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  Fredric

  2 years ago

  ....kiss my ass.
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  David McQueen

  2 years ago

  Does he not have some validity in asking the black community to take responsibility on this matter? One of the realities is that we don't have a cohesive black community in London anymore. We just don't. The elements of respect that were prevalent in my youth and ealry twenties has diminished. We are as diverse and separate as we have ever been and if it is black kids shooting and stabbing black kids (or being reported on it) shouldn't he make the same comment as he would were it any other racial group?
  
  Thoughts!
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  Kimberly Michelle

  2 years ago

  I think you make a valid point, but from my understanding, there are black community groups who are trying to help the situation. But if they are without police help and other security resources, there is only so much they can do. I understand the reality that it is black kids who are committing crimes, but it's unfair to point out the obvious when he hasn't used his government resources to help. Has the line already been drawn in London and blacks are to fix their own problems? He said its not the society's fault, it's the black community's so he has essentially isolated the black community as if they are not apart of society. Has it really gotten that bad that blacks are now exiled from any assistance?
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  David McQueen

  2 years ago

  I agree that with you. I suppose my focus was that it was sad that it ended up with him having to make the statement because no one else would stand up and make that statement within our community.
  
  In retrospect his isolation of one section could be read that way, and one would hope that this not what he was saying.
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  Fredric

  2 years ago

  i think what is being missed in comments like these from world leaders is the inherent ignorance that race, in general, is somehow remotely related to behavior.
  
  people have it so backwards. whether white, brown, black, tan, beige, or mauve, the obsession of the homosapien to visual difference has created institutionalized environments that result in poverty, apathy, and crime.
  
  it is not race that causes crime.
  
  blacks are not prone to violence because they are black.
  
  black communities are more likely to be under the poverty line because white people, who make the money and the laws, have been taught their superiority is in their skin.
  
  poverty and desperation predicate lawlessness and demoralization. not race.
  
  we expect our world leaders to know this. the fact that tony blair, despite all of his exposure and 'education', would make such a statement is what is most shocking.
  
  what is most frightening is that tony blair actually believes that the plight of blacks in his country is somehow not his responsibility.
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  OHSucker

  2 years ago

  "poverty and desperation predicate lawlessness and demoralization. not race.
  
  we expect our world leaders to know this. the fact that tony blair, despite all of his exposure and ‘education’, would make such a statement is what is most shocking."
  
  My sentiments exactly!
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  Miss Vicki

  2 years ago

  Ah, Tony Blair--typical white man with his typical comments, when all around him is falling apart. Blame it on the Black man and young black youths.
  
  I wish that I could say, that this was surprising to me, but it's not. It's just the way to get the heat off of them.
  
  I'm so tired of hearing it's the African American communities fault. Our community is the reason for all the crisis going on in this world.
  
  If by chance we should awake tomorrow morning and a study had revealed that the reason for the global warming with all of its problems was due to Broken Toes, rest assure many studies would reveal that the African American community has more Broken Toes than other. Rendering us once again the reason for the global warming crisis.
  
  And, what is even sadder our African American community, along with our black leaders would follow suit in this ridiculous garbage.
  
  Why? 'Cause the white man said it and he conducted his studies which came to these findings.
  
  Poppy Cock White Man!
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  jezza

  2 years ago

  Well I guess Tony is leaving the PMs job now. While his comments have marginalized opinion on this board, overall he is not a bad bloke as he actually wants to stop people getting killed. Don't we all ?
  Kimberley, I think you have jumped very quickly to condemn him and have made conclusions that in the long run may prove to be incorrect.
  Miss Vicki, we don't have African Americans in Britain, we have English Welsh and Scottish and are all equal under the law, with masses of legislation protecting this equality.
  Now to everyone else who posted and sort of all held the same views, mine is just a differing opinion.
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  jezza

  2 years ago

  However I do think Tony did lose the plot when he agreed to head into Iraq with your bloke George W. Please elect someone as your next Presi who is going to get us out of that nightmare
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