Quote Originally Posted by z80
Why do american govoment hate there black people for? Do most white americans hate there black people too? If you do, I propose a swap. We'll have your black fellows, and you can have ours!

The American government does not systematically hate black people, nor do most white people. But there is lingering racism in our country. Blacks make up a disproportionate percent of the poor, and therefore commit more crimes per capita, because poor people commit more crimes such as robbery and murder.

Black poverty is a legacy of our slave-owning past, and some very poor political choices in the 1960s. At the same time as we were freeing black Americans from segregation, we instituted welfare policies that gave extra money to unwed mothers with children. Instead of helping that particular group, the policy ended giving economic incentives to join the group. As a result, the core black family structure, which had survived slavery, lynchings, racism, and segragation, was destroyed by do-gooders seeking to help them. There was an explosion of unwed mothers in the black community, and the culture of welfare became predominant.

Only in the last 20 years have black Americans moved back in positive direction. But gangs and violence still plague the inner cities. And racism is still endemic in the South, even though it is muted as each new cohort of babies is born, raised, and exposed to the popular culture of diversity.