Daily Archives: Friday, 16 October 2009

Far too often, the thought nowadays would seem to be that criticizing the behavior of blacks is some form of betrayal to the black community. Indeed, it seems that no matter how harmful the behavior is, someone will argue that criticizing the behavior is wrong because the behavior is behavior that flows from African roots or because criticizing the behavior contributes to racism against blacks. Well, nothing will contribute more to the languishing of black people than the complete absence of criticism, where criticism is appropriate. Black people do not have a claim to moral perfection. And constructive criticism has always been a most significant key to flourishing. It is downright stupid to suppose that black people are the exception to the truth that constructive criticism is absolutely a key to flourishing. Continue reading →