Black Americans Failed by Good Intentions: An Interview with Jason Riley 

Best quote in the video

But, if you say that, then leftists/democrats call you a racist.

You mean a job?

Short and to the point! I’m stealing!

Das raysis

And that is true of any race.

"If the father is not in the home, the boy will find a father in the streets. " what a quote

Denzel Washington is an actor not a sociologist, not a cultural anthropologist or any kind of social scientist.You would not take medical advice from an accountant don't take advice from the entertainment industry regarding social problems.

Mark R then how would you suggest we fix social problems?

Mark R According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.7 million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. Consequently, there is a father factor in nearly all social ills facing America today. 4 times greater risk or poverty, 7 more times likely to become pregnant as a teen , more likely to face abuse and neglect , more likely to go to prison, 2 times more likely to drop out of school... are you going to say this does not exist?

@anger & rage was that lengthy reply all that necessary? I'm very familiar with X. I've listened to his speeches and read his biography. I was merely commenting how deceitful X thought white liberals were. Everyone knows the conservatives back then were pretty open about their racism, and liberals were deceitful in the fact they pretended to care, but their actions proved otherwise.

@anger & rage you've repeated things back to me like I didn't already know all of that. Pretty presumptuous of you.

@anger & rage I brought up Malcolm X for the simple reason he saw through the bullshit. You've read between non-existent lines and inferred things that were not implied. I'm not a white conservative or liberal.

Like Biden .. the og politician

You are correct. "The white liberal is the worst enemy to America, and the worst enemy to the black man." Malcolm X 1963.

So true!❗👍

Just so we can be clear... here is the truth... Individuals of any race, creed, political party affiliation or color can act racist but in America politically the only tolerated systemic racism is by the Democratic party.... A) against asians and whites as 1) quotas 2) affirmative action and 3) identity politics and B) against blacks and hispanics as 1) welfare dependency, 2) limited public school choices (vouchers, charter schools and school choice) and improper public school management by teacher unions, 3) Democrat party founded police unions deals with their Democrat mayors and Democrat city officials to cover up or under and overcharge officers (murder 1 charge instead of manslaughter to get officers off) by the Democrat district attorney to avoid their convictions, 4) selectively targeting minorities for abortions and 5) controlling the system to fostering single mother child rearing.... all with the narrative that the Democratic party cares about people of color, children and women.

I have seen that myself when I lived in the city it was scary to witness

"A VESTED INTEREST"????? Billions of dollars a year SPENT ON BLACKS, and to you that means they're INVESTED????? Asshole.

@@milesarcher8502 can you elaborate on your anger? Whom or what are you disagreeing with?

@@milesarcher8502 He means the Media, Politicians, etc. There is huge money and huge power to be had in racial "injustice". It's how incompetent mayors can run cities into the ground but still get voted in at an 80% of the votes. Then you talk Federal and there's like 1000 congressmen, senators, and executive branch elected officials controlling TRILLIONS of dollars in the US budget. The Billions you talk about are drops in the bucket. Racial "injustice" is easy votes for these people. And easy votes is easy power.

“When we get ready to take the United States, we will not take it under the label of communism, we will not take it under the label of socialism. These labels are unpleasant to the American people and have been speared too much. We will take the United States under the labels we have made vary lovable, we will take it under liberalism, under progressivism, under democracy. But take it we will.” - Alexander Trachtenberg (National Convention of Communist Parties, Madison Square Garden, 1944

@@raymond_tora oh look we got an "Enlightened" centrist ^

Or they'll just dismiss it or, if they do see it, it's just a "maybe" rather than seeing it for what it is - steps to finding good solutions to today's issues in the Black community.

Raymond Torres the projection is strong within you.

@@raymond_tora so, what's with the name calling? If you knew me, or anything about me, you would not call me that. There was nothing ignorant in what I stated. In fact, the conversations that could be had from watching this video are the important ones. The complex ones. The ones that would flesh out the complex realities for better undestsnding all the way around. As it stands, you're behaving as a troll. And that IS pitifully ignorant.

I sent this to two liberal friends and they still havent watched it lol. This is after we had a heated discussion and I thought I made some ground. Too much work trying to red pill people. These people are helpless.

It’s excellent that other people are spreading these ideas. Does it matter who said it first?

Exactly. Even the MIT example.

@@lyscdk9788 Of course it doesn't matter, but nobody talks about Thomas Sowell. It's rather saddening

Well, it can’t be said enough, then. The more people who say it, and say it often, the better

And the advice was not heeded. It is super important that Jason is taking up the torch.

