have a quality education or just some. Vouchers ensure that SOME will get a quality education buy many more will not. The voucher system by definition condemns those not getting vouchers to a sub standard education. He has NO remedy for that nor does he talk about one as it will inevitably lead back to improving the public schools for all. Something he and all Black conservatives abhor even though they all went to one and by some miracle turned out OK.
"Here's your antipoverty program: Get Married BEFORE you have kids."
If you cant say Amen you ought to say ouch.👏👏
BRAVO, Ellise!
Can't remember from where, but i once heard that the 3 most prevalent factors that keep someone out of poverty are:
1) graduating high school
2) not having kids out of wedlock
3) getting married after age 20
If you do all that, odds are extremely high that you will NOT live in poverty.
@@AlyssaTaylor9 In actual race discrimination cases, all the items raised are totally irrelevant!
@@cordwainerbird5550 obviously, yes. But that's about racial discrimination, not about poverty. These are true for people of any race.
@@AlyssaTaylor9 White racism in employment definitely affects Blacks heavily with respect to hiring and promotions! This is also a major factor regarding poverty!
The government is not your husband, father, and provider.
Oh⁉️... So what are Government Subsidies to white Farmers, Manufacturers, Public and private schools, and institutions⁉️💯In 2020 the evidence is manifest in parents saying they can't return to work because, SCHOOLS are not Open⚠️ Is public education state sponsored DAYCARE⁉️💯🤔"FREE BILL COSBY"
@@davidwicks9538 subsidies to businesses are incredibly different than a welfare check given to an individual. Tax breaks and grants to business allow the business to hire more workers. These workers can then earn a fair wage, and then spend those wages in their communities.... which stimulates the entire economy.
Give someone a check each month? They spend it at businesses and then businesses fork it to taxes. And then those taxes go towards welfare yet again, perpetuating this cycle. But if more people can get hired they can get promoted and get skills- the sky is the limit.
This doesn't need to be politics. Its basic economics.
@@cassiej2549 Well said, but, perhaps, You're not familiar with the "Last hired, first fired",☻ rarely promoted american custom🙉. The white farmer land gifts and subsidies, the manufacturing, transportation, and banking, baleouts should've been denied. If a company can't compete in the free market, they should fail, not collect💸 Welfare,* Basic Capitalist ECONOMICS⁉️💯 I ASSUME you Cheerfully, 'Refused Your' Stimulus 💰welfare⁉️🤔⁉️🙊✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"
@@davidwicks9538 wow you brought up like 4 completely different topics and im not sure how to reply about bill Cosby 🤣🤣🤣 I see what you mean and your perspective is valid! And no I didn't "refuse" my stimulus because idk how to reject a direct deposit hahahaha. But I did send it all directly to 2 or 3 moms I know on Facebook that were laid off due to the corona and needed it. I have kept the same job and same income entire pandemic so I don't need it. So I kinda refused it....?
@@cassiej2549gud
Riley: "Please Stop Helping Us." Politicians: "We can't stop; we want your votes."
Riley isn't being honest. Neither side cares one way or another - they just want votes.
You forgot to add, “...and your money!”.
@@bskee001 Yep.
@@lisacox3750 do you want politicians help for anything related to covid; i wonder if you can be as honest as Riley is; am not "trying to take you down; believe you me; i am aware my question has that undertone
40 pages into his 205 page book titled “Please Stop Helping Us.” Great read and REALLY great insights offered by him, into problems faced today by black America.
I think Jason Riley is the author of that book.
Where did you get a copy?
@@tzeege request one at the library or get it online.
scary how relevant this interview is now. 5yrs later &ppl are still being tricked/enticed into believing the Dems want to/are helping them. FACTS OVER FEELINGS... TRUTH OVER NARRATIVE
@Sam Black A Simp fanbase lol. But at least she can make some money out of those videos
You are so pretty!!!
What has the Republicans done to end poverty in America? Which political party has done ANYTHING for the poor?
