Originally Posted by Seneca Pilot

There are plenty of white commentators who make the same points. I am specifically choosing these commentators who, despite great personal risk, are taking this stance in the face of enormous pressure from their own cultural leaders. These men and women are called Uncle Toms and worse, have their lives threatened, and their professional standing threatened just for pointing out that blacks are free, freedom is hard, and we succeed or fail due to our own choices.

These men and women courageously make the point that systematic racism has been stamped out. They make the case that the leadership on the left have more to gain by exacerbating the problem than ever putting forth any actual solutions. They make the case that the collapse of the family is driving much of the economic inequality facing blacks and whites (there are more whites in poverty than blacks). They use irrefutable facts to make their points and have the credibility of doctorate degrees and quality research.

I have made the point for years that the problem with policing in the US is not racism. There is no evidence to support racism in police departments. Most of the cities with the most black shooting occur in area dominated by blacks. Baltimore, for example, had a black mayor, black AG, black police chief, and a majority of black officers when Freddie Grey died in the police van. The narrative, however, was that he was killed due to racism of the police department. The problem with policing in the US has been the increasing militarism of police departments. Police should not be wearing tactical gear, and do not need armored vehicles. This militarization feeds an us against them mentality and attracts wannabe commandos to the force.

I am a minority, 25% Cherokee. My ancestors can accurately make the claim that we had equal treatment during early American history to blacks. We not only lost our land and culture, we were also enslaved, then killed off, then marched as much as 1500 miles to land that was chosen for us because it lacked any redeeming qualities. Are we bitter? Sure some of us. Just like blacks we have militant factions who sit on reservations to this day telling anyone who will listen that we are kept down. We also have "leaders" who profit from our situation while secretly pushing to make sure it doesn't change. The rest of us got out, got educated, and made something of ourselves.

I am done with this debate. I have linked evidence from scholars to point to the problems. Open minded people will look at that evidence and dig deeper and learn. After that digging you will make up your own mind. Many won't do the work of understanding the problem and its solutions. Sadly it is just easier to stay mad.