Sadly its all about money- those that have it--- get it- those that dont--- dont
And therein lies the rub-- many times those that "don't" have a lot of money, believe they are "entitled" to have the same things that other people who go to school for years and WORK hard for. Rather than figuring out how to improve their own lot in life, they TAKE from those who have more, or destroy things to "protest" their poverty, or resort to quick schemes like illegal drug dealing to make money.
In THIS country, every person that wants a chance to succeed has a CHANCE to go to school, work hard, abide by the law, and work to continuously improve their life. They are ENTITLED to TRY. Every single young person in this country has a good career in the military services, if they want to get out of the hood and work to improve themselves. There ARE options-- as long as they avoid crime.
Entitlement mentality begins when cultural mores, values, and morality disappear, and selfish adolescent narcissism sets in. When there is no effective parenting of offspring that are not planned for or cherished. "I want, therefore I take"-- no matter who they hurt in the process.
Most anyone will give a hand
up to people they perceive to be TRYING to improve their lives in a legal and decent, law abiding manner. Most people object to giving hand
OUTS to people who continually make excuses for why they can't TRY, and then engage in criminal activity. Being a criminal is a full time job for many, that if they put that much effort into getting an education and a job, would improve their situation faster and more permanently.
Extreme inner city poverty is a metastatic cancer. The only way, IMO, that anyone can escape it who is born into that situation, is to muster up the courage to LEAVE and start over in a safer place with more opportunities. Many do just that, and we seldom hear about their successes. The ones that remain simply continue the cycle over and over, driving the neighborhoods deeper and deeper into crime.
We can't "fix" the problems of the poverty and crime-ridden inner cities, IMO. It isn't possible. It isn't about creating jobs, or spending more per pupil, or one more government hand out, or one more charitable program. No one can help someone who doesn't want to TRY to help themselves. All we can hope to do is apply external control to the crime, to hold things in check, and prevent the chaos from invading. And try to identify the ones who CAN be helped, and help them get out. IMO.
It most definitely is NOT all about money alone, the haves and the have nots. Look at all the "strike it rich" sports figures who devolve into the same patterns of crime and corruption, shortly after they become multimillionaires. It's all about personal attitude, motivation, and ambition. It's about valuing hard work to get ahead, rather than taking from others. IMO.
