[USS Alaska]

Joe Davis said Friday that the illegal drug trade is the "common way" for many African-Americans to provide for their basic financial needs.

I agree with joe, is he now my new black friend?

[jmaroneps37]

“Ald. Davis: Blacks use illegal drug trade for economic needs” Oh than in that case it's okay. Now I understand. Blacks can choose crime as a career because they live in Shiite neighborhoods made that way because they choose crime as a career. Why didn't I think of that?

[MasterGunner01]

I get it. Keep drugs illegal, but let blacks sell them because they have to earn a living somehow. Using drugs in the black community is OK because it helps make living in the inner city tolerable.

Is it true illegal drugs are the path to financial success in the black community?

Who said capitalism is dead?

[BilLies]

I think I have discovered the core of the problem; running out of Whites to steal from; when the ratio of White to Black drops below 2 to 1, poverty and a lack of job opportunities results

“According to the 2010 Census, 44.8% of the population was White (37.0% non-Hispanic white), 40.0% was Black or African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.5% Asian, 3.4% from two or more races. 17.3% of Milwaukee's population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (they may be of any race).[49]”

[ridesthemiles]

I lived & worked in Milwaukee from late 1962 to early 1964.

I worked a 2nd job at night as a waitress at a popular bar that had live entertainment.

At that time, blacks were not high on the hiring list by employers because they refused to finish high school & they had a reputation of being lazy, not getting up and going to work on a steady & reliable basis. The best jobs they could get in town were probably at the breweries. I don’t know how many breweries are still in Milwaukee, but I do know that the first national ads by a company to feature blacks was Schlitz Beer.

The other large employers in Milwaukee were Falk Gear- which required talented machinists and Harley Davidson, which also required talent & reliability.

There also were a number of sausage companies, but again, you had to be reliable.

As far back as 50 years ago, Milwaukee already had a problem with graffitti and drugs. It was getting worse then, and it definately was one of the factors connected to why I left—for good.

I had a GOOD job at Shadbolt & Boyd- then the largest nut/bolt/hardware wholesale place in the Midwest. I was there when we got the news of Kennedy’s assassination and I still can see the face of my co-worker who’s wife called him with the news.

My point?

Milwaukee has had the problems of the black community for 5 decades. They cannot play games now & pretend they are just discovering it all. When the blacks find out for themselves that they are their own worst enemy, perhaps they will stay in school—get an education—and be able to actually get a job.

Meanwhile, they have lived under 50+++ years of free handouts & they understand how to game that system far better than they understand English-—cursive writing—and decent Math skills. Their birth rate to achieve more benefits under welfare, etc, only contributes to the problem at an accelerated rate.

My background? I went to a one room rural school in the Midwest—14 kids—1 teacher with 2 years of college credits—outdoor toilets & no running water. The college courses I took to advance my business skills were all passed with a 4.0 average-—while I was working full time & lots of overtime.

Cry me a river. I couldn’t escape out of the Milwaukee mess fast enough. I never looked back.