A lot of white Liberals are closet hypocrites and some are closet racists as well.

unfortunately they'd call him worse than that (i.e. "Uncle Tom" and other horrible names)

"RaCiSt" is the panacea liberals use to deflect from the fact that the evidence is not on their side.

Not probably. Definitely.Black victimhood is a religion. How dare anyone blasphem.

@Anders Anderson Beautifully put.

Were not a minority anymore

@Rad Thadd yea you is gangsta.

i agree with this

There are many of us and the main stream coninue to invest heavenly in silencing us

but everyone should know this. I am wondering who said equal opportunity gives equal results?

So inequal opportunity gives equal results?

@@hieule1429 what? Of course not lol.

"Equal results" is an absolute scientific impossibility. Not possible in this universe. Do I need to explain that?

Socialists are always after equal results and they can only be achieved by tyranny and they never actually reach the goal. Imagine the godlike power and insight that would be required. That’s why Thomas Sowell called social justice ‘cosmic justice’.

^This.

amanda miller Who said anything about medicare? But if you wanna go there. Elderly = richest generation in america Young = poorest generation in America. Medicare = robbing the poor the feed the rich That should cover it.

Lord Hawkeye the problem is is that African Americans have achieved a lot in this country over the past four hundred years even when we had successful communities and successful businesses it was taking away, bombed, blown up, never trust anybody White in this country.

Or Pet

@@fivefivevirgo4055 all that happened to you because of your god the democrat party. It was the Democrat party that did all that to you. You know the one you worship (the democrat) lol.

You don't seem to know the difference between ACTUAL racial victimization and people who just PRETEND to be victimized!

That’s actually really good! Whenever you think you’re the victim and you’re actually not, then you subconsciously trick yourself into staying one

@@trevorbilliot2625 Certain Black students at elite colleges claim to be OPPRESSED as a form of virtue signaling! That's the type you mean. Yet, there are other Blacks with truly LEGITIMATE RACE grievances!

One does not play the victim card, the victim card plays them

Black wall street, look it up dummy.

Or rather, what people want isn't always what they need

Paved with good intentions. Good book by Jared Taylor. U should check it out.

Good intentions? That's just BULLSHIT!

@@cordwainerbird5550 you're missing the point. What people believe they do out of the good of their own heart can actually be destructive to themselves and others around them. It's not saying that bad people are doing good, but that they're fooled in thinking what they're doing is good.

@@redbeard3946 I fully understand the theoretical idea of "good intentions". However, in the actual case of social engineering, I don't believe it!

Yeah, another sellout making White racists and conservatives feel good about their stereotypes with the lazy, shiftless Black man. Funny, they only speak in front of mostly all White audiences and that is who buy their books.

@@kelvinbrown8754 That's not my impression. Thomas Sowell says that the #1 hindrance is the public school system, and his idea of a remedy for that is the voucher system. Seems like the people who listen to him care more about making sure blacks get equal opportunity for a good education than the DNC. Please don't insult me. I just wanted to offer some thoughts. Peace.

@@waterdragon2012 Thank about what you just said and what Sowell is advocating for just one second. He is saying he is will to write off vast numbers of Black children. He wants vouchers for some but is OK that others remain in failing schools. Why can't he imagine a functional public school system that serves all children like in most other Western countries and like they used to function here. Those clowns just like to trash anything the government does except the military. So tell me how I am wrong to want all Black kids to have a great school and not just some that can get vouchers. Conservatives want the voucher system so then can have a way for White families to have White only schools. Fact.

@@kelvinbrown8754 Where are you getting this disinformation? In fact, he wants school choice for any child whose parents can't afford better just like they do in Nordic countries. It's tragic how public schools in more affluent neighborhoods offer great education while the schools in impoverished communities don't offer much opportunity. There's a lot of pushback against school choice, that's why there's a lottery system. The lottery system is a compromise. Again, Sowell prefers that every child have access to quality education.

@@waterdragon2012 Simple math. Either ALL children have a quality education or just some. Vouchers ensure that SOME will get a quality education buy many more will not. The voucher system by definition condemns those not getting vouchers to a sub standard education. He has NO remedy for that nor does he talk about one as it will inevitably lead back to improving the public schools for all. Something he and all Black conservatives abhor even though they all went to one and by some miracle turned out OK.

