curl-6 said:
sundin13 said:
Racism and racist governmental policies didn't end with Abe Lincoln. The mass move to suburbs happened roughly from 1945-1965 when many of our grandparents were likely buying their first homes (depending on how old you are). The heavy governmental subsidization of this move excluded black people from being able to purchase homes, pulling the wealth out of inner cities and leaving many of our parents generation in vastly different starting positions depending on the color of their skin. Many black individuals born in the 70s and 80 were born into deeply poor inner cities with crumbling school systems and many white individuals were born into much wealthier suburban neighborhoods with much more heavily funded school systems. By all means, let's help the poor, but we need to address the damage that our government did to majority minority communities. |
Again though, if it's a socioeconomic issue, then efforts to address it should be based on socioeconomic status, not race. The solution to discrimination is to end discrimination, not discriminate in the opposite direction. |
If the government bulldozes my house and then turns around and says "you should use the standard public assistance for homeless people" I think I would rightfully be pissed off.
While there should be larger scale efforts to aid those who are struggling financially, the government has a specific responsibility to the communities it directly harmed.