@Danny Tennial
Nobody cares for the poor in this country.
Society soundly ignores and forsakes them.
@@dannytennial5311 You seem to have missed the point entirely. NEITHER political party should do anything to "help" the poor. The government exists to protect civil liberties, property rights, and enforce contracts. One it has done so, it should get out of the way.
Thank you for keeping it real. I’m black, a woman and you are stating big facts!
Basically: Take responsibility for yourself as an individual, then your family, then your community, etc.
Sounds like a Jordan Peterson idea and I like it.
Sounds like common sense
It’s the “principal of subsidiarity” and has long been a catholic social teaching.
But, should Blacks take responsibility for white racists' wrongdoings?
@@cordwainerbird5550 they do not have to if they take responsibility for themselves. you missed the entire point in order to say blacks are simply victims of Whites. have a look at the interracial crime states at the FBI website.
Although i enjoy a lot of what JBP has to share, his ideas arent necessarily his own but he does a great job of communicating them and combining many diffeent ideas and concepts into succinct and easy to understand terms
I'm black and I worked in inner city schools. We must get and keep responsible fathers in the home. We must promote scholarship, academic excellence and the work smart work ethic. My grandmother(6th grade education) produced 13 high school graduates in the Jim Crow South during the 20s, 30s and 40s. It's not rocket science, it can be done. Fathers and parents must create a home environment that promotes personal responsibility, reading and good study habits. Turn off the TV during the week and open a book. Turn off Xbox and DVD players during the week. There should be some homework everyday. Make time to visit your child's school. Talk to your child's teacher(s) as much as you can. Education is a partnership between the teacher, parent and the student. You don't have to have a degree in math to help your child with math, you may need to work with the teacher to provide tutoring or other interventions to achieve success. Go to the PTO/PTA meetings and parent teacher conferences, this is important. Sit in on one of you child's classes and observe.
If I could high five you over the internet I would. I am in my 40s and remember the successful kids in high school -you would see their parents at parent teachers meeting day.
🤝👏👏👏 absolutely this.
Wisdom
I'm not hearing anything new, but America needs many, many black men saying these things!
Black wall street, look it up dummy.
America stifled the black man before he attempted to take over the black household. The cut the head off of the snake.
How refreshing to hear a solution with accountability. Why can’t black culture use this man as a model? I am very impressed!
Probably because for starters, there is no singular "Black culture." The majority of Black Americans are middle-class residents of suburban areas and small towns and expect and deserve the same level of public services paid for with their tax dollars as their non-Black counterparts.
And the second reason is that you don't reach the poor and working classes with high-falutin' think tank panels and book tours. This is discussion by a privileged man for the consumption of other privileged people. Take the argument directly to the intended audience and talk *to* them instead of talking to everyone else *about* them.
Jason Riley we hear you and agree with you... although we seem to be few in number I believe a turnaround is coming 🙏🏾🇺🇸🙏🏾🇺🇸
"Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart." Ecclesiastes 7:7
Thank you. God and true wisdom are often lacking in these conversations and ideas.
thanks for sharing this
Just found out about this book.
Excited to read it
Their primary concern is the adults in the system, not the kids.
Wow, mind blown. Such a powerful way to put it.
Absolutely magnificent!!!! Jason Riley is taken the baton from Thomas Sowell 💪🏾👍🏾👌🏾🙏🏾
This needs rebroadcast right now...especially now.
It wouldn't make a difference. Assuming the role of the victim is easier than assuming responsibility for oneself.
During Slavery blacks had a 100 percent employment rate, this also included black children
I really like this Riley guy. his head seems to be on straight. I hope he gets more coverage.
FYI: for those of you that are watching this video in 2020, The president that they are referring to was President Obama (2009-2017)
Thank you.
I hope people read his book because this is the exact same thing that Thomas Sowell has been saying since the 1970s. Carry torch.
Someone give this man a very big mic. Really.
