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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Sadly, basic facts are not racist. Having grown up in the Detroit suburbs, I knew several black girls who had babies in high school. A few of them turned out to be good, caring mothers and their kids turned out okay. I will add that here in Tennessee the mentality transcends race. I've also noticed a lot of young white girls of the middle Tennessee variety with young kids.

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liz's avatar

you're in Tennesee? how's it going w the weather onslaught?

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

My son is loving it since they've closed the schools because road salt and snow plows don't exist here. It's okay as long as you don;t have to drive anywhere. I walk outside and it feels like I'm back in Michigan.

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liz's avatar

if traditional marriage isnt working for these young people then society has an interest in TEACHING THESE YOUNG WOMEN useful skills so they can make a living and support their kids. But we need to get in there and figure out WHY they arent able to marry and make it work.

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John Cougar Misanthrope's avatar

Sadly, it's cultural. Thomas Sowell wrote some great stuff about the true impact of affirmative action and our culture - particularly since Johnson's 'Great Society' experiment - that is designed to promote government dependence as a means of social control.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

and, I believe, the actual source for pulling the welfare set UP has yet to be tapped.

Yes, "on the gub'mint dole" suckers these pre-trained girls into the life.

Yes, they need a "hand UP not a hand OUT ", too.

BUT.

The TRUE source problem to be solved is the terrible LOSS of family unit structure in the USA. And, even that, is STILL not the Source.

The Source: God in one's life commanding a family structure.

ONLY by promoting morality can or SHOULD a government be involved; by sanctioning "good" things like Christian and Jewish and even Muslim(not the radicals) religions[not giving them money; given them credence and support with societal laws that enlarge them not denigrate them]

Then, you will GET MORE OF THAT.

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liz's avatar

culture follows the paycheck. carrot and stick. its not a hopeless situation unless we give it up.

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