I married late in life Retired early to be the stable force of the family God, family, nation

I am a black punkrock bisexual female and black conservatives make more sense to me than anyone else.

City of Truth91 . I’m not black neither american. Would you explain why this book says black victim hood is spreaded by liberals leftists ? I’ve seen some liberals, black and white, agreeing with this author. I agree that lefts have this mindset, but not liberals. Am I wrong ?

@@desiderata8811 I have seen the same mindset progressed by many liberals, especially when they talk about the wealth gap, as if it is some insurmountable odd.

@Kevin Foster that may be true, but if i only refer to white people,black people will call me a self-hating uncle tom. And also, black conservatives have a beyter understanding of where black liberals come from, even if they dont agree with them. I think identity politics are stupid and wish I could only seek out ideas.

When he started to mention where the president's own kid attend I realized this must be old and and looked at the published date. He was definitely talking about Obama. I wish they would have the same interview today.

September 2014, the same year the FAKE NEWS went to, to show children in cages at the border as current.

Funny thing is. Trump is making school choice happen.

Yes...i was confuse about that..til I checked the date of the publication!! 2014! Obama was president!

Haliaeetus leucocephalus not if the teachers union can help it ,they and the democrats want to abolish school choice

I think Jason Riley is the author of that book.

Where did you get a copy?

@@tzeege request one at the library or get it online.

It was also a magnet for gay men and women.

Yeah,... we lost a lot, mainly vigilence, the struggle is not Over⁉️💯 Portraits usually show people dressed in their Best❗🤔 Entertainers, hustlers and Dope dealers still dress like that❗Most working, and underemployed people Don't⁉️💯✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"

Integration ruined the black community civil rights smh we asked to be treated equal instead of asking for something of monetary value what is the metric of equality

You mean like respectability? Yea. I would say so.

And hows that a problem?

BRAVO, Ellise!

Can't remember from where, but i once heard that the 3 most prevalent factors that keep someone out of poverty are: 1) graduating high school 2) not having kids out of wedlock 3) getting married after age 20 If you do all that, odds are extremely high that you will NOT live in poverty.

@@AlyssaTaylor9 In actual race discrimination cases, all the items raised are totally irrelevant!

@@cordwainerbird5550 obviously, yes. But that's about racial discrimination, not about poverty. These are true for people of any race.

@@AlyssaTaylor9 White racism in employment definitely affects Blacks heavily with respect to hiring and promotions! This is also a major factor regarding poverty!

Riley isn't being honest. Neither side cares one way or another - they just want votes.

You forgot to add, “...and your money!”.

@@bskee001 Yep.

@@lisacox3750 do you want politicians help for anything related to covid; i wonder if you can be as honest as Riley is; am not "trying to take you down; believe you me; i am aware my question has that undertone

Oh⁉️... So what are Government Subsidies to white Farmers, Manufacturers, Public and private schools, and institutions⁉️💯In 2020 the evidence is manifest in parents saying they can't return to work because, SCHOOLS are not Open⚠️ Is public education state sponsored DAYCARE⁉️💯🤔"FREE BILL COSBY"

@@davidwicks9538 subsidies to businesses are incredibly different than a welfare check given to an individual. Tax breaks and grants to business allow the business to hire more workers. These workers can then earn a fair wage, and then spend those wages in their communities.... which stimulates the entire economy. Give someone a check each month? They spend it at businesses and then businesses fork it to taxes. And then those taxes go towards welfare yet again, perpetuating this cycle. But if more people can get hired they can get promoted and get skills- the sky is the limit. This doesn't need to be politics. Its basic economics.

@@cassiej2549 Well said, but, perhaps, You're not familiar with the "Last hired, first fired",☻ rarely promoted american custom🙉. The white farmer land gifts and subsidies, the manufacturing, transportation, and banking, baleouts should've been denied. If a company can't compete in the free market, they should fail, not collect💸 Welfare,* Basic Capitalist ECONOMICS⁉️💯 I ASSUME you Cheerfully, 'Refused Your' Stimulus 💰welfare⁉️🤔⁉️🙊✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"

@@davidwicks9538 wow you brought up like 4 completely different topics and im not sure how to reply about bill Cosby 🤣🤣🤣 I see what you mean and your perspective is valid! And no I didn't "refuse" my stimulus because idk how to reject a direct deposit hahahaha. But I did send it all directly to 2 or 3 moms I know on Facebook that were laid off due to the corona and needed it. I have kept the same job and same income entire pandemic so I don't need it. So I kinda refused it....?