Black people have none of these problems here In Ireland, they just go and get what they want and they have as much as us whites. they have a great reputation for hard work.
What ever you subsidize, you'll increase. You give a ton of money to the poor, you'll get more poor people. If you make it profitable to be a single parent, you'll get more single parents. Living off the system is profitable so people do it.
There are even laws about not feeding wild animals for this very same reason!!!
I gotta say I am now a very big fan of Jason Riley after this interview
This works for everyone.
Finish High school
Get a job
Don’t have children out of wedlock
~Ben Shapiro
Not just Ben Shapiro said that - the Brookings Institute (a famously left leaning report) has articles that say the same thing. My, it’s almost as if family stability and values like hard work and commitment are what produce good results for people.
Ben Shapiro hasn't got a clue that white racism in employment operates against Black Americans regardless of high school, marriage or single parent status! Black single motherhood is just a distraction from continuing employment race discrimination abuses!
@@winterlogical what a staggeringly obvious concept that so many fail to grasp
@@cordwainerbird5550 single parent households of ANY race produce kids who buy and large fall behind in many aspects of life. Racism exists(unfortunately) still but the promotion and continued encouragement of having kids out of wedlock is doing societies of all kinds many disservices. If you fail to understand this then youre either dense, ideologically posessed, or have not educated yourself...or a combination of all three
I saw this from Dave ramsey
He had me the first 18 seconds! YES I CONCUR! I grew up in the heart of the hood and my family never taught us that we were disadvantaged... they kept us in church and told us if we work hard, had a high regard for our morals, character, and are responsible, we'd be successful.
He's telling the truth
A young girl knows if she has a baby at age 16 she will have all their needs met the father knows he will have a badge of honor paid for by you the tax payer. This has to stop.
I agree if there is no more welfare for this behavior females will become more prudent
ooh I like what he said about college campuses are more worried about how their student population looks, rather than graduation. #SchoolChoice
Another brilliant guy! I’ll be looking for Jason Riley’s current works. Especially now in these crazy, unnecessary-racially-tensioned times 😩 Good will win!
His words are even more relevant now, in the hyper manipulative BLM era, more than ever........ among the Black American community, I predict a huge awakening in 2022.
I am a tax professional and I see it amongst the black community. This dependence on the government. government checks. It’s saddening.
Equal opportunities is justice, and what liberty provides.
Equal results, on the other hand, requires huge amount of tyranny, which results in everybody equally miserable.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings.
The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."
Winston Churchill
After doing some research, I've found that many of his arguments are actually very low resolution and don't sufficiently look critically at the causes of the issues faced by Black Americans.
In the case of anti-poverty programs, southern anti-Black and religious politicians were responsible for the "no man in the house" rules to receive financial aid.
And why did Black families need social aid in the first place except for higher levels of poverty caused by discrimination? Black people were increasingly being discriminated against in the labor market causing more unemployment leading to higher rates of poverty. People were poor and in desperate situations BEFORE receiving the aid.
It really was the changing structure of society and discriminatory policies that exacerbated the problems Black people faced.
Great of you to be skeptical and look deeper. Never-ending, right? One thing you wrote last line, policies that exacerbated the problems: I heard Mr. Riley agree with your observation in his discussion above. I could be wrong.
Measurements would have to be updated to satisfy me, given the 2014 date of the book. If he has a new edition, I'd love to read it. Good talk.
👏🏿💯👏🏿💯 Exactly, this dude takes some truths and facts and does a halfass unilateral analysis. If you subject caucasians to the Same oppression, and deprivation, for the same amount of time, they would be the same or "Worse" as BlackAmericanDOS; that's One reason why many of them left europe⁉️🤔💯✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"
David Wicks this dude is failing to consider the long lasting effects of the cycle of poverty. Any group who was subject to discrimination, and as a result, poverty would be in a worse position than other groups who haven’t been subject to the same thing.
This guy is a fan of Thomas Sowell.
Also Economist Walter E. Williams, as well.
