Dem Congresswoman Blames Black Unemployment On "Racism"

[Locutus]

"When you look at African American males, 40% of them are unemployed, those under 30 years of age. I understand exactly the entire nation must be involved in this recovery but the black community is experiencing a great recession. That's what we're experiencing," Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) told MSNBC.

"And all of the growth in the past 30 years, we see it slipping away. From home ownership, the middle class; it's slipping away from our hands. And it has a lot to do with many issues. Racism, shipping jobs overseas, access -- no access to technology. You know, the digital divide is there and many of the new jobs that's what it requires. So, we have a problem."

Dem Congresswoman Blames Black Unemployment On "Racism" | RealClearPolitics


She mad.

 

[In Between Man]

VIRTUAL RACISM IN AMERICA? - Ben Kinchlow - A Black Man - Weighs In. - YouTube

 

[Highball]

40% of young Black men in my community are in jail for robbing,raping and stealing. The others are on a Welfare system and they think they are entitled to the free money. Jobs is a four letter word they don't want to hear mentioned.

 

[ironsides]

Last night at a town hall meeting in Miami sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, the subject was supposed to be jobs, but Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D- FL) turned it to partisan politics and told assembled job seekers:

“Let us all remember who the real enemy is… the real enemy is the Tea Party… the Tea Party holds the Congress hostage.”
​

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, herself known for vitriolic anti-Tea Party rhetoric, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson were also present at the town hall. The stated intent of the gathering was to hold a preview discussion of a mega jobs fair in Miami held today.
At least one citizen, an older woman, walked out of the meeting last night in disgust and told CBS 4 News:

“We expected more than this. We did not come here for politics, we came here for solutions.”
​

Watch Congresswoman Wilson explain her theory about halfway through the clip, courtesy of CBS 4 News Miami:

Maybe if they stuck to getting jobs instead of politicking something more positive would have happened. It was supposed to be a job fair.

 

[damngrumpy]

Shipping jobs overseas, I agree with that its a problem, lack of education in some sections
of the Black community and the less educated whites is also a problem, but racism come
on. The problem is many people failed to get an education because the dropped out of the
school setting and now the economy has changed and they don't have the education and
training to do the jobs available.
The reality is there are all kinds of jobs out there waiting to be filled its just that people don't
have the education and expert training to do them. That is not racism though it is a social
problem, left over from the days when not everyone had to maximize their educational
opportunities. Now they are the essential ingredients for success and a chance at prosperity.
Even ditch digging today requires a high level of math and other forms of education. It too
expensive to hire people to dig ditches that is done by machines, to calculated specific depths.
to meet building codes etc. Give me a break, politicians and governments are the ones that
allowed this to happen, to save tax dollars for the people that put them in power.
Is is a class problem, perhaps, the wealthy saved the tax dollars and invested them in their
retirement accounts. The problem is the infrastructure. roads, bridges, rail lines. Levies, and
other projects went begging for funds along with education, training and mentoring. Now the
bills are coming do for replacement rather than repair.
In addition the same companies that created all the pollution and damage to the environment
are the same companies that are being hired to clean it up and everyone pretends the companies
are stellar citizens doing their part for a better tomorrow. The problem is the middle class and
the lower middle class voted for the people who abused them, not to mention the religious groups
that were promoting the people who were abusing them. Now the chickens are coming home to
roost.
This is not racism, its about ignorance and the participation in the process that created their self
inflicted misery. What is needed is the tax increases that are being resisted and are also
inevitable. The money must go to rebuild the roads and bridges, and begin to renew the education
system and especially the inner city education system.
There is a lot of blame to go round here and labels like racism only prevent people from confronting
the reality of what is really happening. Ask yourself, If Michelle whatever her name is can actually
win a primary anywhere despite being the biggest Republican flake in decades, can you expect the
education system to improve? If people believe they can simply raise the debt ceiling and go on
spending without sacrifice, is the education system working? This problem is way bigger than the
old racism card. It might be part of the top ten reasons mind you, but it would rank about nine or ten
on the list of excuses, by those who don't want to accept their responsibility for the mess on either
side of the political fence. If it doesn't fit anywhere else cry racism, personally I have had enough of
that. It is time for solutions not rhetoric. (end of rant)