@@cassiej2549gud

Probably because for starters, there is no singular "Black culture." The majority of Black Americans are middle-class residents of suburban areas and small towns and expect and deserve the same level of public services paid for with their tax dollars as their non-Black counterparts. And the second reason is that you don't reach the poor and working classes with high-falutin' think tank panels and book tours. This is discussion by a privileged man for the consumption of other privileged people. Take the argument directly to the intended audience and talk *to* them instead of talking to everyone else *about* them.

Black wall street, look it up dummy.

America stifled the black man before he attempted to take over the black household. The cut the head off of the snake.

Sounds like common sense

It’s the “principal of subsidiarity” and has long been a catholic social teaching.

But, should Blacks take responsibility for white racists' wrongdoings?

@@cordwainerbird5550 they do not have to if they take responsibility for themselves. you missed the entire point in order to say blacks are simply victims of Whites. have a look at the interracial crime states at the FBI website.

Although i enjoy a lot of what JBP has to share, his ideas arent necessarily his own but he does a great job of communicating them and combining many diffeent ideas and concepts into succinct and easy to understand terms

If I could high five you over the internet I would. I am in my 40s and remember the successful kids in high school -you would see their parents at parent teachers meeting day.

🤝👏👏👏 absolutely this.

Wisdom

Thank you. God and true wisdom are often lacking in these conversations and ideas.

thanks for sharing this

@Sam Black A Simp fanbase lol. But at least she can make some money out of those videos

You are so pretty!!!

What has the Republicans done to end poverty in America? Which political party has done ANYTHING for the poor?

@Danny Tennial Nobody cares for the poor in this country. Society soundly ignores and forsakes them.

@@dannytennial5311 You seem to have missed the point entirely. NEITHER political party should do anything to "help" the poor. The government exists to protect civil liberties, property rights, and enforce contracts. One it has done so, it should get out of the way.

It wouldn't make a difference. Assuming the role of the victim is easier than assuming responsibility for oneself.

Thank you.

Not just Ben Shapiro said that - the Brookings Institute (a famously left leaning report) has articles that say the same thing. My, it’s almost as if family stability and values like hard work and commitment are what produce good results for people.

Ben Shapiro hasn't got a clue that white racism in employment operates against Black Americans regardless of high school, marriage or single parent status! Black single motherhood is just a distraction from continuing employment race discrimination abuses!

@@winterlogical what a staggeringly obvious concept that so many fail to grasp

@@cordwainerbird5550 single parent households of ANY race produce kids who buy and large fall behind in many aspects of life. Racism exists(unfortunately) still but the promotion and continued encouragement of having kids out of wedlock is doing societies of all kinds many disservices. If you fail to understand this then youre either dense, ideologically posessed, or have not educated yourself...or a combination of all three

I saw this from Dave ramsey

Great of you to be skeptical and look deeper. Never-ending, right? One thing you wrote last line, policies that exacerbated the problems: I heard Mr. Riley agree with your observation in his discussion above. I could be wrong. Measurements would have to be updated to satisfy me, given the 2014 date of the book. If he has a new edition, I'd love to read it. Good talk.

👏🏿💯👏🏿💯 Exactly, this dude takes some truths and facts and does a halfass unilateral analysis. If you subject caucasians to the Same oppression, and deprivation, for the same amount of time, they would be the same or "Worse" as BlackAmericanDOS; that's One reason why many of them left europe⁉️🤔💯✊🏿"FREE BILL COSBY"

David Wicks this dude is failing to consider the long lasting effects of the cycle of poverty. Any group who was subject to discrimination, and as a result, poverty would be in a worse position than other groups who haven’t been subject to the same thing.

That's fair. It's an extremely complicated topic. My biggest issue with thedebate as it is today is that people want to do it through the national government. The cost of living varies state by state, sometimes by a lot. States should decide their own rates. Otherwise you end up with horrible mismatches that result in more harm than good. Businesses will lay people off if wage rates go up too much, which hurts hourly workers, poor communities, and minorities the most.

@@sarahtaylor4264 agreed but there should be a ratiod federal fairness clause. Like it measures all those elements of cost of living and wages of said state. Just in case the state gets loaded by corrupt officials and enact draconian worker abuse.

There are even laws about not feeding wild animals for this very same reason!!!

You got this too,right?!

He sounds like a true asshole when he interrupts the guest. Not professional, man.

