Megan Kelly Vs Thomas Sowell: White Privilege in the 21st Century
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I recently saw your conversation with Bill about white privilege. As a minority, I can safely say that it does not exist. Most of the examples you spoke about actually reflect the situation on the ground, and are not the result of an arbitrary system. Black and Hispanic people actually do commit more violent crime, and the unfortunate thing is that it is usually minorities who suffer most from soft on crime policies.
I think you have the correlation reversed for white flight. Neighborhoods get more violent, so successful people leave. Most families cant afford private school, and public school in the wrong neighborhood can be devastating for children and most parents are willing to pay a premium to avoid it by moving to areas with good schools.
This isnt racism, it's caring for your children.
Furthermore, the economic system is already giving Americans a fair shake. The vast majority of poor families would rise above the poverty line if they worked 40 hours a week. A single mother working 40 hours/week on minimum wage while supporting 2 children is above the poverty line. Most poor families are not working 40 hrs/week. This is why the poverty you mention is self-imposed. No one is stopping families from working 40 hrs/week, or from staying together so that one parent can work 40 hrs/week.
I grew up as a very poor minority in Texas, and I can tell you from my experience, as well as the empirical evidence, that there are not any barriers in the way of minorities. Growing up poor may be unfortunate, but this is a poverty that would have been considered upper-middle class even as late as 1975.
O'Reilly was right, but not only about Asians. Jews, Hispanics, the Polish, the Irish and Southerners, among many others, were all discriminated against, often very harshly. Each group was able to claw its way to the top with hard work and family. Until these changes are made, minorities will continue to lose ground.
Minorities are in no way disadvantaged and "White Privilege" gives people an external excuse for their failure when the true cause is poor life choices. Until people understand this, they will keep making bad life choices and the cycle will continue.
Im sure you have already read Thomas Sowell, but if not, you can find a lot of his ideas in a new book here:
http://www.amazon.com/Please-Stop-Helping-Us-Liberals/dp/1594037256/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409336855&sr=1-1&keywords=please+stop+helping+us
Have a great day, keep up the good work.
I recently saw your conversation with Bill about white privilege. As a minority, I can safely say that it does not exist. Most of the examples you spoke about actually reflect the situation on the ground, and are not the result of an arbitrary system. Black and Hispanic people actually do commit more violent crime, and the unfortunate thing is that it is usually minorities who suffer most from soft on crime policies.