Not surprising
I am also a fan of Thomas Sowell.
The habit among Republican candidates is not just to concede the black vote; it is to repress it, as we'be seen over and over. Pay more attention.
Conservatives: "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
Liberals: "We don't believe in Hell."
My issue with him on minimum wage is his refusal to link it with average rent and exponential cost of living.
That's fair. It's an extremely complicated topic. My biggest issue with thedebate as it is today is that people want to do it through the national government. The cost of living varies state by state, sometimes by a lot. States should decide their own rates. Otherwise you end up with horrible mismatches that result in more harm than good. Businesses will lay people off if wage rates go up too much, which hurts hourly workers, poor communities, and minorities the most.
@@sarahtaylor4264 agreed but there should be a ratiod federal fairness clause. Like it measures all those elements of cost of living and wages of said state. Just in case the state gets loaded by corrupt officials and enact draconian worker abuse.
I wish the interviewer would not interrupt so much. He's constantly stepping on Mr Riley's comments with his own comments or his next question.
You got this too,right?!
He sounds like a true asshole when he interrupts the guest. Not professional, man.
This guy is saying the same exact things as Thomas Sowell.
YES. Thomas Sowell must be his spiritual father. It's not a problem though since most of millenials do not know about Dr Sowell.
David Lingner . I’m not black neither american. Would you explain why this book says black victim hood is spreaded by liberals leftists ?
I’ve seen some liberals, black and white, agreeing with this author. I agree that lefts have this mindset, but not liberals. Am I wrong ?
In 2016 I joined the campaign for Dr. Carson after hearing him say, “ blacks deserve a seat at the table of change.” He proposed investment through the black communities that were trapped in poverty. He proposed avenues to private property ownership in real estate, he proposed trade training with GED end results for Hugh school drop outs. His plan to assist minorities to gain access to owning their own businesses in their community. Owning their community though home and business ownership, specula programs that lead to education certification and trades for those whom were hurt in inner city schools. The GOP in the primaries in 2016 through lies destroy Dr. Carson’s chances, he with drew but before he told us followers to vote for Trump since Trump shared many common interest and goals as he did. We loved the guy, most of us followed his suggestion with the hope he would be part of the administration, today he is head of HUD and has done well despite critics. Obama was the nation’s greatest mistake, he hurt this nation and divided us with his twisted sick view of the nation that gave him such opportunity. There are endless black Americans like my hero, they can unite us and they know how to fix the suffering of many poverty stricken black Americans. Common sense public schools must accept everyone, charter schools can pick and select their students there are less disruptions and more respect for traditional teacher authority. Not fair to public schools, of course, but liberalism made them in operable by meeting the needs of a few at the expense of the average majority.
This is a game changer. Once Blacks become self-reliant, and independent thinkers, the power of the Democrats to control the Black community is over. The challenge is to teach, support and convince Blacks that they CAN thrive without the Democrat plantation.
Hard not to appreciate this man. Awesome interview.
I agree with a lot of what he’s saying but many people don’t want to hear it. Any issues affecting communities need to start with self, with the wider community but not focused on external structures like systems or on trying to control what other people do or don’t do. I can’t stop anyone from thinking or behaving in a discriminatory way but I can work on helping my community and working on myself by not doing anything to hurt my community.
Yes. Too many people are doing things to hurt their own communities. We can't make white people fix all of our problems.
bigotry of lower expectations.
Love this video.
It’s 2021 and the $15 an hour wage has done nothing to improve people’s lives in California. You want to improve your life? learn a skill.
Get this man on the board of education
Abolish govt schools.
@@TeaParty1776 thats a big get. You gotta start smaller. Attack the teachers union, support school choice, let bad institutions fold
@@williamdelahunty3677 The goal is not the steps needed to get to the goal. We need new intellectuals in the universities to teach the importance of mans independent mind.
@@TeaParty1776 Given the gatekeeping and ideological purity checks, tenure, and Democrat backing, how would you accomplish this?
