The Color Of Looting

Why do Black people always seem to do the dumbest things at the "wrongest" time?

I was appalled, like most people, to see the devastation wrought on New Orleans by Mother Nature. I was outraged, though, to see the human animals worsening nature's destruction with violence and lawlessness. And the worst part about it was that vitually all the people doing the looting and violence were Black.

I know that crime and violence are sensitive subjects for most Blacks and White liberals to discuss. No one wants to appear racist so the hard truth, that Blacks commit more crime than any other race in America, is glossed over or "explained" as the result of years of oppression at the hands of Whites. But who was oppresssing the Black looters and thugs in New Orleans? The Big Easy, after all, has a Black mayor.

Sure, some of the violence and looting is simply desperate people reacting desperately to a desperate situation. That explains some of it, not all of it.

Personally, I think alot of Black people commit crime becasue they know they can always blame it on racism if they get caught. And most White liberals will go along with that idea to prove their enlightenment and compassion. Of course, playing the race card usually doesn't mean Black criminals get off scot free. No, they are VERY likely to end up in jail for quite a while. But even that can be blamed on racism. And class. Still, the sterotype of the Black criminal--you know the one, that practically every Black male is a predator--stalks the mind of most Whites, even liberal ones. And that's why the behaviour of the New Orleans thugs was so dumb, and sad.

Whether they know it or not, care or not, the New Orleans thugs confirmed every White person's worst fears about Blacks. White racist magazines and websites are going to have a field day reporting on the Black "savages" who ran amok after Katrina struck. It'll take as long to undo the damage to Blacks' collective reputation as it will to rebuild the city.

You'd think that Blacks would've figured out years ago that they must strive extra hard to be law-abiding and civil. You'd think that the LAST thing they'd want to do was prove the White racist right. You'd think that Blacks would strive to instill in their children a strong work ethic and respect for education that many Asian Americans have. The work ethic and respect for education that made many immigrant Asians valedictorians and successful businessmen. You'd think that, and you'd be dead wrong.

I'm sure that Black pundits are lined up to give the official, politically correct explanation for the anarchy in New Orleans. And White liberals are lined up to shout Amen! And while these two groups spread the party line, the ordinary Black male has to walk around with the weight of the stereotype on his shoulders. No one will tell him the only way to be free. No one will dare say that Blacks, individually and collectively, must stop making excuses for their criminals and demand righteous behaviour of themselves. Only when Blacks are known for strong families, hard work, academic achievement, and unfailing honesty will the stereotype die.

Blacks have it in them to achieve greatness. Instead, they seem hooked on glorifying the lowest elements in their community. Only when they abandon this habit will they soar. America's not holding them back. Whites aren't holding them back. They're holding themselves back. It's time they admit that and get on with the business of success.