Racists

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by seekerman

That's the victim mentality that's so prevalent among blacks. If we aren't succeeding it's SOMEONE ELSE'S fault. The truth is,iIf a black owned business isn't succeeding, it's the black owned business's fault, not whitey.

Look at the thousands of successful minority businesses within the Asian community for a good example. Minority after minority succeeds with hard work and providing a commodity that's needed at fair prices. That's the American way.

To do business with a person or store simply because they're black owned is wrong and perpetuates the victim mentality that's so common within the black behavior.

I disagree with you.

First off, a black person's reasoning to do business with a black owned business is not wrong as long as the motivation behind it is not racial hatred of other non-blacks.

Second of all, if more black owned businesses thrived there would not be any room for the "victim mentality" because of whitey.

The stats from the current economic turndown are staggering, hardly anyone is blaming "whitey", still some are blaming Bush but that's not the same thing. People realize the economy is bad for everyone, yet and still the bad economy has affected blacks and other minorities disproportionately.

Why?


My Dad made a joke when I was a little kid, years ago when we were going to visit my Grandparents and extended family in West Virginia-- a region economically depressed for a long time now.

"When I walked into a McDonald's and saw all the employees were white, I knew black people didn't stand a chance for finding a job down there in that rubbish town."

We laughed, but there was some truth behind that joke.



You won't hear hardly anyone criticize Jews for supporting other Jews in business and charity, but to suggest for blacks to do the same thing is some how racist.

It's not racist, it's survival and to have more black owned businesses thriving is good not just for blacks, but for the whole society.

More businesses, more jobs. More jobs, better schools. Better schools, better standards of living. Better standards of living, less people turning to petty crime (i.e. drug dealing) to make money.