They need their money stripped, as subsidies are the only way this can perpetuate.
How would this man help education?
as a professional soldier ... I can tell you the strongest homes/families are black ...I did not see blacks as a solider... I saw an individuals... that could or could not do the required tasks ... I served under Colin Powell... He was a great soldier ... I never thought of him as black ...only as the my commander ... the military is a brutal meritocracy...either you have it ... or not... PC has no use there ... PC guys get killed... see ...the enemy does not care if it insults you or hurts your feelings .... so you trade PC for Military Correct ...
"You have a big black middle class now. Most blacks are not poor, in this country. But the problems of the black underclass continue to dominate the discussion..." Let's change that narrative!
I like this guy.
'Everybody has asked the question.. "What shall we do with the Negro?" I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us!. Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us.'.. Frederick Douglass
Ronald Reagan once said, "The nine scariest words in the english language are, "We're from the government and we're here to help."
Jason Riley is a genius teddy bear! I just want to hug him tight, and then listen to every word he has to say! So mesmerizing & powerful! 👏🏻👏🏻💞💞 🧸
I've been beginning to think about the subconscious effect on a young black kid growing up knowing - at a subconcious level - that his authenticity as a person has only been acquired through legislative actons by the larger white culture.
Somehow, these ideas need to be made "cool" to the younger generation. Gangsta gotta GO!
This guy is a Black Man, not a Hood Gangsta Nigga. Big difference there.
No difference a racist white cop would kill him just like he was a hood gangster
@@curiousgeorge5422 Maybe, but that's not this guy's fault, is it? However, if you go out destroying the city with the Burn Loot Murder crew and get shot, you just won the Darwin award!
Wow I’m just now seeing this. Thanks recommended. I agree! I’m so tired of seeing our people on posters for handouts. I know the poor is people of all races but I live in a city where blacks have the largest poverty percentage so I see it all the time.
@The New Paulo Coelho Milwaukee WI
It's hard to address the minimum wage issue without having a sound monetary system.
We don't have "a sound" ANYTHING "system."
we have a money system. GET JOB, WORK HARD, you can buy things. sit on your but, screw your life away, you will have problems forever and ever.
@@dalemaloney255 No, you respond like you are the product of a sound BRAINWASHING system. You accept the fact that you are programmed to SERVE ("get JOB"), and NOT OWN ("WORK hard"). The irony is that you are willing to make your MASTERS rich as well ("you can BUY things").
Then you want to DEFEND your masters ("sit on your butt, screw your life away"), and ensure that they stay on top of an unjust system eternally ("you will have problems forever").
But what are you willing to do about the BILLIONAIRES who rule over you by deciding to FIRE you or not, and throw you out on the street or not (I sure hope that you ain't 'black,' because that's where the police brutality comes in to protect white owned, billionaire property)???
And don't 'back track' or try to correct yourself, because I CORRECTED YOU, by saying 'oh you can just go and get a business,' BECAUSE YOUR FIRST AND ONLY THOUGHT WAS TO WORK FOR (serve) SOMEONE ELSE!!!
@@ericgarner1000 I did carpenter work for over 50 yrs. was mainly my own boss. did NOT have the troubles you did! I worked for many people in this line of work. i cant think of a single person that i dad trouble with. just the bankers. they thought they owned my company. I proved them wrong! be good at what you do, pay attention to people, work hard. enjoy life. dont try to beat people out of a thing. LIFE WILL BE GOOD. hard, sometimes. but good.
@@dalemaloney255 You are of the SMALL business or capitalist class, who are against the LARGE capitalist class, and are worried about them forming monopolies to drive you out of business, I get it!
YOU WERE LUCKY THOUGH, many other small businesses were NOT as fortunate as you, YET WORKED EVEN HARDER THAN YOU. You were just lucky that a billion dollar corporation was NOT targeting you, that's all. You were not in an attractive enough location for the big 'monopoly hawks.' Yet you think your success was due just to hard work and morals, no, YOU WERE JUST LUCKY AND PRIVILEGED mostly!!!
