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>to Asians, Middle Easterns, and Europeans. They don’t >migrate or immigrate to america illegally, and they already >have a financial base, and they have monetary connections >going back to their homeland. So they are not coming to >America in a poor state. That allows them to comfortably >establish businesses, set up their lives and families for >future growth, and their welfare and well being don’t depend >on government assistance or programs. > >This is why I tell people that color, race,etc don’t have >anything to do with conditioning, intelligence or experience. >It’s about where you come from and how you were nurtured. > >Here is an example. 88 keys is a 2nd generation immigrant from >Cameroon. His parents, like a lot of African parents, wanted >him to be a doctor. They paid for his schooling, housing, >utilities, and other expenses so he could just focus on >becoming a doctor. He didn’t want to become a doctor, so he >dropped out of college. They disowned him after that, because >they didn’t want him to pursue anything else, because >anything else wasn’t as prestigious or financially stable. > >My perception of that is Africans, just like Jews, Asians, >etc, understand financial commitment and selflessness in order >to create wealth and job security. As African Americans we are >taught that by the time a person is 18, he or she has to be >out on his own, as well as being able to financial support >oneself. That’s the age of cut off, so that leads to young >African American adults , especially males, being set up to >fail. And when they fail they get shunned by their families >and society, and the cycle just continues to repeat itself. >
FUCK. Next year is the one where I get off my ass and get the 529 up and running
>I also took from that: They refuse to accept , considering >all things are healthy, anything that is satisfactory or less >than excellence. That can be both good or bad. However, it >weeds out dependency, mental weakness, and insecurity. But on >the flip side, it creates prejudice, classism, and apathy >towards people who are not as successful or who are poor.
Double edge sword and as I've seen it puts waaaaaay too much pressure on young people to perform
>There are quite a few Africans who look down upon African >Americans, or consider African Americans to be lower than >them. >
This is a part of the complexity I had in mind when writing the post because again, it's complex. This divisive area is counter productive and I want to be clear that in my thinking the point is not to imply that their positions are unearned - if anything I'm trying to identify the differences in approach. It's a complex and touchy area that demands a lot of nuances to properly approach and handle the content...so, yeah.
I think, (what I perceive as) their success in various areas provides a different way of thinking about BEING which is something I've been thinking a lot about lately esp with the stuff I've read recently like 'The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap' and 'The Man-not'.
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