09-06-2005, 06:38 PM
A hell of a long time ago, the government started giving farmers money to not grow food. This put an uncounted number of black folks out of work. They went and they crammed in to cities. The government created a welfare state for these folk. Created ghettos. Projects. And then they intentionally sabotoged the school systems in these places to deliver substandard education. The system flooded these ghettos with pawn shops and liquor stores. And a system was created where there was just enough to scrape by, but never get out. Each generation following was worse than the one before. With bad schools, they never had a chance to get good education. They never got a fair shake. There was either welfare if you were an honest sort, along with whatever crappy job you might be able to find, but you would never get the wages you deserve because of your skin colour. If you was dishonest, there was drugs and crime. So these ghettos became vipers nests. A breeding ground for all kinds of bad things in our society. It created a system of total dependance because of the conditions. They depend on everything. They do not go to good schools. Most schools in the ghettos don't even offer driver's education... The level of dependence generated is total. These poor depend on public transportation like trolleys and buses. They couldn't just hop in a car and leave. I mean, everything in their lives is based on government control. Heck, the hurricane came at the end of the month, when most of them were broke. No cash. At all. No means of escape.
And before any of you say anything, like, why don't they improve their lives, or why do they live like that, or anything stupid like that, you have no idea what it's like, how opressive the system is, or how carefully crafted the system is to actually hold these people back. None of you have any right to judge or say how you think it ought to be, this is how it is. It's a dirty, nasty, horrible thing that everybody tries to ignore. Now, because of circumstance, it can't be. Failure is total.
This storm destroyed more than a city. It wrecked a ghetto. A complete system failure with people so indoctrinated and controlled that most are incapable of thinking independant thought for themselves. They did what the government told them to do, and trusted in that.
It's a very sad thing to watch and I have worried that this sort of breakdown was coming someday.
And before any of you say anything, like, why don't they improve their lives, or why do they live like that, or anything stupid like that, you have no idea what it's like, how opressive the system is, or how carefully crafted the system is to actually hold these people back. None of you have any right to judge or say how you think it ought to be, this is how it is. It's a dirty, nasty, horrible thing that everybody tries to ignore. Now, because of circumstance, it can't be. Failure is total.
This storm destroyed more than a city. It wrecked a ghetto. A complete system failure with people so indoctrinated and controlled that most are incapable of thinking independant thought for themselves. They did what the government told them to do, and trusted in that.
It's a very sad thing to watch and I have worried that this sort of breakdown was coming someday.
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."