What do you think of this man's point of view?

Question

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-K9NVEq41cavh1Ep_6gY-?cq=1

Answer 1

He's brave to say it ... I'll give him that. If the blog was written by a white man, people would be very quick to be angry and label him a racist. Interestingly, it's a black man criticizing black men so the perception is a little different.

It's always good to look in the mirror first to see what you could do to make things better before looking for help/handouts from outside. I agree with that much at least.

Answer 2

I disagree with many of the things mentioned in his blog.

He seems to be generalizing based on racial or other superficial characteristics, and not looking at the causation involved.

For example, in his criticism of "Blacks" not leaving New Orleans and waiting for "the government to bail them out", he mentions but ignores the implications of the fact that these people are on welfare,

Meaning they had no money, probably no savings, and very likely no ability to relocate even if they had wanted to. He makes it about race, when it's really about poverty trapping them there.

Another is the story of Jenny. As written, it appears to make the point that faith in religion was the answer to her problems, when the real answer was self-confidence. Yes, religion can be (as it was in her case) a great way to build self-confidence. But religion can just as easily destroy someone's self confidence. So again, the generalization ignores the underlying more important reality -- Jenny needed to believe in her own value and believe in herself, however she ended up doing that.

There are other examples, but I tend to reject anything based on broad racial or religious categorization, especially where there are much more direct casual factors involved that have nothing to do with race or religion.

Answer 3

Perhaps harsh, but then again not for me to judge.

The federal government's crimes were in waiting to do ANYTHING. I agree with him that on the local & state level there should have been some planning. In regards to the social issues that he raised, I feel it is not for me to say...

Answer 4

I can dig it. But probably 50-60% of Black folks will say he is an Uncle Tom or something.

Answer 5

I totally agree with him, and applaud his efforts.