Feeling Sorry For Victims

It is appropriate to feel sorry for victims, for some have had more obstacles than other to overcome to make it in life. That is well and good. But Doug Giles accurately, in his August 25, 2013 newspaper entry, lambastes the race-baiters in and outside of the black community for blaming society for the failure of black teens, rather than attributing teen misbehavior and dismal performance to the lack of two person-parenting, poor values inculcated and of course the awful free choice behavior selections made by too many the black teens themselves. Things like poor grades, high dropout rates, out of wedlock birthrates, a culture celebrating crime, cop-killing and rape are outgrowths and a corrupt, bankrupt value system. Tweets about vicious reverse racism, use of drugs and alcohol turn off the rest of society. Flash mobbing, blaming others, and displaying a cocky, rebellious attitude turns off the rest of society, gaining no well-wishers. The only real solution to black teenage problems requires Mavellonialist values to stem the tide of wretchedness, poverty and failure. First, family values: the black kids need to grow up with a mom and dad to guide them. Second, each minority teenager must be taught to and embrace being a person apart from his gang, racial or neighborhood affiliations. Third, with his and her individuality accepted by them as the way through which to develop in the future, then they can be introduced to the psychology of self-realization. Through these three simple steps, all the wild, dysfunctional behavior castigated by Giles, would no longer much represent what black teens are doing. As a precondition to implementing the three steps offered above, as a way to radically transform the lives and chances of the majority of black teens, it would be instructive to accept my point that we are born depraved. Where young men and women are born rotten, and not civilized by absent fathers, and then roam as teenagers in gangs, the horrifying violence, waste and criminal behavior being committed by these youngsters is what we must expect and certainly will receive ad infinitum with near certain expectation. It is all cause and effect. Garbage values in (kids brought up wrong) lead to the machine of life producing and churning out sour, bitter, mean teenagers who will act upon their garbage values. It is almost always the fault of society and parents when teenagers have failed. We have free will but I am also a determinist. Raise them right, and most of them will turn out right, and even excel. Let us teach all kids but especially minority kids the right values, and then we will raise teenagers with the right stuff, not out-of-control hooligans that are teen-ragers out to victimize society.