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The blame for this sorry state of affairs falls solely on its black participants. Black students who are hostile to education. Black parents who don't care. Black teachers who are incompetent. Black adminstrators who sanction unwarranted promotions and the issuance of fraudulent diplomas issued to black students who can't read at the 5th grade level.
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<p>While I don't agree with everything that Blinc has to say, I have to agree with this statement. There is no doubt that most dominantely black communities are led by black leaders. Any failure that the community faces is no one's fault but those leaders. </p>
<p>I also feel that proponents of AA fail to realize that simply setting the playing field "level" at college doesn't really solve the problem. What people have to do is solve the problem at the root which is the urban communites from which the students come from. Unfortunately, I don't hear many people talking about that. I feel that AA is simply a small band aid for a large injury that has lasted for many years (i.e. slavery, discrimination, etc). Yes even when we step outside of our narrow minded college admissions mindset, how much does it help that that 2 or 3% of the black population is getting a good education? What guarantee is there that these high achieving people are going to go back to their impoverished communites to help out instead of settling down in a predominantely white middle/upper class community. Instead of giving free passages, we should be providing opportunities. And that starts and ends with cleaning up our urban communities, not our colleges.</p>