@Respect

My mind really should be on other things right now, but just a couple of thoughts in response:

My problem with to manyblack people in this country is that most do not have the wit or sense to take advantage of oportunities on their doorsteps. Whatto manyseem adapt at doing is slagging down the Brits -but when they find themselves in a position to help other blacks, an oportunity privileged to them by whites, they close the door firmly on other Blacks.

I can't say I don't recognise what you're saying, but 'most'? Think there's a bit more to it that, and I wouldn't underestimate the extent of the real barriers that still exist. I would agree that some of us can do more than we think we can - there is a lot of what I would call 'protective hesitation'.


Look at howeven the dirt poor sections of the Asian community are steadily climbing the ladder of opportunities

Again, depends on who you're talking about. Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Ugandan Asians have very different socio-economic profiles; Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, in particular, might even fare less favourably on the whole than Africans/Caribbeans. There is a bit of mythology around the 'prosperous Asian community' stereotype.

But what doWE oftendo?

Some do some or all the things you suggest - in my experience, not the majority. I think your conclusions are over-generalised and inaccurate- if you operate from those assumptions, you willadd to the problem rather than contribute to the solutions. Talking about..

who are the REAL dummies?

..kinda makes my point.

Maybe more later.