I worked for the gov't as an educator for fifteen years. I was pure labor/teacher. Helped more kids learn math than a Ford assembly line, and COMPLETELY changed lives for the better, until the damn vouchers came. I always resented private capital BUYING UP or PRIVATIZING gov't/labor, pushing their weight around ALL BECAUSE THEIR ECONOMIC SYSTEM WAS FAILING AND THEY NEEDED MORE MARKETS FOR EXPANSION.
The root of the problem is disproportionately low wages. That is what causes corporations to accumulate enough wealth to drive SMALL businesses like you were, OUT OF BUSINESS!!!
Life is NOT just good, IT'S MOSTLY LUCKY, especially if you live in the favor of white supremacy!!!
Thomas Sowell has been saying this for almost 50 years. Thanks Jason Riley.
The title should be changed to, "Please Stop USING Us". PAWNS on a chessboard.
you're delusional. you've clearly fallen for the anti-racism zealotry and irrational beliefs that BLM spreads
Its up to each American to help themselves. It doesn't matter what color you are.
I'm a latina born in the USA🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤❤❤❤❤ and I've been saying this for decades "I don't want or need white liberal benevolence!" All I want is equal opportunity, and in America you have it, to succeed or fail. I speak English, I have a mind to reason with, I have 4 working limbs, and I can see out of both my eyes! Furthermore, I have Jesus Christ, and with Him all things are possible! With all these things going for me I'm sure I can get somewhere in life. So liberal do Gooders I have a message for you...LEAVE US ALONE!
Of course you do but don't you Latinas identify as white
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Even Jason looking at that hair like, “that can’t be real”
😂😂
“The civil rights movement has become a civil rights industry.”
*drops mic*
The new CIVIL RIGHTS IS ABOUT
IMMIGRANTS.
NOT BLACKS.
One of the best interviews, ReasonTv.
My mother was a single parent and worked a low paying job and never got a check every body poor don't want a hand out they want a good paying job like everyone else
I'm falling back in-love with ReasonTV...
I'm just an average, simple bro here in Merica, but I'm very impressed with the direction Reason is going intellectually.
I'd love to see a conversation between Nick Gillespie and Eric Weinstein on economic issues facing the Middle and Lower classes in America...
That would also be one hell of a show...!
Awesome awesome interview, Reason. Love Jason Riley, he speaks so much common sense with statistics and insight to back it up. Keep up the good work!
Get married before having kids? Change the divorce laws and maybe more men will get and stay married.
the crazy thing is the divorce laws are already harsh, it’s a surprise most men don’t already stay married.
He is a regular on fox news and seems to always say bad things about blacks. Sometimes it's like he is trying a little too hard to degrade them.
Sounds to me as if he wants blacks to do for themselves and not be dependent on government resources as other races have taken measures to do. 😊
@@pumpkin6429 If you counted every person on welfare, the majority by far are whites this includes food stamps, housing and Medicaid. Google it, and if you look at the history of government aid, blacks by far were denied access to it even the Black soldiers who fought in WWII were denied the GI Bill benefits they were entitled to. Today white farmers are literally given billions in government aid but you can't call it welfare because they are white. Isn't that socialism and not capitalism, not when free money helps whites. Remember, free black slave labor built America and the White House. The freed slaves got nothing but the white slave holders were paid by the government after the Civil War. Do some research!
Stop replacing the black father with the gov't check.
I will be buying his book!
He is my new hero❤️🇺🇲
Interesting to me how he talks about how the unemployment rate decreased from the 40-60s and even into the 70 and the resulting U-turn beginning in the 80, yet ignores the DUMPING of crack in our neighborhoods, the resulting War on Drugs, and how that progam impacted/impacts unemployment in the black community.
you're stuck in the blame game..
conni70 "Blame game?" The CIA involvement in the Contras and cocaine distribution is a fact. It is a fact that the War on Drugs was heavily concentrated in the Black communities despite whites using drugs at the same rate. It is also a fact that once you get a conviction your chances of getting a meaningful job is greatly reduced, which contributes to unemployment.
