How NOT to End Racial Discrimination: Learn History!
Here’s a short US history lesson:
At the root of most of the problems black people face is the breakdown of the family structure. Slightly over 70% of black children are raised in female-headed households. According to statistics about fatherless homes, 90% of homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes; 71% of pregnant teenagers lack a father figure; 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes; 71% of high school dropouts come from fatherless homes; and 70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions have no father. Furthermore, fatherless boys and girls are twice as likely to drop out of high school and twice as likely to end up in jail.
One might say, “Williams, one cannot ignore the legacy of slavery and the gross racism and denial of civil rights in yesteryear!” Let’s look at whether black fatherless homes are a result of a “legacy of slavery” and racial discrimination. In the late 1800s, depending on the city, 70% to 80% of black households were two-parent. Dr. Thomas Sowell has argued, “The black family, which had survived centuries of slavery and discrimination, began rapidly disintegrating in the liberal welfare state that subsidized unwed pregnancy and changed welfare from an emergency rescue to a way of life.”
As late as 1950, only 18% of black households were single-parent. From 1890 to 1940, a slightly higher percentage of black adults had married than white adults. In 1938, black illegitimacy was about 11% instead of today’s 75%. In 1925, 85% of black households in New York City were two-parent. Today, the black family is a mere shadow of its past.
Ethiopians, et alii are now promoting the same failed increased “welfare”, counter-discrimination laws, with quotas, etc. in Israel, too מפלגת צדק – כי כולנו שווים | בראשות אבי ילאו)).
Want to decrease racism? Here’s an idea: Vote Zehut!
My math is simple: Most racism is found in governmental jobs: Because there is no profit/loss feedback, they need not hire the best-qualified workers. Zehut aims (supposedly) to minimize the size of government. Less private-industry jobs will be crowded out, ergo more job opportunities.
