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(06-10-2020, 11:56 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: That's a very reasonable assumption.  However, the black family unit did not begin disintegrating until the early 70's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_family_structure


There are several theories for this disintegration.  Some blame the war on drugs, which is certainly a possibility.  Others blame the welfare state, for which I personally tend to lend more credence.  The "war on drugs" certainly contributed, I would not deny this.  But I think the degradation of self esteem inherent in being reliant on others to live coupled with the financial incentive to have more children is a more likely culprit.

If that were true, the problem would have to be way more prevalent in Europe, doesn't it?

For I personally think the exact opposite is true, that permanent fear of financial ruin, homelessness and the like, the sheer hopelessness people have to live in for there's no ladder to climb and no safety net if that already exceptionally hard ladder climbing should not work out so well leads to more desperation, more crime, less responsibility etc. I might be dead wrong, but to me all the prevalent problems are rather economical ones than distinct black community ones. Blacks just happen to be poor and desperate more often. And the US system is one for "winners", while the "losers" and "loser communities" (often being determined loser communities given their starting position) disintegrate.