The "Blame game" would be to say, "Blacks had no responsibility at all because it was (fill in the blank) fault." Never once did I say that. I just stated the fact that aggressive policing and convictions contribute to unemployment.
Isn't Riley's point though that Black culture generally celebrates this drug culture and attendant violence and this perpetuates the cycle of high crime, incarceration, etc. The problem he is identifying, a la Thomas Sowell, is that ghetto culture is so closely aligned with Black identity.
jblackmel Doesn't matter if drugs were dumped or not. I grew up in that generation and have NEVER done a single drug in my life. It's all about choice.
Doesn't that just prove his point? The government created the problem and their attempted solution has made things worse. So why trust the government to lead you to salvation?
All good stuff but Thomas Sowell said these truths years ago and it made not an iota of difference
Yeah and it won't now either, sadly.
I don't know, and I'm a pessimist, but I have a feeling the tide is changing.I've never seen so many people being exposed to conservative ideas. Reading the comments on most of these videos shows most black people seem to be coming around, slow though it may be it's like a virus and is spreading.
@@JamesEdwardTracy I hear you, but I also see a relatively new phenomenon of lefties who lock their echo chambers tight.
@@zvipatent
I agree, the polarization seems to be intensifying. I'm not sure if that's going to be a good thing or a bad thing in the long run. One things for certain, things will get worse before they get better, assuming they do get better.
100k only and this was made 6yrs ago sad.
Recent history and events have exposed huge loopholes in his ideas. It's much more than just culture.
@@scottkoenig6326 during the 1940', '50's and most of the '60's most Black families consisted of two parent households (sometimes multi generational), attended church regularly, were passionate about education, wore their 'Sunday best' to civil rights protest and demonstrations AND STILL were beat, murdered by police and white supremacist, relegated to 3rd class citizenship and had our children blown to bits while attending Sunday school. Like I stated: there's a lot more to it than culture..,
I see Candace Owens and other colored leaders speaking about culture to this day, I think the point really is, we have to stop letting the white liberals tell colored people what they need to do.
@@scottkoenig6326 Emmitt Till, Trayvon Martin, Brionna Taylor, George Floyd ARE the same. They represent the historic continuum of anti-Black violence: fueled by racism and protected, upheld by white-supremacy.
@@scottkoenig6326 Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd are human beings who were murdered. First and Last names. Sons, daughters, fathers, mothers.
A 17 year old returning from a store run should not be hunted and pursued by the neighborhood vigilante. People have a natural right to defend themselves from violence, police violence is not excluded. We actually watched the police murder George Floyd AND heard him plead for his life, at one point, even calling out for his mother.
Let me be clear about our position: Black people have a human right to defend and protect ourselves from such violence and I mean LITERALLY "by any means neccessary".
@@scottkoenig6326 Also, I find it disturbing (but not surprising) that you would resort to both marginalizing and criminalizing Black victims of vigilante and police violence.
Also: it's never too late to correct a wrong or challenge an injustice.
As a sidebar, when we look at Haiti and consider the Billions and Billions of $$$$'s sent after the hurricane were all sent with the best of intentions. However, the end result of America's good intentions became more devastating than the hurricane. Most stopped working because they didn't have to. When the money started drying up there was no economic structure to return to. It could be argued that the hurricane itself caused less damage to the island. The bottom line: I think most people want to be productive members of their communities regardless of color, religion, ethnicity, or whatever. Unearned money is a powerful Opioid --only good for the short term and becomes addictive in the long term.
I just bought your book. I love strong logical perspectives!
"people who have a vested interest in the status quo" Bingo.
The interviewer has the same haircut I had in high school
#PREACH
I appreciate this information.
Praying that people understand and choose to make changes.