“This country is doomed, it is doomed. Not just because of African Americans, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority white European – you hear me? Minority white European...”[1] -Joe Biden in December 2020.
Reuters claims Biden's comment is a call for "progress on racial equity"[1], but the implementation of equity policies simply blame-shift the issue from those responsible for their education (the students and parents).
Once can see the blame shifting attitude in this foxbaltimore article and the corresponding interviews of the parent. "He didn't fail, the school failed him"[2]. Politicians like Biden earn the vote of the affected, like an addict coming for a fix of the drug that will ultimately kill him.
Decades ago they would blame funding. However that issue was essentially fixed in the 70s and 80s [3]. By my calculations the Baltimore school receives more than $13k per student. Now it is much easier to blame systemic racism "The idea that success comes primarily from hard work minimizes systemic problems many Black children face"[4].
The blame shifting feels good to both the affected people and leftists, ensuring votes for the same people put in charge to fix it generations ago. It does not address the underlying cultural issue, and will result in more generations of failed students. Even Sleepy Joe sees it and calls it out, too bad no one on the left is listening.
- Reuters https://archive.is/wip/3e4im
- Foxbaltimore https://archive.is/GX4cA
- NAP https://archive.is/ykTTl
- Seattle Times https://archive.is/enQSx
lol, that fact check is something else, "it's out of context, here is the context- which doesn't at all change the meaning."
It's the exact opposite of how they fact check their opposition too. Where they intentionally remove statements out of very important context and apply their own.
Whenever I see "fact check" I just immediately presume it's even more editorialized than actual articles that out themselves from the very beginning as being an op-ed.
I need video. I do not believe he said this. Not even Trump was this based.
He's straight up saying the country is doomed if black people don't get their shit together, which is the same thing "racists" say except for the expectations that black people might in fact get their shit together (who knows, maybe another half century will do it).