April 28th and what has been going on the last few days!!!
During the past few days we have seen many disturbing images on the TV regarding Baltimore riots. We have had speeches, denials, and statements which are blatently misleading. Why people would not remember what they had said and blame others for twisting their thoughts is beyond my comprehension.The poor mayor of the city is so caught up in not understanding what she is doing it is really quite sad. What appears to have happened is that she came out of meetings with officers and others in her command posture and then said what she had been thinking in private. Not realizing others heard her correctly, but she could not believe herself coming out with those strange utterances.
By the way, she is the Secretary of the National Democratic Party! A leader who has fallen on her sword!
Ferguson:
Curfew:
A curfew should have been put in place before 15 buildings were set on fire, 100 plus cars burned, and 20 or so police officers injured. Waiting a day only added substance to the statement made by the Mayor that we had to give the protestors space to vent their rage. A CVS store had been courted to come to Baltimore to provide quality and reasonable prices for their products. Now will they even think about rebuilding? Remember, the riots of the 1960's destroyed neighborhoods of the minority communities and it took many years to rebuild them. It took a lot of effort to get the stores to re-enter markets which had been so bad on them. Now...the same thing is happening again and might just spring up in other communities across the nation. The only ones who get hurt are the people living in this area of the minority neighborhoods. Youngsters who have nothing to gain or lose are responsible. Saying they need opportunity is not the answer!
What can we do to help the situation of impoverishment among black youths?
President Franklin D Roosevelt had a solution in the 1930's long before WWII bailed out the economy. There were specialized job corps programs for both youths and adults. People were given opportunities to work and earn their way back from poverty. Today we do not have that setup at all. We have food stamps, great, but there is no pride in getting them! We give dole outs of clothing, housing, and the like, but no pride in getting them! We need to change the system, Obama Phones are nice, but there is no pride in getting them.
Giving people jobs, doing work will instill pride! Earn while you learn! No, we don't pay youth to go to school, we should however, have on the job training. The infra-structure of this country is in disparate need of repair. Why not have a summer of fixing. Fix the bridges, roads, buildings, and build items of pride in communities. High Schools in the great depression were able to obtain stadiums whose construction created jobs for the people who built them. Is it wrong to do the same thing once again? Housing is sorely needed for low income families, Habitat for Humanity is a great program, but a government sponsored program would be a great step forward in getting the homes needed, giving jobs, and teaching skills that could be carried over into the creation of prideful jobs!!!
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