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Scoonz t1_iu9c7e1 wrote

idk how you even fix this shit, just senseless bro

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cjc323 t1_iua6wlf wrote

The culture is broken and no one seems to admit it or don't care to fix it.

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JAK3CAL t1_iubajgr wrote

The gang culture is for sure glorified and emulated. It isn’t black or white or brown or yellow. There’s a real issue with fatherless homes, boys trying to be men, and finding acceptance in glorying violence and sensational behavior. The first reaction of many folks these days when harm is encountered is to get a TikTok video rather than aid ones fellow man.

This isn’t a race problem, it doesn’t have boundaries. Our culture is regressing and we brought it upon ourselves.

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chad4359 t1_iubc5am wrote

We have had several generations of young men that have been raised by parents that either don't care or with the view that their children can do no wrong.

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Excelius t1_iujbear wrote

> This isn’t a race problem, it doesn’t have boundaries. Our culture is regressing and we brought it upon ourselves.

Obviously we want to tread carefully, any discussions of race are sensitive and often bring the online trolls and racists out of the woodwork. Certainly don't want this to become a game of finger-pointing and "blaming" certain groups. At the same time, at what point are we just burying our heads in the sand by insisting on colorblindness?

If this was some degradation of American culture generally you would expect the problem to be evenly distributed, but that's just not the case. There are absolutely massive racial disparities at play here.

Allegheny County Department of Human Service - Homicides in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh, 2016 through 2021 > Black residents were much more likely to be victims of homicide than White residents. While Black residents comprise only 13% of the County population, they accounted for 77% of homicide victims in the County from 2016 through 2021. During those years, Black Allegheny County residents experienced an average homicide victimization rate that was 21 times greater than the rate for White residents. > >Similarly, in the City of Pittsburgh, 23% of the population is Black and 80% of all homicide victims were Black. The homicide victimization rate of Black Pittsburgh residents was 12 times greater than that of White residents.

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iuavhwn wrote

Which culture? Do you think black culture is a monolith and promotes the use of violence? That it's ingrained into their "culture?" Come on, man.

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sagittacancers t1_iub0ri0 wrote

No one mentioned race but I see where you are coming from. I think youth culture in general is getting more violent. Even in my almost all white upper middle class high school everyone wanted to be from a ghetto and hold guns and sell drugs.

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Willow-girl t1_iub8z62 wrote

Yeah. I worked in a virtually-all-white school last year, and a fourth-grader wrote, "I will kill you all" on a bathroom wall.

The girls' bathroom.

I don't know what this world is coming to.

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iudk96s wrote

Are you familiar with what a dog whistle is in regards to politics (not an actual, physical, dog whistle, though that's where the term comes from)?

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chad4359 t1_iudlel7 wrote

Did you just mansplain dog whistle? Lol

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iudngzt wrote

No. Maybe learn what mansplaining is too while you're at it. It doesn't mean "any time a man explains things."

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lutzcody t1_iu9lbs6 wrote

Not banning abortions is a good start

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plantatreeretard t1_iu9pbnc wrote

abortion was legal 16 and 19 years ago.

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[deleted] t1_iu9wnxc wrote

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johnsonchicklet1993 t1_iua4lmb wrote

You’re suggesting that these kids should just have been aborted? Can’t you see how that’s some fascist shit? You’re suggesting class-based eugenics, at the very least.

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CallMeCappn t1_iua95y2 wrote

Wait….I thought being pro life was fascist. Brain hert.

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johnsonchicklet1993 t1_iuamo5c wrote

They all use fascism when they think it will help them gain more power.

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CallMeCappn t1_iuanabe wrote

Who are you referring to when you say “they”?

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johnsonchicklet1993 t1_iuaorfp wrote

Whoever is in power or who wants power. Political parties, billionaires, international organizations like NATO.

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chad4359 t1_iub37sr wrote

The proper word is authoritarian but people like to use fascist because of it's link to the nazis

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CallMeCappn t1_iubmv0i wrote

My favorite is when outspoken communists call someone a fascist as if they’re a lesser piece of shit.

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chad4359 t1_iubuyg3 wrote

It's never that simple, there is always see other kind of personal insult. The absolute hate coming from the left is sickening.

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CallMeCappn t1_iubvnd2 wrote

I don’t think you’re wrong. I’m sure both sides feel this way. I think that real interpersonal conversations reflect a much more positive relationship between people of differing views. This keyboard shit let’s people spew vitriol with zero consequences.

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johnsonchicklet1993 t1_iucads8 wrote

What are you trying to accomplish with this comment?

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CallMeCappn t1_iudloux wrote

It’s pretty clear cut and dry.

What are YOU trying to accomplish with your comment?

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johnsonchicklet1993 t1_iudma75 wrote

In one comment you call communists pieces of shit, in the next you talk about unnecessary vitriol in online forums 🤷‍♂️

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CallMeCappn t1_iudmpyb wrote

Correct, unnecessary vitriol is gross.

Communists aren’t given that social grace.

I figured I triggered your brittle Commie bones!!

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bfhurricane t1_iucti1b wrote

“They should have been aborted”

Fucking Reddit moment right here. You realize abortions were legal when they were born?

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iuavbf6 wrote

Nah, more like taking decisive action to mitigate/end inequality so people don't feel the need to join a gang.

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drkelleyvdc t1_iub7m1y wrote

The church and parishioners involved in this were part of Urban Impact, an organization which seeks to neutralize the inequities of the North Side. How ironic….

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iudlooz wrote

Not sure what you're saying. They're only one organization with limited resources. Are you criticizing them for not ending inequality with a system that basically demands inequality to function?

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drkelleyvdc t1_iudm0l7 wrote

Not even sure how you read that I was criticizing them. The irony of it is that Urban Impact is an organization who seeks to end inequality by providing resources to the North Side as well as help provide realistic approaches to careers for all the teens. How do I know? Because I volunteer for it.

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iudo7lw wrote

Lots of people responding to me today in bad faith. You got caught up in it I guess. Lots of these turds in this sub would have meant it as "oh, a group that is trying to end inequality has failed, and become a victim of said inequality. Curious." I mean, we've got people who think abortion is a valid way to reduce this stuff, but not taking other measures too. Sure, abortion access is one tool in the box, but a lot of people use it as a way to say inner city poor people (stand in for black folks) should just not have kids, instead of actual measures to make sure these folks can have families and not be poor. They hate poor people and black people.

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ZealousParsnip t1_iue1wxo wrote

>Responding to me in bad faith.

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>They hate poor people and black people.

Lol, lmao even.

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chad4359 t1_iuemakq wrote

This guy's comment history really something else. What a horrible human being

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_iuiyjvr wrote

Yes, someone like me would be a "horrible human being" to a right wing stupid fucking turd like you.

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chad4359 t1_iuizt5k wrote

Well you sure are a hateful one, have a better one buddy

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