Librarians, Keepers of the Liberty

I can't tell you why some Americans ... some of whom were African Americans ... fell sway to the siren song of the welfare state ... any more than I can tell you why some Americans still believe in leftist political nostrums ... and listen to leftist proselytisers ... despite the fact that leftism has been proven a resounding and devastating failure throughout the world.

You may not be old enough to remember ... but the War On Poverty began as an effort ... ultimately a disatrous one ... to help the alleged poor starving masses of "Appalachia" ... once known as hillbillies ... of the states from Virginia to Tennessee ... nearly all of whom were "white" ...

... and spread thereafter to a more national and urban clientele.

In any case ... the entire welfare state ... from handouts to housing to "jobs" programs to the abject surrender of personal liberty ... was ... and still is ... a complete disaster for anyone who partook of it. The Americans who shunned it ... became much more suuccessful and prosperous than the ones who embraced it.

Oh come on. The % of blacks on welfare was much greater than the % of whites. You are not an idiot. So the question remains: If Blacks as a whole were in such great financial shape in the 50's, why did they even need welfare?, and as a %, why did blacks fall for welfare? Quit playing stupid games.

And the Clinton adm. "got rid" of more welfare families than any Rep. president ever.

You appear to read a whole lot... Of what you WANT to read. This is deadly if you seek the truth. You will always have trouble dissecting any legitimate arguement if you read to satisfy JUST your preconceived notions. I can only conclude from my brief reading of your threads, that you would do wonders for North Korea as an artist of propaganda. They require a good mind-numbing drone of hailing one train of thought as they starve.

You are never to old to learn something.