Yes. Too many people are doing things to hurt their own communities. We can't make white people fix all of our problems.

Abolish govt schools.

@@TeaParty1776 thats a big get. You gotta start smaller. Attack the teachers union, support school choice, let bad institutions fold

@@williamdelahunty3677 The goal is not the steps needed to get to the goal. We need new intellectuals in the universities to teach the importance of mans independent mind.

@@TeaParty1776 Given the gatekeeping and ideological purity checks, tenure, and Democrat backing, how would you accomplish this? They need their money stripped, as subsidies are the only way this can perpetuate.

How would this man help education?

I agree if there is no more welfare for this behavior females will become more prudent

Dick Ritchie You’re first three are unproductive, and guise only bigotry and resentment.

Riley Merino Thanks judge. I won’t be offended be loud, vulgar rap music blaring out of your car if you agree to leave peaceful monuments alone. Do we have a deal?

Dick Ritchie I haven’t touched any of your precious fucking racism monuments, Dick (appropriately named). And guess what-if I did, it still literally doesn’t affect your little bubble of a life at all for any reason. Kind of like rap music. Get over yourself, man. Kendrick Lamar is a beautiful poet and just as legitimate as Dylan or Simon.

Great advice for whites as well.

😂😂

Also Economist Walter E. Williams, as well.

Not surprising

I am also a fan of Thomas Sowell.

YES. Thomas Sowell must be his spiritual father. It's not a problem though since most of millenials do not know about Dr Sowell.

David Lingner . I’m not black neither american. Would you explain why this book says black victim hood is spreaded by liberals leftists ? I’ve seen some liberals, black and white, agreeing with this author. I agree that lefts have this mindset, but not liberals. Am I wrong ?

We don't have "a sound" ANYTHING "system."

we have a money system. GET JOB, WORK HARD, you can buy things. sit on your but, screw your life away, you will have problems forever and ever.

@@dalemaloney255 No, you respond like you are the product of a sound BRAINWASHING system. You accept the fact that you are programmed to SERVE ("get JOB"), and NOT OWN ("WORK hard"). The irony is that you are willing to make your MASTERS rich as well ("you can BUY things"). Then you want to DEFEND your masters ("sit on your butt, screw your life away"), and ensure that they stay on top of an unjust system eternally ("you will have problems forever"). But what are you willing to do about the BILLIONAIRES who rule over you by deciding to FIRE you or not, and throw you out on the street or not (I sure hope that you ain't 'black,' because that's where the police brutality comes in to protect white owned, billionaire property)??? And don't 'back track' or try to correct yourself, because I CORRECTED YOU, by saying 'oh you can just go and get a business,' BECAUSE YOUR FIRST AND ONLY THOUGHT WAS TO WORK FOR (serve) SOMEONE ELSE!!!

@@ericgarner1000 I did carpenter work for over 50 yrs. was mainly my own boss. did NOT have the troubles you did! I worked for many people in this line of work. i cant think of a single person that i dad trouble with. just the bankers. they thought they owned my company. I proved them wrong! be good at what you do, pay attention to people, work hard. enjoy life. dont try to beat people out of a thing. LIFE WILL BE GOOD. hard, sometimes. but good.

@@dalemaloney255 You are of the SMALL business or capitalist class, who are against the LARGE capitalist class, and are worried about them forming monopolies to drive you out of business, I get it! YOU WERE LUCKY THOUGH, many other small businesses were NOT as fortunate as you, YET WORKED EVEN HARDER THAN YOU. You were just lucky that a billion dollar corporation was NOT targeting you, that's all. You were not in an attractive enough location for the big 'monopoly hawks.' Yet you think your success was due just to hard work and morals, no, YOU WERE JUST LUCKY AND PRIVILEGED mostly!!! I worked for the gov't as an educator for fifteen years. I was pure labor/teacher. Helped more kids learn math than a Ford assembly line, and COMPLETELY changed lives for the better, until the damn vouchers came. I always resented private capital BUYING UP or PRIVATIZING gov't/labor, pushing their weight around ALL BECAUSE THEIR ECONOMIC SYSTEM WAS FAILING AND THEY NEEDED MORE MARKETS FOR EXPANSION. The root of the problem is disproportionately low wages. That is what causes corporations to accumulate enough wealth to drive SMALL businesses like you were, OUT OF BUSINESS!!! Life is NOT just good, IT'S MOSTLY LUCKY, especially if you live in the favor of white supremacy!!!