The 'root' of the problem is a false sense of 'equality'. Prior to Civil Rights, we KNEW what they thought about us. Afterwards, nah. They're extremely good at acting like they have your best interests at heart when, in reality, they only have their own. Instead of instilling in our children OUR values, we send them to THEIR schools to become indoctrinated into thinking like THEM. They only stopped redlining us in the 90's so we've been corralled into specific areas for generations where it's easier to keep an eye on us and pit us against one another rather than compete against THEM on equal footing.
'White' society values the individual more than the community.
I agree.
They didn't donate because they were trying to solve a problem. Those were tax write-offs. The vast majority of that 'aid' went to administration via municipalities (local government) and never really reached where it was supposed to. It never does. After working for over a decade in a Community Help organization, I can say there are too many 'crabs' in our community feeling like the 'White' man accepts them while they step over our own people for a check.
I wasn't trying to imply they were helping, I was implying that money/support was exchanged for the souls of our religious "leaders". Most times we think these people are helping, but really theyre just paying sellouts to keep us in check. Unfortunately, thats how i view the church in 2015....
If you're in a largely minority area, they're all around you doing what they can to keep 'Black' communities together.
Same with Imams.
... but this makes me pump the breaks a bit. Usually when we start coming together to do something positive,
theyre right there trying to get involved, or we dont hear about it on a grand scale.
Yet when were fukking up, they make sure everrrybody know

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Ill trust your personal experiences... maybe my expectations and hopes are too high

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