I understand your point regarding the role of government and as a U.S citizen and taxpayer I whole heartily support your statement. But to truly have a community of black Americans, a community that can hold it’s own economically while interacting with the main economy, a community that truly has political power and not just token representation, a community that truly values a family structure that teaches it’s young what is right vs. wrong, acceptable/unacceptable and how to be a productive responsible person. In the long run black folks in general will have to change their psyche to survive in America.

With all due respect to you and I do mean that from the bottom of my heart, as we all have a right to be heard, no one is suggesting that Mr. Obama personally attempt behavioral modification when it comes to our foolish brothers and sisters. What is being discussed here, is the proper role of government when comes to affecting high unemployment among black people. This government is the richest and most powerful in world and Mr. Obama currently sits at its head due in part, because of a favorable black vote.

Government was created by the founders of this country because they realized there are some things we can do better collectively, like fight wars when there is a common enemy, share in the cost of building infrastructure, enhancing wealth through trade, and most important providing an environment that is conductive to healthy growth, by leveraging the resources of the whole nation to resolve complex problems, like this economic downturn for instance. This downturn has resulted in an official 14.3% unemployment rate among blacks. Probably unofficially, that rate is more like 18%.

If you review your history, it was this same government, the federal government’s largess that pulled us out of the Great Depression of 1930’s. However, a complete recovery from the Great Depression arrived after 1940, when mobilization for World War II caused a huge increase in industrial production. I am not suggesting Mr. Obama start a war to increase industrial production. What he should do however is start looking at financing schemes that will pump up the consumer, which is 70% of our GDP. The consumer has literally stopped spending which is why we are in this downturn. This President will not do this unless prompted by people like Dr. Watkins who have a platform from which to speak, because it involves political risk. However, this is a proper role for government to play. So you see this is not about Mr. Obama and whether he is black or white, it is about the role of government. He just so happen to be sitting at the top of this government.
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The answer is no to all these questions.

In other words Obama can’t make any black person to respect themselves and act right

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It time for you too Dr. Watkins, while writing about the President’s puppets and their lack of an active solution to black unemployment and underemployment, to step forward and suggest an economic/Job Creation Plan of your own. Why are you waiting for Sharpton, Jealous and Morial? The best way to find out if a pig can fly is to throw it up in the air. The best way to see where this President’s head is, publicly suggest a viable Job Creation solution and either have him refuse or accept it. If that is done, we as brothers and sisters will see and take a position! We are not stupid! We know when someone is BSing us. However, as long you guys who have the stage procrastinate, the black community loses ground. And you guys wonder why we end up rioting? http://www.sslumpsum.com

Black Unity means financial independence and happiness