Do you
really want to try and draw some correlation between the intelligence of people who vote Democrats by using graduating statistics of black people?
Nope, that wasn't my intention, which is why I qualified my statements by stating that education and cognitive intelligence are two different things entirely. That said, one reason why the
statistic for people without H.S. diplomas voting more heavily for democrats was higher. If most black people vote democrat, and there is a large portion of them without H.S. diplomas, then that will skew the number. I also stated that unions and the blue collar workforce associated with them is a big factor.
Side Note:
I hope it's apparent that I don't think black people are genetically stupid or are destined for failure. When generations of blacks are systematically denied education and the means to accrue and hold onto wealth through institutional racism, then their children don't get the same 'boost' that other people do in life. Poor people don't have parents that leave them money when they die, or give them money for college, or help them avoid foreclosure with a little money now and then to help them out, etc. Also, if the parents aren't educated, they will have a harder time helping their children with their education, or they may not see the value in education because they didn't need it to get by. Not to mention that the black population in our country has been decimated by poverty thanks to our declining demand for a blue collar workforce over the last 40 years, the only place someone without the means of higher education could make a decent wage and support their families. So now we've got a large portion of black people who are impoverished, and rightfully bitter towards mainstream society for screwing them over for so long.
During the civil rights movement, black leadership like MLK and Malcolm X proudly pushed for black people to go out, work hard and help themselves to the American dream, and despite the adversity, keep your head high. It didn't matter that the odds were stacked against them. They were going to fight it. Then some assholes killed those people and fucked it all up.
Today's 'black community' leadership like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and many of the representatives of the NAACP are pathetic and seem to spread the message of, 'It's not our fault.' They seemingly ignore the gangster culture that's very prominent among young poor blacks that embraces values such as ignorance, smash and grab opportunism, rebellion against authority, exorbitant luxuries, getting pussy, being tough, etc. They ignore these, when they should be lambasting it like Bill Cosby has for years, or the mayor of Philadelphia here did last week:
Philadelphia mayor talks tough to black teenagers after 'flash mobs' - Washington Times
I honestly want to see the numbers of black high school dropouts to fall to normal levels, but until the black community finds some real leadership, that isn't going to happen. What pisses me off the most is that because of the really bad elements in poor black culture, a black guy who goes to work, takes care of his family, pays his taxes and is a decent human being all around is often treated differently. It's incredibly hard for black people to find work right now, and I can guarantee you that equally qualified, a white guy will have a MUCH easier time finding work, and a lot of that prejudice comes from seeing the gangster culture over-reported on the news 24/7.
So yeah, there's lots of factors, including dozens I haven't listed here. Just didn't want you to think that I'm just some racist trying to say that 'you shouldn't vote democrat cause them dumb black people are.' :biggrin1: