White Orange County Superior Court Judge in California has been arrested for shooting and killing his wife. As a prosecutor, he was honored with attorney of the year.
No one is defending "the Lost Cause." Certainly not educational textbooks or publisher supplied curricula. Slavery as practiced in the West is rightly and roundly denounced for the unspeakable evil it was.
OTOH, I am always nervous when we as a society try to "memory hole" anything. We need to remember where we WERE so that we may advance to a more equitable and equal society. Destroying monuments and statues, well I'm not sure that's a wise course of action for a society to take. I'm afraid if we do we may prove George Santayana correct.
I've often wondered if I should have a pile of bumper stickers made up saying "Read the Moynihan Report." Except it isn't enough by itself. I read a study about two weeks ago tracking black versus white spending patterns. Blacks are far more likely than whites to buy luxury cars, high end clothing and expensive jewelry. That isi not a decent route to building intergenerational wealth.
Thank you so much Glen and John for you're always thoughtful commentary!
20 years ago, our upper middle class white daughter was in Teach For America, at a i South Philly Middle School. Her students were predominantly Black. She invited a guest speaker, also black, to relate to and inspire these kids. She was appalled when during the speaker's talk many of the class behaved disrespectfully. As the speaker left our daughter apologized. The speaker brushed it off. Our daughter then turned to the class, " I am ashamed of the way you behaved to our guest". The class regarded her blankly. She went on, "I'd like you to write a paragraph about something you have done that has made you feel ashamed." To her astonishment most of the students in her class had no idea what that meant. Shame was a completely alien concept.
Thank you John and Glenn, for always having the courage to speak against the narrative, the conventional wisdom of the issue. This is why I’ve been following you since 2020, when I was trying to make some sense of the George Floyd killing and its aftermath. You are my heroes of intellectual discourse. Can’t tell you how much I appreciate you two gentlemen. Keep speaking out, please.
Many a scoundrel can adorn themselves in respectability, but the honest man or woman in rags and dust is known by the light in their eye, and not the composure of their gown.
I am against censorship of any kind. The pop singer Cardi B has simulated sex on stage. ( all too common now) Biden and Dems trotted out this talent and personality for her support. Wet Ass P say. Wap Trash message trash women oversexualizing kids with Twerking and Grinding. On Grammys too. No shame ?
“Write off the riff raff?” The violence in urban communities is more comparable to the Troubles of Ireland than it is Bonnie and Clyde. Terrorism designed to divide communities for political purposes. Soldiers indoctrinated into this army have no idea what it is for, and mistake it for culture. They assume it is Bonnie and Clyde. But it’s more like the Troubles of Ireland. A nation is the same people in the same place.
It just always seems to boil down to victim hood but the lack of shame is central. At one point there was a lot of shame for being on the "dole" aka welfare. One year our school/church had delivered a food basket to us over Thanksgiving because they knew my dad had been out of work. Well even though my Dad was white he flipped out when that basket came. I was young and couldn't for the life of me understand why (there was good stuff in that basket). He wouldn't accept it. Now I understand as an adult it was Shame that he couldn't provide for his family.
The incarceration rate for Black men is falling at the state and federal level. There are more Black men in college than in prison. If we create policy telling Black men to aim for respectability rather than education, teachers will focus on correcting perceived behavior rather than education and we will lose the race.
Just finished Losing the Race, and part way through Winning the Race, and I’m struck by how John (who writes he prefers John to Professor or Doctor McWhorter) was even back then emphasizing the cultural influences of Victimization, Separatism, and Anti-Intellectualism. In Winning, he highlights the influence of the radicalism of white college kids who legitimized drug use and the culture of alienation on Black identity.
What I am struck by is the unfortunate degree to which white progressives continue to support these aspects of Black identity and how Victimization, Segregation and Equity (dumbing down standards to reduce differences) are more prevalent today than when John was writing.
The Cosby who spoke in the clip would be a “Tom” today, and KendiAngelo passes for serious thought.
Question: Has John thought of updating or reflecting on the themes he so cogently wrote about in those two books?
Glenn, are you aware that the ethical philosphy of Immanuel Kant is all about respect? And the central idea is that we OWE each other respect, which is the opposite of forcing someone to EARN respect? Being respectful is just how we're supposed to treat each other. It's an obligation or duty as Kant calls it. Surely you're aware of this.
White Orange County Superior Court Judge in California has been arrested for shooting and killing his wife. As a prosecutor, he was honored with attorney of the year.
https://apnews.com/article/california-judge-arrested-wife-homicide-83257911dc9b2e00dc8e9bfd2d0a35b2
No one is defending "the Lost Cause." Certainly not educational textbooks or publisher supplied curricula. Slavery as practiced in the West is rightly and roundly denounced for the unspeakable evil it was.
