Again, how do you know that he is predicting? I haven't researched it, but perhaps he is quoting some sort of study.

What he's doing is proclaiming a self-fulfiling prophecy. Charles Rangel's worst fear is a self-actualized black man who doesn't need him.

Could be...or he could be quoting a sociological study, and his worst fear is that his people will become extinct.

Or he could be pulling strands of protien out of his colin. I guess I have failed to make the point that black men who take charge of their own life have little use for dumbasses like Al Sharpton/Charles B. Rangel/whoever.

Who says that black men have much use for them to begin with?

One man's dumbass is another man's hero.

So speaketh the honorary negro ... (just :stickpoke you know I love you dude.)

I know that I perhaps view the world through a naive suburban white woman's rose-colored prescription glasses, but might not the demographic imbalance in prison be representative of a demographic imbalance in the number of crimes committed by whites vs. persons of other races/ethnicities?

Niggers.

Can't live with 'em. can't live without 'em!

I can show you many instances of white people acting dumdass stupid.

"It isn't the color of your skin, but the content of your character" - MLK

It seems that people like Sharpton and Rangel want to be the next MLK Jr, leading other black people out of the Abyss of Racism and Injustice. However, they don't seem to realize that the scenery has changed. This isn't a time of White and Colored bathrooms and water fountains. Long gone (for the most part) are stores and diners that refuse to serve or even admit non-whites. Back then it was basically white vs non-white when it comes to fatal violence. However, now black people have more to fear from other black people. More often than not, they're bringing themselves down and holding themselves back.

Of course, this creates a problem for people like Rangel or Sharpton. To address this correctly, they need to target the black people who are holding back other blacks who are otherwise trying to rise out of their situations. But if they do that, they'll have one faction claiming they're going after their own people instead of focusing on where the problem is (anywhere but within). There's something do be said for the man who boldly strides forward, but for this, it's a delicate dance they'd have to do, and I don't think either of them are nimble enough.

Same thing can be said for Crackers. They're all over the place, getting into everything...a person can't go ANYWHERE without running into that pasty anglosaxon face. :rolleyes:

Why? Because they actually give it more study than its participants?

white people talking about conditions in minority communities = ignorance, racism, or both.

members of minority groups discussing white people = witty social commentary. :eyebrow:

Well, you can hardly write a critique of white American culture, because as everyone knows, that's a contradiction in terms.

touche

Afraid not, WAC is actually the plagerized and remarketed aggregate of all of the other cultures it comes in touch with. Why do you think the french are trying to keep it out of france?

It sure is. :haha:

You'd be amazed at what black folks are talking about these days (and I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of people here wouldn't like it one bit).

Then clue us in. Otherwise what's your point?