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In a piece titled “Hard truths about
inner-city dysfunction” at Fox News Opinion, Cal Thomas cited America’s Sheriff, David Clarke of Milwaukee County:
. . . In an
appearance Monday on Fox, Clarke,
who is African-American, offered his explanation for the major cause of riots
in Milwaukee and other cities: “You know what encourages this? The growth of
the welfare state. These are underclass behaviors. Seventy percent of the kids
born in Milwaukee are born without an engaged father in their life. So I look
at the progressive policies that have marginalized black dads. They push them
to the side and say ‘you’re not needed.’ Uncle Sam is going to be the dad, he’s
going to provide for the kids, he’s going to feed the kids. Uncle Sam has been
a horrible father. Uncle Sam does not love these kids. He might keep a little
food in their mouths and that is about it. But we all know the importance of an
intact family, what it can do to shape the behavior of kids.”
Clarke called
progressive policies “a total disaster,” not only in Milwaukee, but in Chicago,
Baltimore, New York and elsewhere. “These progressive policies have hit the black
community like a nuclear blast and until we reverse this government dependency,
that’s what creates all of this and it encourages it by the way, along with
some questionable lifestyle choices.”
His answer?
“Until the black community does a self-evaluation and until they begin to
self-criticize about some of the lifestyle choices they are making, this stuff
is going to continue to fester.”
. . .
Why do
African-Americans continue to vote for liberal Democrats who have done little
to help them and, in fact, often cause more harm than good?
Again, Clarke gets
it right: “Until we push back against this progressive ideology, this dangerous
ideology that has been very destructive to the black community and that’s what
I’m trying to do -- it’s Job One right now in terms of messaging -- this thing
is only going to get worse.”
Clarke expanded on the topic in a longer piece at The Hill (h/t HotGas).
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