OTOH, I am always nervous when we as a society try to "memory hole" anything. We need to remember where we WERE so that we may advance to a more equitable and equal society. Destroying monuments and statues, well I'm not sure that's a wise course of action for a society to take. I'm afraid if we do we may prove George Santayana correct.
I've often wondered if I should have a pile of bumper stickers made up saying "Read the Moynihan Report." Except it isn't enough by itself. I read a study about two weeks ago tracking black versus white spending patterns. Blacks are far more likely than whites to buy luxury cars, high end clothing and expensive jewelry. That isi not a decent route to building intergenerational wealth.
Thank you so much Glen and John for you're always thoughtful commentary!
20 years ago, our upper middle class white daughter was in Teach For America, at a i South Philly Middle School. Her students were predominantly Black. She invited a guest speaker, also black, to relate to and inspire these kids. She was appalled when during the speaker's talk many of the class behaved disrespectfully. As the speaker left our daughter apologized. The speaker brushed it off. Our daughter then turned to the class, " I am ashamed of the way you behaved to our guest". The class regarded her blankly. She went on, "I'd like you to write a paragraph about something you have done that has made you feel ashamed." To her astonishment most of the students in her class had no idea what that meant. Shame was a completely alien concept.
NO P*SSY FOR THUGS
Put it on a T-shirt
No P*say for Thugs
Put it on a T-shirt
Thank you John and Glenn, for always having the courage to speak against the narrative, the conventional wisdom of the issue. This is why I’ve been following you since 2020, when I was trying to make some sense of the George Floyd killing and its aftermath. You are my heroes of intellectual discourse. Can’t tell you how much I appreciate you two gentlemen. Keep speaking out, please.
Many a scoundrel can adorn themselves in respectability, but the honest man or woman in rags and dust is known by the light in their eye, and not the composure of their gown.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/29/the-hard-hat-job-with-highest-level-of-open-positions-ever-recorded.html
Sounds like a opportunity
I am against censorship of any kind. The pop singer Cardi B has simulated sex on stage. ( all too common now) Biden and Dems trotted out this talent and personality for her support. Wet Ass P say. Wap Trash message trash women oversexualizing kids with Twerking and Grinding. On Grammys too. No shame ?
“Write off the riff raff?” The violence in urban communities is more comparable to the Troubles of Ireland than it is Bonnie and Clyde. Terrorism designed to divide communities for political purposes. Soldiers indoctrinated into this army have no idea what it is for, and mistake it for culture. They assume it is Bonnie and Clyde. But it’s more like the Troubles of Ireland. A nation is the same people in the same place.
It just always seems to boil down to victim hood but the lack of shame is central. At one point there was a lot of shame for being on the "dole" aka welfare. One year our school/church had delivered a food basket to us over Thanksgiving because they knew my dad had been out of work. Well even though my Dad was white he flipped out when that basket came. I was young and couldn't for the life of me understand why (there was good stuff in that basket). He wouldn't accept it. Now I understand as an adult it was Shame that he couldn't provide for his family.
The incarceration rate for Black men is falling at the state and federal level. There are more Black men in college than in prison. If we create policy telling Black men to aim for respectability rather than education, teachers will focus on correcting perceived behavior rather than education and we will lose the race.
Decreasing incarceration rate
https://www.statista.com/chart/18376/us-incarceration-rates-by-sex-and-race-ethnic-origin/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/05/06/share-of-black-white-hispanic-americans-in-prison-2018-vs-2006/
College vs prison
https://www.vox.com/2015/2/12/8020959/black-men-prison-college
Just finished Losing the Race, and part way through Winning the Race, and I’m struck by how John (who writes he prefers John to Professor or Doctor McWhorter) was even back then emphasizing the cultural influences of Victimization, Separatism, and Anti-Intellectualism. In Winning, he highlights the influence of the radicalism of white college kids who legitimized drug use and the culture of alienation on Black identity.
What I am struck by is the unfortunate degree to which white progressives continue to support these aspects of Black identity and how Victimization, Segregation and Equity (dumbing down standards to reduce differences) are more prevalent today than when John was writing.
The Cosby who spoke in the clip would be a “Tom” today, and KendiAngelo passes for serious thought.
Question: Has John thought of updating or reflecting on the themes he so cogently wrote about in those two books?
Glenn, are you aware that the ethical philosphy of Immanuel Kant is all about respect? And the central idea is that we OWE each other respect, which is the opposite of forcing someone to EARN respect? Being respectful is just how we're supposed to treat each other. It's an obligation or duty as Kant calls it. Surely you're aware of this.