NC Renegades

In all things one can find a solution by referring to previous history. Sometimes the solution revolves around rather harsh remedies. For believers in the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites entered the Promised Land about 3800 years ago. A closer reading will reveal that an entire generation was forced to die before the younger Israelites could claim their promise.

A friend of mine is a Pastor of a small church/school in Florida. In conversation with him, he revealed that teaching the children was not a real problem as most were eager to learn. The majority of the kids under discussion come from lower income homes with half-siblings, no father figure, and a mother dependent upon government social services for survival. These children attend the private school because many Florida Corporations choose to donate their sales tax collection allowances fees to be used as payment of tuition for these underprivileged kids.

The problem is with the parents, many of whom completely ignore their parental responsibilities. One would think that the parents would be motivated to see their children thrive and contribute to that effort. Unfortunately when some folk receive a free gift, it is not always respected or valued. Most the parents probably don’t know or care that the money comes from the donations of mostly white business owners.

In the late 1950’s black parents escorted their children to public schools amid jeers and threats as forced integration of schools was implemented. The Ku Klux Klan was often present with their burning crosses. Anyone who thinks that this struggle was limited to the South is ignorant of history. The vast majority of civil rights leaders whose sacrifice and courage made the availability of public education a reality to black kids are no longer alive. The obvious question is, was their sacrifices in vain?

Most “persistently dangerous” schools are predominately black schools. To get into school buildings in the inner cities, one must walk-thru metal detectors, have their backpacks scanned, and are observed with security cameras. In other words, getting into an inner city public school is like going through TSA screening at an airport; still the drugs and violence persist.

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by Simon Black

A massive 1,131 individuals renounced their US citizenship last quarter, according to data that has yet to be officially released (though I was able to procure an advanced copy).

This is a HUGE jump.

Compared to the same quarter last year in which 188 people renounced their US citizenship, this year’s number is over SIX TIMES higher.

Not to mention, it’s 66.5% higher than last quarter’s 679 renunciations.

This brings the total number of renunciations so far this year to 1,810.

While still embryonic, it’s difficult to ignore this trend– more and more people are starting to renounce their US citizenship.

After all, the number of people who renounced citizenship this past quarter is roughly the same as the number of people who renounced for the previous four quarters COMBINED.

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