 

[SLM]

Shipping jobs overseas, I agree with that its a problem, lack of education in some sections
of the Black community and the less educated whites is also a problem, but racism come
on. The problem is many people failed to get an education because the dropped out of the
school setting and now the economy has changed and they don't have the education and
training to do the jobs available.
The reality is there are all kinds of jobs out there waiting to be filled its just that people don't
have the education and expert training to do them. That is not racism though it is a social
problem, left over from the days when not everyone had to maximize their educational
opportunities. Now they are the essential ingredients for success and a chance at prosperity.
Even ditch digging today requires a high level of math and other forms of education. It too
expensive to hire people to dig ditches that is done by machines, to calculated specific depths.
to meet building codes etc. Give me a break, politicians and governments are the ones that
allowed this to happen, to save tax dollars for the people that put them in power.
Is is a class problem, perhaps, the wealthy saved the tax dollars and invested them in their
retirement accounts. The problem is the infrastructure. roads, bridges, rail lines. Levies, and
other projects went begging for funds along with education, training and mentoring. Now the
bills are coming do for replacement rather than repair.
In addition the same companies that created all the pollution and damage to the environment
are the same companies that are being hired to clean it up and everyone pretends the companies
are stellar citizens doing their part for a better tomorrow. The problem is the middle class and
the lower middle class voted for the people who abused them, not to mention the religious groups
that were promoting the people who were abusing them. Now the chickens are coming home to
roost.
This is not racism, its about ignorance and the participation in the process that created their self
inflicted misery. What is needed is the tax increases that are being resisted and are also
inevitable. The money must go to rebuild the roads and bridges, and begin to renew the education
system and especially the inner city education system.
There is a lot of blame to go round here and labels like racism only prevent people from confronting
the reality of what is really happening. Ask yourself, If Michelle whatever her name is can actually
win a primary anywhere despite being the biggest Republican flake in decades, can you expect the
education system to improve? If people believe they can simply raise the debt ceiling and go on
spending without sacrifice, is the education system working? This problem is way bigger than the
old racism card. It might be part of the top ten reasons mind you, but it would rank about nine or ten
on the list of excuses, by those who don't want to accept their responsibility for the mess on either
side of the political fence. If it doesn't fit anywhere else cry racism, personally I have had enough of
that. It is time for solutions not rhetoric. (end of rant)

Well expressed rant DamnGrumpy.

The only thing I additional that I'd like to add is that racism, unfortunately, does exist.

But you're right, it does not exist here. I always fear that when someone is so singleminded as to attribute everything to racism it not only does the disservice of ignoring other very real conditions of the problem, but it also does a disservice to situations of actual racism. Sort of like crying wolf.

 

[damngrumpy]

Thank you SLM I agree with you. Every now and then I read something like this and it takes me
back to the days I was in media, and especially in news. An editorial now and then is alright but
there are times I cannot resist a longer version and that becomes a rant,

 

[ironsides]

Thank you SLM I agree with you. Every now and then I read something like this and it takes me
back to the days I was in media, and especially in news. An editorial now and then is alright but
there are times I cannot resist a longer version and that becomes a rant,

Good rant damngrumpy. According to the news last night, they had 3,000 jobs waiting to be taken at the job fair, hopefully they were. As far as rascism being a major issue, not in Miami Dade County where the fair was.

ethnicracialmakeup.jpg (image)

 

[SLM]

Thank you SLM I agree with you. Every now and then I read something like this and it takes me
back to the days I was in media, and especially in news. An editorial now and then is alright but
there are times I cannot resist a longer version and that becomes a rant,

Rants are in. Mercer brought them back years ago.