The Democrat “War on Poverty” really was more of a war on the impoverished. It undermined the African American family structure by in effect subsidizing single motherhood and illegitimacy. This has led to inter-generational poverty in black households. The KKK could only have chortled over this result. Both the so called War on Poverty and Affirmative Action programs and the recent DEI nonsense are really insults to Americans of African heritage as well as to other non-white Americans.
I like to look at these “Wars” from a different perspective and have a modest proposal: let’s beg our politicians for a “War” on prosperity, a “War” on functional education, a “War” on health care, etc. Considering how the “Wars” on poverty and drugs have gone, we should expect a blossoming in the qualities of prosperity, education, and health care! Upside down world!
The Republicans under Eisenhower crafted a civil rights act. The democrat senate made sure it never saw the light of day. However, all that began to change in the 60s. The democrats presented their version to LBJ who had the infamous epiphany, 'We'll own them for generations'. The War on Povery took to the battlefield. What a Great Society ensued. The war on drugs has garnered similar success. Let's make use of this pattern and propose a war on freedom.
The Democrat “War on Poverty” really was more of a war on the impoverished. It undermined the African American family structure by in effect subsidizing single motherhood and illegitimacy. This has led to inter-generational poverty in black households. The KKK could only have chortled over this result. Both the so called War on Poverty and Affirmative Action programs and the recent DEI nonsense are really insults to Americans of African heritage as well as to other non-white Americans.
I like to look at these “Wars” from a different perspective and have a modest proposal: let’s beg our politicians for a “War” on prosperity, a “War” on functional education, a “War” on health care, etc. Considering how the “Wars” on poverty and drugs have gone, we should expect a blossoming in the qualities of prosperity, education, and health care! Upside down world!
The Republicans under Eisenhower crafted a civil rights act. The democrat senate made sure it never saw the light of day. However, all that began to change in the 60s. The democrats presented their version to LBJ who had the infamous epiphany, 'We'll own them for generations'. The War on Povery took to the battlefield. What a Great Society ensued. The war on drugs has garnered similar success. Let's make use of this pattern and propose a war on freedom.